NA President Attends Global Leaders’ Meeting on Women in Beijing

BEIJING, China (Oct.13, 2025) — Samdech Khuon Sudary, President of the National Assembly of Cambodia, led a high-level parliamentary delegation to the opening ceremony of the Global Leaders’ Meeting on Women, held Oct. 13 at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing under the patronage of Chinese President Xi Jinping.

The meeting convened more than 800 participants from over 100 countries, including leaders of legislative and executive bodies, United Nations agencies, development partners and international organizations.

The event marked the 30th anniversary of the 1995 Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action, a landmark framework for advancing gender equality and protecting the rights of women and girls.

In his opening remarks, Xi highlighted global progress over the past three decades, noting that 189 countries have ratified the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW), and over 190 have enacted nearly 1,600 laws to protect women’s rights. He cited expanded educational access and increased female participation across economic, political and social spheres.

Xi proposed four global priorities: creating enabling environments for women’s development, promoting high-quality progress in women’s causes, building governance frameworks to safeguard rights, and strengthening international cooperation.

He also announced $10 million in support for UN Women, $100 million for South-South cooperation projects, and 1,000 small-scale development initiatives benefiting over 50,000 women in China.
Sudary is scheduled to deliver a keynote address during the afternoon session.