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英语演讲稿美国20世纪最伟大的演讲35HillaryDianeRodhamClinton

英语演讲稿

美国20世纪最伟大的演讲35HillaryDianeRodhamClinton

HillaryRodhamClinton

HillaryRodhamClinton

RemarkstotheU.N.4thWorldConferenceonWomenPlenarySession

delivered5September1995,Beijing,China

Mrs.Mongella,UnderSecretaryKittani,distinguisheddelegatesandguests:

IwouldliketothanktheSecretaryGeneraloftheUnitedNationsforinvitingmetobeapartoftheUnitedNationsFourthWorldConferenceofWomen.Thisistrulyacelebration--acelebrationofthecontributionswomenmakeineveryaspectoflife:

inthehome,onthejob,intheircommunities,asmothers,wives,sisters,daughters,learners,workers,citizensandleaders.

Itisalsoacomingtogether,muchofthewaywomencometogethereverdayineverycountry.

Wecometogetherinfieldsandinfactories.Wecometogetherinvillagemarketsandsupermarkets.Wecometogetherinlivingroomsandboardrooms.Whetheritiswhileplayingwithourchildreninthepark,orwashingclothesinariver,ortakingabreakattheofficewatercooler,wecometogetherandtalkaboutouraspirationsandconcern.Andtimeandagain,ourtalkturnstoourchildrenandourfamilies.Howeverdifferentwemaybe,thereisfarmorethatunitesusthandividesus.Weshareacommonfuture,andareheretofindcommongroundsothatwemayhelpbringnewdignityandrespecttowomenandgirlsallovertheworld.Bydoingthis,webringnewstrengthandstabilitytofamiliesaswell.

BygatheringinBeijing,wearefocusingworldattentiononissuesthatmattermostinthelivesofwomenandtheirfamilies:

accesstoeducation,healthcare,jobsandcredit,thechancetoenjoybasiclegalandhumanrightsandparticipatefullyinthepoliticallifeoftheircountries.

Therearesomewhoquestionthereasonforthisconference.

Letthemlistentothevoicesofwomenintheirhomes,neighborhoods,andworkplaces.

Therearesomewhowonderwhetherthelivesofwomenandgirlsmattertoeconomicandpoliticalprogressaroundtheglobe.

LetthemlookatthewomengatheredhereandatHuairou--the

homemakers,nurses,teachers,lawyers,policymakers,andwomenwho

runtheirownbusinesses.

Itisconferenceslikethisthatcompelgovernmentsandpeopleeverywheretolisten,lookandfacetheworld’smostpressingproblems.

Wasn’titafterthewomen’sconferenceinNairobitenyearsagothattheworldfocusedforthefirsttimeonthecrisisofdomesticviolence?

Earliertoday,IparticipatedinaWorldHealthOrganizationforum,wheregovernmentofficials,NGOs,andindividualcitizensareworkingonwaystoaddressthehealthproblemsofwomenandgirls.

Tomorrow,IwillattendagatheringoftheUnitedNationsDevelopmentFundforWomen.There,thediscussionwillfocusonlocal--andhighlysuccessful--programsthatgivehard-workingwomenaccesstocreditsotheycanimprovetheirownlivesandthelivesoftheirfamilies.

Whatwearelearningaroundtheworldisthatifwomenarehealthyandeducated,theirfamilieswillflourish.Ifwomenarefreefromviolence,theirfamilieswillflourish.Ifwomenhaveachancetoworkandearnasfullandequalpartnersinsociety,theirfamilieswillflourish.Andwhenfamiliesflourish,communitiesandnationswillflourish

Thatiswhyeverywoman,everyman,everychild,everyfamily,andeverynationonourplanethasastakeinthediscussionthattakesplacehere.

Overthepast25years,Ihaveworkedpersistentlyonissuesrelatingtowomen,children,andfamilies.Overthepasttwo-and-ahalfyears,Ihavehadtheopportunitytolearnmoreaboutthechallengesfacingwomeninmyowncountryandaroundtheworld.

IhavemetnewmothersinJojakartaandIndonesia,whocometogetherregularlyintheirvillagetodiscussnutrition,familyplanning,andbabycare.

IhavemetworkingparentsinDenmarkwhotalkaboutthecomforttheyfeelinknowingthattheirchildrencanbecaredforincreative,safe,andnurturingafter-schoolcenters.

IhavemetwomeninSouthAfricawhohelpedleadthestruggletoendapartheidandarenowhelpingbuildanewdemocracy.

IhavemetwiththeleadingwomenoftheWesternHemispherewhoareworkingeverydaytopromoteliteracyandbetterhealthcareforthechildrenoftheircountries.

IhavemetwomeninIndiaandBangladeshwhoaretakingoutsmallloanstobuymilkcows,rickshaws,threadandothermaterialstocreatealivelihoodforthemselvesandtheirfamilies.

IhavemetdoctorsandnursesinBelarusandUkrainewhoaretryingtokeepchildrenaliveintheaftermathofChernobyl.

ThegreatchallengeofthisConferenceistogivevoicetowomeneverywherewhoseexperiencesgounnoticed,whosewordsgounheard.

Womencomprisemorethanhalftheword’spopulation.Womenare70%oftheworld’spoor,andtwo-thirdsofthosearenottaughttoreadandwrite.

Womenaretheprimarycaretakersformostoftheworld’schildrenandelderly.Yetmuchoftheworkwedoisnotvalued--notbyeconomists,notbyhistorians,notbypopularculture,notbygovernmentleaders.

Atthisverymoment,aswesithere,womenaroundtheworldaregivingbirth,raisingchildren,cookingmeals,washingclothes,cleaninghouses,plantingcrops,workingonassemblylines,runningcompanies,andrunningcountries.

Womenalsoaredyingfromdiseasesthatshouldhavebeenpreventedortreated.Theyarewatchingtheirchildrensuccumbtomalnutritioncausedbypovertyandeconomicdeprivation.Theyarebeingdeniedtherighttogotoschoolbytheirownfathersandbrothers.Theyarebeingforcedintoprostitution,andtheyarebeingbarredfromthebandlendingofficeandbannedfromtheballotbox. 

Thoseofuswhohavetheopportunitytobeherehavetheresponsibilitytospeakforthosewhocouldnot.

AsanAmerican,Iwanttospeakupforthosewomeninmyowncountry—womenwhoareraisingchildrenontheminimumwage,womenwhocan’taffordhealthcareorchildcare,womenwhoselivesarethreatenedbyviolence,includingviolenceintheirownhomes.

Iwanttospeakupformotherswhoarefightingforgoodschools,safeneighborhoods,cleanair,andcleanairwaves;forolderwomen,someofthemwidows,whohaveraisedtheirfamiliesandnowfindtheirskillsandlifeexperiencesarenotvaluedintheworkplace;forwomenwhoareworkingallnightasnurses,hotelclerks,andfastfoodcookssothattheycanbeathomeduringthedaywiththeirkids;andforwomeneverywherewhosimplydon’thavetimetodoeverythingtheyarecalledupontodoeachday.

Speakingtoyoutoday,Ispeakforthem,justaseachofusspeaksforwomenaroundtheworldwhoaredeniedthechancetogotoschool,orseeadoctor,orownproperty,orhaveasayaboutthedirectionoftheirlives,simplybecausetheyarewomen.Thetruthisthatmostwomenaroundtheworldworkbothinsideandoutsidethehome,usuallybynecessity.

Weneedtounderstandthatthereisnoformulaforhowwomenshouldleadtheirlives.

Thatiswhywemustrespectthechoicesthateachwomanmakesforherselfandherfamily.EverywomandeservesthechancetorealizeherownGod-givenpotential.

Wealsomustrecognizethatwomenwillnevergainfulldignityuntiltheirhumanrightsarerespectedandprotected.

OurgoalsforthisConference,tostrengthenfamiliesandsocietiesbyempoweringwomentotakegreatercontrolovertheirdestinies,cannotbefullyachievedunlessallgovernments--hereandaroundtheworld--accepttheirresponsibilitytoprotectandpromoteinternationallyrecognizedhumanrights.

Theinternationalcommunityhaslongacknowledged--andrecentlyaffirmedatVienna--thatbothwomenandmenareentitledtoarangeofprotectionsandpersonalfreedoms,fromtherightofpersonalsecuritytotherighttodeterminefreelythenumberandspacingofthechildrentheybear.

Nooneshouldbeforcedtoremainsilentforfearofreligiousorpoliticalpersecution,arrest,abuseortorture.

Tragically,womenaremostoftentheoneswhosehumanrightsareviolated.

Eveninthelate20thcentury,therapeofwomencontinuestobeusedasaninstrumentofarmedconflict.Womenandchildrenmakeupalargemajorityoftheworld’srefugees.Whenwomenareexcludedfromthepoliticalprocess,theybecomeevenmorevulnerabletoabuse.

Ibelievethat,ontheeveofanewmillennium,itistimetobreakoursilence.ItistimeforustosayhereinBejing,andtheworldtohear,thatitisnolongeracceptabletodiscusswomen’srightsasseparatefromhumanrights.

Theseabuseshavecontinuedbecause,fortoolong,thehistoryofwomenhasbeenahistoryofsilence.Eventoday,therearethosewhoaretryingtosilenceourwords.

ThevoicesofthisconferenceandofthewomenatHuairoumustbeheardloudandclear:

Itisaviolationofhumanrightswhenbabiesaredeniedfood,ordrowned,orsuffocated,ortheirspinesbroken,simplybecausetheyareborngirls.

Itisaviolationofhumanrightswhenwomanandgirlsaresoldintotheslaveryofprostitution.

Itisaviolationofhumanrightswhenwomenaredousedwithgasoline,setonfireandburnedtodeathbecausetheirmarriagedowriesaredeemedtoosmall.

Itisaviolationofhumanrightswhenindividualwomenarerapedintheirowncommunitiesandwhenthousandsofwomenaresubjectedtorapeasatacticorprizeofwar.

Itisaviolationofhumanrightswhenaleadingcauseofdeathworldwidealongwomenages14to44istheviolencetheyaresubjectedtointheirownhomes.

Itisaviolationofhumanrightswhenwomenaredeniedtherighttoplantheirownfamilies,andthatincludesbeingforcedtohaveabortionsorbeingsterilizedagainsttheirwill.

Ifthereisonemessagethatechoesforthfromthisconference,itisthathumanrightsarewomen’srig