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Member States Call to Action to Place Gender at the Heart of the Global Digital Compact

  At the Generation Equality Midpoint event on the margins of UNGA78, a core group of Member States committed to work together and with all stakeholders to mainstream gender perspectives across all Global Digital Compact (GDC) objectives in the forthcoming negotiations and advocate for women and girls’ equal access to and full participation in decision spaces on digitalization. This included the governments of Finland, Rwanda, Chile, Armenia, Canada, Iceland, United States of America, Mexico, Austria and Georgia.

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UN Women champions historic actions at Generation Equality Midpoint 2023

Generation Equality, the world’s leading initiative to boost investment and implementation of gender equality, marked its midpoint milestone at a summit with the co-leadership of the governments of Tanzania and Iceland and UN Women on 17 September 2023.

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The Generation Equality Midpoint

Generation Equality: An SDG Accelerator    The Midpoint   Mark your calendars: The Midpoint Moment for Generation Equality will take place at the UN HQ in New York City and online on 17 September 2023.   

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Youth activists' perspectives on climate, sexual and reproductive health and rights, and gender inequality

Victória Miguel Rampazzo, Anne Heloise Barbosa do Nascimento, Shakira Choonara, Rosalind Helfand Published: August, 2023

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A call for collective action and accountability

The Women Deliver Conference, a flagship event advocating for gender equality and women's rights, took center stage in Kigali, Rwanda, gathering over 6,000 activists, policymakers, and changemakers from around the world from 17-20 July 2023. The Conference, officially opened by President Paul Kagame of Rwanda, provided an opportunity to call key stakeholders, opening a space for an exchange of good high-impact practices and renewing collective commitments on the Generation Equality agenda.

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A new Generation Equality Mural comes to life in Berlin

    July 26th, 2023. BERLIN.- UN Women and Street Art for Mankind are bringing to life their fifth Generation Equality Mural in the heart of Berlin, thanks to the support of Bayer and the Berlin Senate Department for Culture, to accelerate awareness and actions for gender equality.  

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Transforming Care Systems for People & Planet | High-Level Political Forum 2023 Side Event"

  On July 13, 2023, a distinguished side event titled "Care Systems for People and Planet: A Transformative Catalyst for Gender Equality and a Sustainable, Resilient, and Inclusive Future" took place at the United Nations in New York, as part of the High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development (HLPF). The event was organized by notable entities, including UN Women, the National Institute of Women of Mexico (Inmujeres), and the Global Alliance for Care, with the participation of influential figures in the field.