-- First International Forum of Outstanding Women-Entrepreneurs
BEIJING, China, Nov. 13 /Xinhua-PRNewswire/ -- The International Forum of
Outstanding Women-Entrepreneurs opens today in Beijing. The two-day event
brings together successful businesswomen from China and other countries of
the world, as well as representatives of the government agencies, academia,
civil society, the United Nations and the international community, to engage
in a dialogue on public-private partnerships, and the role of the private
sector, particularly led by women, in addressing development challenges.
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“Businesswomen have tremendous potential to become a driving force in
building partnerships between the private sector and other stakeholders in
promoting equitable development”, says Khalid Malik, United Nations Resident
Coordinator and UNDP Resident Representative in China.
The Forum’s agenda, inspired by the substantive principles of the
Millennium Declaration, focuses on a range of inter-related issues varying
from the attainment of the Millennium Development Goals in China, to energy
and sustainable development, corporate social responsibility, gender
equality, and challenges for women in entrepreneurship.
Numerous examples of public-private partnership good practices from
around the world include education projects, HIV/AIDS campaigns, ‘green’
environment initiatives to support vulnerable groups. The Forum is expected
to provide an opportunity for exchanging experiences, identifying best
practices, establishing new business and professional contacts to forge and
build sustainable partnerships and alliances between businesses, multilateral
agencies, NGOs and governments in support of the Millennium Development
Goals.
The Forum is organized jointly by the China Association of Women-
Entrepreneurs (CAWE) and United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in
China, in association with the United Nations Theme Group on Gender.
