Co-organized by All-China Women's Federation and Egypt's National Council for Women, 'Forum on China- Africa Cooperation -- Women's Forum 2009' is being held in Cairo on Oct. 13-14, the following is a brief introduction of the two- day event. Women delegates and celebrities from China and African countries are expected to share their insights on women's role in coping with challenges and development, the theme of the forum, which will pave the way for the 4th Ministerial Conference of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation scheduled for Nov. 6-9 in Egypt' s Red Sea resort of Sharm el-Sheikh. The forum is aimed at consolidating and deepening the traditional friendship and goodwill among Chinese and African women and boosting cooperation in gender equality and women's development. It is also one of the follow-up events of the 'Beijing Declaration of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation,' which proposed to 'rigorously promote further China-Africa cooperation in economic, trade, financial, agricultural, medical care and public health, scientific and technological, cultural, educational, human resources development, transportation, environmental, tourism and other areas.' The forum involves senior officials, who are in charge of women issues, from the member states of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation, chiefs of national women's bodies, scholars, as well as women entrepreneurs. The attendants will focus on three sub-themes, namely 'Women's role in China- Africa political and social dialogue,''Coping with the ongoing financial crisis jointly,' and 'Women and the Millennium Development Goals,' and they are expected to share respective experience on these issues. A final document, 'Declaration of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation -- Women's Forum 2009 ,' would be passed at the end of the meeting, which will be referred to the 4th Ministerial Conference of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation. Chen Zhili, President of the All-China Women's Federation and Vice Chairman of the Standing Committee of the 11th National People's Congress attends the forum with a Chinese delegation, which consists of representatives from government institutions, legislatures, women's organizations, media, enterprises and entertainment industries. 