彭丽媛谈促进女童和妇女教育 有一分热发一分光

Peng Liyuan, wife of President Xi Jinping, said the education of girls and women is a "noble and significant" pursuit.

国家主席习近平的夫人彭丽媛近日表示，女童和妇女教育是一项很崇高也很重要的事业。

Providing women and men with the same opportunities to reach their full potential is a key to promoting social development, gender equality and sustainable development of society, to which education plays a crucial role, Peng said.

彭丽媛称，促进女性享有和男性同等的实现自身发展潜力的机会，是促进社会发展、推动性别平等、实现社会可持续发展的重要条件。在这个过程中，教育的作用十分重要。

Peng made the remarks during an exclusive interview with the UNESCO Courier magazine.

彭丽媛是在接受联合国教科文组织《信使》杂志专访时发表上述言论的。

She was invited in 2014 to become the UNESCO special envoy for the advancement of girls' and women's education by Irina Bokova, the organization's director-general.

她于2014年应联合国教科文组织总干事博科娃的邀请，担任联合国教科文组织促进女童和妇女教育特使。

Peng said she has visited many schools, institutions for the young, and organizations for women's development in African and Asian countries during her more than two years of service as the special envoy.

彭丽媛表示，担任特使两年多来，她访问了许多非洲和亚洲国家的学校、青少年机构和妇女发展机构。

She hoped to get closer to the reality, learn from their wisdom and strength, and share experience.

她希望更多地了解实际情况，从他们那里汲取智慧和力量，与他们分享经验。

"I will carry out my duty as the special envoy to support UNESCO in improving education for girls and women all over the world. I will do whatever I can," Peng said.

彭丽媛说道：“我将履行好特使职责，支持教科文组织促进世界女童和妇女教育，有一分热，发一分光。”