The 60th session of the Human Rights Council is underway at the UN office in Geneva, where UN principles and people's well-being are topping the agenda. China's experience in poverty elimination was highlighted during the meeting. The China Society for Human Rights Studies also held a conference on global governance. Julia Lyubova reports from Geneva. 

JULIA LYUBOVA, Geneva "China's experience eliminating poverty was highlighted at a meeting of the Human Rights Council in Geneva. Members of the Chinese permanent mission to the UN, were among the diplomats gathered for discussions on the theme: 'ensuring that all members of society share the fruits of economic and social progress'. With China, the EU, Mexico, Slovenia and Pakistan all giving speeches. On the same day, the China Society for Human Rights Studies held a conference, featuring talks by members of the delegation on a range of topics from the need to reform global governance, to barriers to development facing impoverished nations and the gap between the rich and poor."

ZHANG CHAOHAN, Professor, Foreign-related Rule of Law Research Center, China Northwest University of Political Science and Law "For a long time, China has always adhered to the people-centered concept of human rights and regarded the happy life of the people as the greatest human right. In the process of advancing Chinese-style modernization, China has continuously improved the level of human rights protection and promoted the free and all-round development of human rights."

The rights of minority women in China also came under the spotlight. It was noted that the labor situation for minority women has been improving and that 40% of the working population in Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region is female.