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BEIJING, Sept. 19 (Xinhua) — A white paper released by the State Council Information Office on Friday noted significant improvements in the health of Chinese women thanks to the country's efforts to prioritize women and children in its health initiatives.

By improving institutional mechanisms and optimizing resource allocation, the country has provided women with lifelong health services, which has increased the average life expectancy of women in China to 80.9 years in 2020, according to a white paper titled "China's Achievements in Comprehensive Development of Women's Affairs in the New Era."

The document emphasizes that China has integrated its network of maternal and child health institutions into the national healthcare system, covering 1.4 billion people. From 2012 to 2023, the number of medical workers in maternal and child health institutions increased from 277,000 to 537,000, and the actual number of beds increased from 187,000 to 295,000. Currently, there are 3,081 such institutions in China.

China has made breakthroughs in addressing key women's health issues. China has strengthened resource coordination to integrate the prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV/AIDS, syphilis, and hepatitis B into core public health programs. By 2024, the mother-to-child transmission rate in China will have decreased to 1.2 percent, meeting the target for eliminating mother-to-child transmission of HIV.

China has also promoted the comprehensive prevention and treatment of cervical and breast cancer. From 2009 to 2024, 342 million free cervical cancer screenings and 245 million free breast cancer screenings were conducted nationwide. From 2012 to 2024, the central government allocated 3.01 billion yuan (approximately US$423 million) to treat and support women with these cancers. According to the White Paper, as of June 2025, human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination had been included in public social security programs in 18 provincial-level regions, enabling 5 million girls of the appropriate age to receive free HPV vaccination programs annually.

By the end of 2024, youth health education services were provided in more than 10,000 primary and secondary schools and over 1,000 universities nationwide. Since 2012, the national hospital birth rate has remained above 99 percent. The maternal mortality rate has decreased by 76.9 percent, from 61.9 per 100,000 in 1995 to 14.3 per 100,000 in 2024, significantly below the global average.

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BEIJING, Sept. 19 (Xinhua) — Peng Liyuan, wife of Chinese President Xi Jinping, and Audrey Azoulay, Director-General of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), attended the award ceremony for the 2025 UNESCO Prize for Girls' and Women's Education and the celebration of the 10th anniversary of the award in Beijing on Friday.

Peng Liyuan, UNESCO Special Envoy for Girls' and Women's Education, joined O. Azoulay in presenting awards to representatives of the winning projects from Kenya and Lebanon.

Speaking at the event, Peng Liyuan noted that over the past decade, award winners from around the world and visionary leaders from various fields have helped girls and women adapt to social change and achieve personal growth through education.

The concept of empowering women through education has been widely recognized, enabling millions of girls and women to gain the confidence and ability to choose their own path in life and pursue their dreams, she said, adding that this is the significance of this award.

Noting that human society is entering the age of intelligence, Peng Liyuan emphasized the importance of paying more attention to scientific education, which allows people to acquire scientific knowledge, learn to apply new technologies, and enhance their innovative potential.

“We must strive to enable women to participate in the technological revolution and build fulfilling lives,” Peng Liyuan said.

The First Lady also stated that China has always attached great importance to the development of women's science education and looks forward to deepening cooperation with UNESCO and relevant parties to comprehensively strengthen capacity in this area and jointly improve the level of science education for women.

In her speech, O. Azoulay thanked the Chinese government for its consistent and invaluable support to UNESCO, praising Peng Liyuan's outstanding contribution to the advancement of girls' and women's education worldwide.

The head of UNESCO said the organization intends to continue to deepen exchanges and cooperation with China to promote more fruitful results in the field of education for girls and women around the world.

Before the awards ceremony, Peng Liyuan met with O. Azoulay, exchanging views on the development of education for girls and women worldwide. Following the meeting, they posed for a group photo with representatives of past winning projects and viewed a photo exhibition of projects awarded over the past decade since the award's inception.

The award ceremony was attended by approximately 300 people, including representatives of UN agencies in Beijing, diplomatic envoys of the respective countries accredited in China, Chinese and foreign teachers and students, and educational figures.

Since the China-UNESCO Prize for Girls' and Women's Education was jointly established in 2015, a total of 20 projects from 19 countries have been awarded the prize. –0–

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BEIJING, Sept. 19 (Xinhua) — By continuously improving policies supporting family development, China has strengthened the development capacity of families and created favorable conditions for women to lead more fulfilling family lives, according to a white paper titled "China's Achievements in All-Round Development of Women's Affairs in the New Era" released by the State Council Information Office on Friday.

Laws and regulations, including the Civil Code, the Law on the Protection of Women's Rights and Interests, and the Law on Combating Domestic Violence, were adopted in the country to protect women's rights in marriage and family, the document states.

In addition, marriage counseling services are widely available in China, provided by marriage registration authorities at the county level and above.

The maternity leave system has been improved, with many regions legislating for extended maternity and paternity leave, and introducing parental leave for parents.

Childcare facilities are being created. According to the White Paper, by the end of 2024, 403,000 enterprises and government agencies with trade unions will have provided childcare rooms for working women. Similar facilities also exist in public spaces.

The country is introducing more diverse services to reduce the burden of caregiving on families. Thus, the domestic service sector continues to improve qualitatively and expand in scale. As of the end of 2023, there were approximately 600,000 domestic service organizations and 16,000 women-led community domestic service centers in China. -0-

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BEIJING, Sept. 19 (Xinhua) — As China has built the world's largest social security system, women in the country now enjoy more comprehensive, reliable and equitable social security, according to a white paper titled "China's Achievements in All-Round Development of Women's Affairs in the New Era" released by the State Council Information Office on Friday.

According to the document, China's health insurance and old-age insurance systems have achieved full coverage. By 2024, 651 million women, or 49.1 percent of the total, were covered by basic health insurance.

In addition, 260 million women were covered by the basic pension insurance for rural and non-working urban residents, and 260 million women participated in the basic pension program for urban employees.

Maternity protection in China has also been significantly improved, according to the White Paper. It notes that by the end of 2024, 111 million women will be covered by the maternity insurance system.

Social security for women in need is increasingly being strengthened, the White Paper notes. -0-

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Khartoum, September 19 (Xinhua) — More than 75 civilians were killed early Friday morning in a drone strike on a mosque in El Fasher, the capital of North Darfur province in western Sudan, volunteer groups reported.

"A strategic drone belonging to the paramilitary Rapid Intervention Forces (RIF) attacked civilians during dawn prayers today (Friday), killing more than 75 people," the Coordination Group of Resistance Committees in El Fasher, a group of local activists, said in a statement.

Meanwhile, the Abu Shouk IDP camp Ambulance Service in El Fasher, which is also a volunteer group, said in a statement that “20 IDPs from the camp were among the dead.”

Meanwhile, as one eyewitness told Xinhua, "the death toll is rising; more than 75 bodies have already been recovered from the mosque's rubble, with dozens more remaining trapped under the rubble."

An eyewitness clarified that the mosque, which was filled with worshippers at the time of the drone strike, was completely destroyed, and rescue operations are currently ongoing.

The Sudanese Doctors Network, a non-governmental organization, condemned the drone strike, stating, "This horrific crime violates all norms of international and humanitarian law. Targeting unarmed civilians constitutes a full-fledged war crime."

The Russian Biathlon Union has not yet commented on the attack. –0–

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Ashgabat, September 19 (Xinhua) — The Government of Turkmenistan and the World Bank (WB) signed a grant agreement to support the implementation of the regional project "One Health in Central Asia," which aims to protect food systems and maintain healthy ecosystems. This was reported on Friday by the International Information Center of Turkmenistan.

The document was signed on the sidelines of the 2025 Turkmenistan Investment Forum by Minister of Finance and Economy Mammetguly Astanagulov and World Bank representative Andrei Mikhnev.

The Turkmenistan Investment Forum 2025 is taking place from September 18 to 19 with the participation of more than 800 delegates from 45 countries. –0–

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