Cooperation in international projects is an important part of the All-China Women’s Federation's foreign exchanges. Since 1979 the All-China Women’s Federation has cooperated in a variety of projects with United Nations organizations and bodies such as UNICEF, UNDP, UNIFEM, UNIDO, IFAD and United Nations University. Concurrently, the All-China Women’s Federation also implemented projects in cooperation with governmental institutions or NGOs in Canada, Australia, Japan, Sweden, Norway, Israel, Holland, Switzerland, the United States, and the European Union, covering such topics as  poverty elimination, education, health, women's interests and rights and other related areas. To date, over 1000 projects have been completed mainly scattered in ethnic group areas and poor mountainous regions throughout China's 31 provinces, municipalities and autonomous regions. Around one million people are directly involved in these projects and indirect beneficiaries exceed ten million.