Peng Liyuan meets UNESCO chief in Beijing

Peng Liyuan, wife of Chinese President Xi Jinping and a special envoy of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) for the advancement of girls' and women's education, meets with Khaled El-Enany, director-general of UNESCO in Beijing, capital of China, May 12, 2026. (Xinhua/Ding Lin)

BEIJING, May 12 (Xinhua) -- Peng Liyuan, wife of Chinese President Xi Jinping, met with Khaled El-Enany, director-general of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), in Beijing on Tuesday.

Peng, a UNESCO special envoy for the advancement of girls' and women's education, congratulated El-Enany on his election as UNESCO director-general, and expressed appreciation for UNESCO's important role in the development of the education of girls and women worldwide.

Peng briefed El-Enany on the development of girls' and women's education in China, and expressed her willingness to continue to fulfill the duties of a special envoy, strengthen cooperation with UNESCO and promote the continuous progress of girls' and women's education globally.

El-Enany spoke highly of Peng's outstanding contributions to the education of girls and women worldwide as a special envoy. Noting that UNESCO is grateful for China's invaluable support, he said that UNESCO is ready to deepen exchanges and cooperation with China to promote further development of girls' and women's education around the world.