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The first Generation Equality Accountability Moment demonstrates initial progress and high aspirations for the road ahead

On 23 September, leaders and allies gathered at the first Generation Equality Accountability Moment to reflect on one year of progress and reaffirm accountability and transparency as the cornerstones for Generation Equality success.  

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UNGA77 - Launching a year of action to build more equal and inclusive digital societies through multi-stakeholder partnerships

On 21 September, the Action Coalition on Technology and Innovation for Gender Equality marked the 77th United Nations General Assembly with a high-level event to inspire a global multi-sector mobilization to shape a feminist digital future.

Celebrating Youth Leading Generation Equality

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Youth Leadership and Intergenerational Partnership: The Driving Force of Generation Equality

Youth and adolescents are leading global movements for change, bringing renewed energy and opportunities for achieving a more equal world for all. Generation Equality is building on this momentum by uplifting the leadership and contributions of the new generation in the fight for gender equality and bringing them together in partnership with advocates and visionaries of all ages and genders.

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Statement of the Generation Equality Forum Action Coalition on Bodily Autonomy and SRHR on the Overturn of Roe v. Wade

The Generation Equality Forum Action Coalition on Bodily Autonomy and SRHR is gravely concerned about the pushback against women and girls’ reproductive rights and justice, in particular the United States (US) Supreme Court’s decision Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization overturning Roe v. Wade and Planned Parenthood v. Casey, which guaranteed and reaffirmed, respectively, the constitutional right to abortion in the United States.

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Generation Equality Mural in London revealed by UN Women, ManPowerGroup and Street Art for Mankind to raise awareness for gender equality

Beginning on 21st July, street artist Alice Pasquini is painting a #GenerationEqualityMural on Leather Lane EC1, home to the famous street market that brings together diverse cultures and backgrounds. The Mural marks the first year of implementation of the Generation Equality initiative’s Global Acceleration Plan, which, amongst other things, calls for equality for women in pay, an end to violence against women and girls, and health-care services that respond to their needs, which was launched during the Generation Equality Forum in Mexico City and Paris last year.

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Building back better requires placing women and girls’ rights at the centre of large-scale investments

Speakers at the Generation Equality side event at the High-Level Political Forum  called for intensified engagement in the Generation Equality initiative, the global multistakeholder partnerships model driving acceleration and accountability for gender equality.

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One year driving action for gender equality. One year of Generation Equality

One year ago, the Generation Equality Forum brought together leaders from governments, civil society, youth and the private sector to take bold global action on gender equality, marking the start of an ambitious 5-year journey convened by UN Women.