The 24th Chinese Peacekeeping Force to the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) has completed a high-risk unexploded ordnance clearance mission, assisting Indonesian forces near the UNIFIL headquarters amid escalating tensions along the Lebanon-Israel border.
Since the beginning of March, escalating tensions along the Lebanon-Israel border have forced UNIFIL to suspend all peacekeeping tasks outside patrols and routine duties. When the urgent ordnance mission was assigned, the Chinese peacekeeping command convened key personnel overnight to assess the situation, evaluate risks, and draw up a plan.
With rapid execution and strong technical skills, Chinese peacekeepers, completing the mission in just one third of the scheduled time, successfully opened more than 4,500 meters of secure roads and thoroughly eliminated and marked potential hazards along the routes, building a safety shield for the Indonesian force to conduct normalized patrols.
Chinese peacekeepers complete high-risk ordnance mission amid Lebanon border tensions
Chinese peacekeepers complete high-risk ordnance mission amid Lebanon border tensions
Chinese peacekeepers complete high-risk ordnance mission amid Lebanon border tensions
China on Tuesday released a document outlining its plans for establishing a child-friendly society in the coming years.
The document, titled Opinions on Promoting the Construction of Child-Friendly Society, emphasizes the importance of incorporating children's perspectives into public policy as China endeavors to create an environment conducive to child development.
The initiative aims to enhance public spaces by adding facilities for sports, recreation, leisure, and extracurricular activities, ensuring that neighborhoods, communities, and parks are fully child-friendly.
Additionally, the document focuses on improving policies that provide free or preferential public services for children and strengthening judicial protections of minors, including rigorous legal action against crimes targeting underage individuals.
Previously, 116 cities in China have initiated child-friendly pilot projects, encompassing more than one-third of prefecture-level cities and benefiting over 110 million urban and rural children. This new document aims to transition from pilot projects to a more comprehensive approach to child-friendly development across society.
"The document clearly outlines the tasks and directions of child-friendly development during the 15th Five-Year Plan (2026-2030) period and beyond. It aims to extend the concept of child-friendly development from urban areas to rural regions, addressing social policies, public services, rights protection, growth spaces, and development environments in an integrated manner," said Wei Yifang, an associate researcher at the Academy of Macroeconomic Research under the National Development and Reform Commission.
China unveils document on building child-friendly society
