Young Women Leading Tech & Innovations
The leaders of the Action Coalition on Technology and Innovation for Gender Equality are organizing a roundtable to invite and involve youth organizations in the development of the Action Coalition blueprint.
This will be the opportunity from youth all around the world to share their point of view, experiences, ideas and contributions.
The World Economic Forum Davos Agenda is taking place from the 25th to 29th of January and is this year embracing collective action by public and private partners for bold solutions to improve the state of the world and manage the direct consequences of the COVID-19 crisis.
November 2020’s Paris Peace Forum was an opportunity to highlight the critical role of the forthcoming Generation Equality Forum to center gender equality in ‘building back better’ from Covid-19. From 11 to 13 November 2020, representatives from governments, international organisations, civil society, private sector, financial institutions and more, gathered virtually through the Paris Peace Forum, an annual international event on global governance and multilateralism.
As part of the journey leading up to the Generation Equality Forum (GEF) in Mexico City and Paris in 2021 UN Women is hosting the GEF Curated Discussions, a series of multi-stakeholder, multi-generational gatherings to foster dialogue among gender advocates from around the world. The Curated Discussions will address and provide insights on topics of relevance that will inform the GEF, including tangible recommendations for the design of GEF events and programming, as well as sharing of best practices to foster movement building for gender equality.
UN Women launches a Youth Journey to Generation Equality
Generation Equality celebrates the 25th anniversary of the Beijing Platform for Action engaging the new generation in the fight for gender equality. Since its inception, UN Women's efforts have been focused on placing young people at the center of Generation Equality to make sure that they are in the driving seat of all galvanizing moments and processes.