UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed emphasized the persistent challenges in achieving women's representation in decision-making roles, noting that while progress has been made, the journey is far from complete, in an interview with China Global Television Network (CGTN). Over the past three decades, the global landscape has seen the implementation of more than 1,500 laws aimed at promoting gender equality. This legislative framework has undoubtedly facilitated an increase in women's participation in various sectors. Mohammed, however, warned that this progress remains insufficient. She highlighted the gaps in women's leadership, particularly in peace-building, development, and technology. Despite the challenges, Mohammed expressed optimism in the potential of the next generation of leaders. Shotlist: UN headquarters, New York City - Recent: FILE: China - 2023 1. Various of female cadet pilots; FILE: Pumaqangtang Township, Nagarze County, Xizang Autonomous Region, southwest China - 2024 2. Various of female police officers; FILE: Xi'an City, Shaanxi Province, northwest China - Recent 3. Various of female volunteers; UN headquarters, New York City - Recent 4. SOUNDBITE (English) Amina Mohammed, Deputy Secretary-General, United Nations: "We've had a lot of success. We're getting more women into decision-making roles but getting them there doesn't necessarily mean that we've achieved the end result of having the impact felt of all the goals that we have asked for. Getting there means it's the beginning of another battle."; FILE: In Space - Released on Jan 30, 2025 5. Various of Wang Haoze, Shenzhou-19 astronaut; FILE: Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, northwest China - 2022 6. Various of female telemetry engineers; FILE: Tianjin Municipality, north China - 2024 7. Various of female researchers at lab; UN headquarters, New York City - Recent 8. SOUNDBITE (English) Amina Mohammed, Deputy Secretary-General, United Nations (starting with shot 7/partially overlaid with shots 9-10/ending with shot 11): "We, as we open up the space for women's leadership, have to bring in more women to the table. We have to deliver, and that's sometimes harder than when men sit at the table and have to deliver. And we have to make sure that we are working with them in the same way that we believe our participation is useful and come together with that. But for women's leadership - occupy the space, create more for others to come in. We need to be at the table of peace. We are not. We need to be at the table of sustainable development. We are getting better at it, but we're still not there yet. We need to be at the table where technology as it is designed, as algorithms are designed. All of these, we need to be at the table, so that they don't affect us. And I think that this is going to be a continuous exercise in trying to make that happen."; [SHOTS OVERLAYING SOUNDBITE] FILE: Shanghai, China - Nov 3, 2022 9. Various of Chinese female academician at World Laureates Association (WLA) She Forum; FILE: Beijing, China - April 21, 2024 10. Various of female movie directors at women-focused film forum "NEWHER"; [SHOTS OVERLAYING SOUNDBITE] FILE: Exact Location and Date Unknown 11. Various of female conductor, violinists; FILE: Beijing, China - Date Unknown 12. Various of female dancer performing on stage; UN headquarters, New York City - Recent 13. SOUNDBITE (English) Amina Mohammed, Deputy Secretary-General, United Nations: "I'm excited about the potentials and opportunities. Young people are doing it better. We're seeing more young women in those spaces. But we as the generation behind them, I stood on the shoulders of some women, and I hope that others will stand on our shoulders. But we need to do more, faster."; FILE: China - Date Unknown 14. Various of swimmers during training; FILE: China - 2024 15. Various of table tennis Women's World No. 1 Sun Yingsha training; FILE: Beijing, China - 2019 16. Various of Zhang Weili, China's first UFC world champion, during training. [Restriction - No access Chinese mainland]