Jaushieh Joseph Wu
Minister of Foreign Affairs
Republic of China (Taiwan)
March 8, 2022
((As Prepared for Delivery)
Ladies and gentlemen:
Good evening!
I am honored to host today's event for International Women's Day, and meet with female leaders from the diplomatic community, government agencies, civil society, and the private sector. On behalf of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, I would like to take this opportunity to express my sincere gratitude to women everywhere for making our world a better place.
International Women's Day has become a global celebration for all the great achievements women make domestically and internationally. Moreover, it has become a meaningful occasion to advocate for gender equality.
Thanks to the combined effforts of the public sector and civil society, Taiwan has made great strides these years on our pursuit of gender equality. In particular, our NGOs have played a key role in ensuring good governance and closer connections with international partners, allowing us to bring our efforts to fruition more effectively and profoundly. Our achievements in bridging the gender gap have received recognition from all over the world, and I want to thank you all for making this possible.
This year, the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women identifies the link between gender equality and climate change as the priority for its 66th session. I'm happy to share with you that MOFA is launching a series of events this month to echo this important discussion. Following the Women's Power Night tonight, there will be a webinar on March 15 to bring together climate justice leaders worldwide for an in-dpeth discussion. And from March 14 to 25, we will celebrate the Taiwan Gender Equality Week, during which time dozens of parallel meetings in the NGO CSW virtual forum will take place.
For these events, we have invited women leaders worldwide who are fighting for climate justice to share their stories and visions. By initiating these dialogue, we hope to raise awareness of women's disproportionate suffer from climate change.
More importantly, we wish to inspire people, through these stories, on how female can play a vital role in protecting the planet. And I sincerely invite you all to stay tuned for these coming events.
In closing, thank you all for your active participation in environmental protection and gender equality movements. I applaud your commitment. By joining hands, I am confident that we can mitigate the climate crisis, and enhance the status of women in a sustainable world for generations to come.
Thank you, and I hope you enjoy tonight's event.