As the United Nations celebrates its 80th anniversary this week, CGTN's special series "The UN at 80: China's Perspective" spotlights one urgent challenge: bridging the global development gap. The latest episode zooms in on education as a great equalizer through an unlikely hero – Zhang Guimei, founder of Yunnan's Huaping High School for Girls.
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For decades, Zhang has fought to send over 1,000 girls from remote Chinese communities to college through free education. "When girls learn, entire communities rise," she says in the documentary – a philosophy echoing the UN's Sustainable Development Goals.
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The series features UN veteran Gertrude Mongella praising China's "tireless work" on gender equality. With 2025 marking 30 years since the Beijing World Conference on Women, the timing couldn’t be more relevant. 📅✨
As young viewers, why care? Because this isn’t just about history – it’s about our future. With education gaps still affecting 129 million girls worldwide (UNESCO 2025 data), stories like Huaping’s show real-world solutions in action.
