China and U.N. Women co-hosted the summit on gender equality and women empowerment, which gathers world leaders for a universal message to address problems facing women and girls

  A delegate of Bolivia applauds during a summit on gender equality and women's empowerment at the United Nations headquarters in New York, Sept. 27, 2015. U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Sunday called on world leaders to take actions as well as make commitment to secure gender equality throughout the world. (Xinhua/Li Muzi)

The U.N. chief thanked China for organizing the event and expressed his appreciation for China's generous support for U.N.