World Conference on Women, 1995

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Hillary Clinton gives a speech during the conference

The Fourth World Conference on Women: Action for Equality, Development and Peace was the name given for a conference convened by the United Nations during 4–15 September 1995 in Beijing, China.[1]

At this conference, governments from around the world agreed on a comprehensive plan to achieve global legal equality, known as the Beijing Platform for Action.

  1. ^ "The Fourth United Nation's Conference on Women in Beijing 1995". Women's National Commission (UK). Retrieved 24 April 2014.