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

The package channels support via a South–South fund with UN involvement to expand projects, training, and capacity building for women worldwide.

Overview

China will invest $100 million in a Global Development and South–South Cooperation Fund to implement projects for women and girls in partnership with international organizations.
Beijing committed $10 million to UN Women over the next five years.
Targets include supporting 1,000 livelihood projects, inviting 50,000 women to China for exchanges and training, and establishing a Global Women’s Capacity-Building Center.
In his speech, Xi Jinping outlined four priorities: enabling environments for women’s development and protection in conflict, harnessing technology and industrial transformation, strengthening governance and legal safeguards, and deepening global cooperation.
UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed cited UN analysis that narrowing the gender digital divide could lift 30 million people out of extreme poverty and add $1.5 trillion to the global economy within five years.