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Thirty years ago, the Beijing Declaration marked a historic rise of women's power in the eyes of the world. Thirty years later, as global narratives are increasingly dominated by geopolitics, has the issue of gender equality been pushed to the margins? In this seemingly gentle but deeply resonant conversation, Ms. Sarwat Adnan, Head of the UN Resident Coordinator's Office in China, offers a response: The road to achieve gender equality is not a straight path, but a long journey that demands patience and courage. It is an unfinished pursuit – but every step counts. 

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