The United Nations "NGO Forum on Women" was held from 30 August to 8 September 1995, parallel to to the UN’s Fourth World Conference on Women. The conference was held in the center of Beijing, the NGO Forum in the Huairou District (怀柔区), a suburb 56 km. north from the center, and drew around 30.000 participants. The remote location was chosen by the authorities for fear of radical feminist demonstrations and protests.