UNITED NATIONS, Mar 21 (04:58 PM PKT)(XINHUA/APP): China’s UN ambassador, Zhang Jun, on Sunday shared his ideas on poverty reduction for women. “Looking ahead, there is still a long way to go to eliminate absolute poverty and achieve gender equality worldwide. It is important that countries take into account their national conditions and explore ways that suit their own needs to lay the foundation and open up space for women’s development,” Zhang told a webinar themed “Women and poverty eradication: the promise of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action. ” He said, in general, priorities should be given to the following areas. First, develop appropriate policies to make women’s poverty alleviation a national commitment. Due to the inequalities, women are more likely to fall into poverty than men. Therefore, women’s poverty alleviation should become a focus and be incorporated into top-level design and the whole process of policy formulation and implementation. Second, focus on key issues and address the practical difficulties faced by the most vulnerable groups. According to the Food and Agriculture Organization, 80 percent of the extreme poor live in rural areas. Poor rural women are in a more vulnerable situation. There is a need to adopt … Continue reading Zhang Jun shares his ideas on poverty reduction for women