1995-18, 4th World Conference on Women《联合国第四次世界妇女大会》

Stamp Title: 4th World Conference on Women
Scott No: 2607-10
Serial number: 1995-18
Values in set: 4
(4-1), Equality, 15 fen, 40*30mm
(4-2), Devolepment, 20 fen, 40*30mm
(4-3), Peace, 50 fen, 40*30mm
(4-4), Frendship, 60 fen, 40*30mm
Date of issue: September 4, 1995
Designers: Chen Shaohua
Size: 40*30mm
Perforation: 12
Sheet composition: 50
Printing process: offset

In May 1990, the United Nations Economic and Social Council passed a resolution, suggesting a world conference on women be held in 1995.

In March 1992, a decision was made at the 36th meeting of the UN Commission on the Status of women: thank and accept the invitation of the Chinese government, the UN Fourth World Conference on Women is set to be held in Beijing between September 4 to 15, 1995, with the term extending for 10 working days. Delegates to the meeting are all UN members and representatives from the UN special institutions and related organizations will participate in the capacity of observers. Plus the Non-governmental Organizations Forum to be held during the meeting, the conference will become a large international meeting of a considerable scale. The conference will focus on the theme of equality, development and peace through action, along with the subsidiary subjects of health, education and employment. The meeting is aimed at examining and appraising the implementation of the Nairobi Forward-looking Strategies for the Advancement of Women by the Year 2000, working out and passing the Program of Action to further speed up the implementation of the Nairobi Strategies, and urging the governments of all countries and the international community to make new political promises so as to ensure the realization of the established targets in the last five years of the century. The meeting will also make sure that all the issues concerned by women be put high in the agenda of the international community.

The United Nations will issue a set of six stamps in commemoration of the meeting on September 5,1995. The six stamps are designed by Mr. Ding Shaoguang of China. As host, the Chinese government will issue a set of four commemorative stamps on the same subject, the Fourth World Women¡¯s Conference of the United Nations, on September 4, 1995.

1995年纪念邮票《联合国第四次世界妇女大会》
国家邮政局1995年9月4日发行《联合国第四次世界妇女大会》纪念邮票1套4枚。
（4-1）J 平等 15 分 2624.25万枚
（4-2）J 发展 20 分 5111.75万枚
（4-3）J 和平 50 分 3146.75万枚
（4-4）J 友谊 60 分 2501.75万枚

志号名称：1995-18J
版别：胶印
整版枚数：50 枚
全套面值：1.45元
邮票规格：40 × 30毫米
齿孔度数：12度
设计者：陈绍华
印制机构：河南省邮电印刷厂

1972年在联合国妇女地位委员会24届会议上，将19 75年定为“国际妇女节”，并确定该年的重要活动是召开一次专门讨论妇女问题的世界性政府间会议，即第一次世界妇女大会，它于1975年5月在墨西哥城召开，参加人数是1000人。第二次世界妇女大会于1980年7月在丹麦首都哥本哈根召开，参加人数是2000人，第三次世界妇女大会于1985年在肯尼亚首都内罗毕召开，参加人数是6000 人。第四次世界妇女大会于1995年9月在我国首都北京召开有185个国家的政府代表团和2000多个非政府组织代表近50000人参加。

本次大会的主题为：以行动谋求平等、发展与和平;次主题为：就业、保健与教育。本次大会规模空前，仅会场就有160个。令世人瞩目。