World leaders meeting Sunday at the United Nations in New York proclaimed their commitment to expand opportunities for women, noting that gender equality is integral to uplift all people.
Chinese President Xi Jinping, in his first state visit to the United States, co-chaired segments of a meeting on gender equality and women's empowerment with U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki Moon and pledged that his country would donate $10 million to U.N. Women, a group focused on furthering gender equity.
"We should foster a global environment favorable for women's development,'' Xi said through a... read more