China Pledges US$110 Million for Women’s Empowerment at Beijing Global Summit

China pledges US$110 million for women’s empowerment at Beijing global summit

Chinese President Xi Jinping pledged US$110 million for female empowerment worldwide as the Global Leaders’ Meeting on Women got under way in Beijing on Monday. The two-day event co-hosted by China and UN Women commemorates the 30th anniversary of the landmark Fourth World Conference on Women in the Chinese capital. The 1995 conference, where 189 countries unanimously adopted the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action, is widely regarded as…

China opens global women’s rights summit

China today opened a global summit on women’s rights, a marker of its growing diplomatic ambition as well as its own fitful efforts to strengthen gender equality. The meeting in Beijing is the latest of several high-profile gatherings hosted by China in recent months, including a major summit of mostly autocratic leaders in August followed by a mammoth military parade days later. Domestically, China says it has added more than 100 laws and regul…

Xi to attend Global Leaders' Meeting on Women, deliver keynote speech

Writing a new chapter in global women's development

BEIJING, Oct. 13, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- A report from People's Daily: The Global Leaders' Meeting on Women will be held in Beijing from Oct. 13 to 14. This year marks the...

Sri Lankan PM arrives in Beijing for upcoming Global Leaders' Meeting on Women

Sri Lankan PM arrives in Beijing for upcoming Global Leaders' Meeting on Women

Sri Lankan PM arrives in Beijing for Global Leaders' Meeting on Women

Sri Lankan Prime Minister Harini Amarasuriya arrived in Beijing on Sunday for the Global Leaders' Meeting on Women.