On Feb. 22, 2001, White Ribbon Media Event "Working Together for the Ending of Domestic Violence" was sponsored in Beijing by the All-China Women's Federation (ACWF) in collaboration with United Nations Development Fund for Women (UNIFEM).

　　White Ribbon Campaign was first initiated by a group of Canadian men in 1991. They wore white ribbons to show male's protest against violence by men against women inflicted by men. Up till now, this campaign has been taken up in many countries.

　　In 1999, the General Assembly of the United Nations adopted a resolution identifying November 25 as "International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women ", and White Ribbon Campaign has become part of its commemorative activities.

　　This is the first time that a White Ribbon Campaign was ever held in China. The media event is aimed to enhance the awareness and sensitivity of the general public in particular that of men and decision makers to domestic violence, and to promote concerted efforts by all social forces to stop violence at home. Participants in the Event include officials from the Supreme People's Court, Supreme People's Procuratorate, Ministry of Public Security, Ministry of Civil Affairs and Ministry of Justice. Liu Hairong, Vice-president of ACWF, and an official with the Ministry of Public Security spoke at the meeting. They shared with the participants information about some major actions and measures taken in China for combating violence against women and pledged strengthened efforts on advocacy and actions by the whole society for the ending of the violence. Mrs. Kerstin Leitner, Resident Representative of UNDP in China, Mr. Edwin J. Judd, Resident Representative of UNICEF, and Ms. Chen Lanyan, Gender Adviser of Northeast Asia from UNIFEM also spoke. Representatives of some UN agencies and foreign embassies in Beijing also attended the meeting. Correspondents from about 50 media agencies from home and abroad were present.

　　A pilot project for this event was launched in Hanyang District, Wuhan City, Hubei Province on Feb. 14-15, 2001, through which training for local male citizens including in leadership positions and a large-scale counseling service for eliminating violence at home was provided. Hanyang District was also represented at the Beijing Media Event and a video on the project and other related local activities was screened.