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29 March 2020
It's Time for the Generation Equality Forum in Mexico!
 
The Generation Equality Forum kicked off today, and we are excited to share all the important details and highlights with you. 
The goal of the Generation Equality Forum in Mexico City is to generate urgent action and accountability on gender equality, spotlighting the power of women's rights activism, feminist solidarity and the leadership of the youth to achieve transformative change. The event takes place a quarter century after the historic Fourth World Conference on Women and the adoption of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action, the most comprehensive framework for achieving women's empowerment and gender equality.

The Forum in Mexico City will review progress we have made since then and shape a programme of concrete measures to advance gender equality between now and 2030. The Forum will culminate in Paris, France, from 30 June – 2 July 2021.

This global event represents a key moment for gender equality, focusing on four main concepts and moments: Power, Crisis and Hope, Action, and Celebration.

If you didn't manage to register for the Forum, the links and details to access key sessions are available further down in this email.
Presidents Of Mexico and France, UN Leaders, Youth and Civil Society Call for Bold Action at Opening of Generation Equality Forum Mexico
 
Global leaders united today to call for bold, unapologetic, and concrete progress towards gender equality at the official opening of the Generation Equality Forum in Mexico City. Taking place between 29 – 31 March, it is expected to draw up to 10,000 leaders, organizations and activists together to ignite urgent action.

Read the full press release here:  English | Spanish | French

Plenary Session
Cities and Territories in Front of an Inclusive Recovery - a 25-year Beijing Review: Tuesday 30 March

12 – 1:30 p.m. CST  |  2 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. EDT here

Plenary Session
The Work Ahead - Action Coalitions and the Compact on the Women, Peace and Security and Humanitarian Action: Wednesday 31 March

8:30 – 9:15 a.m. CST  |  10:30 a.m. – 11:15 a.m. EDT here

Plenary Session
Civil Society Pathway and Reflexions - Core Group of Generation Equality Forum: Wednesday 31 March

10:37 – 11:07 a.m. CST  |  12:37 p.m. – 1:07 p.m. EDT here

Closing Session and Call to Action: Wednesday 31 March

11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. CST  |  1:30 p.m. – 2:30 p.m. EDT

This closing session will feature key announcements and call to action towards the Paris Forum. You can join the event here
Catch Up on the First Day
The recording of the opening ceremony, including remarks by UN Secretary-General António Guterres, Mexico’s President, Andrés Manuel López Obrador, President Emmanuel Macron of France, Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka, Executive Director of UN Women, as well as youth activist Elvira Pablo and civil society leader Sharon Bhagwan Rolls, is available here

The recording of today's plenary session on Women and Transformational Leadership for Generation Equality, featuring an opening address by Amina J. Mohammed, UN Deputy Secretary-General, is available here.

The recording of a thematic session on the role of media in building a feminist agenda is also available for viewing here.
Help us to amplify the Generation Equality Forum in Mexico on social media, check out our social media package here and follow #GenerationEquality and #ActforEqual.
For more information: https://forogeneracionigualdad.mx
To see the programme: https://forogeneracionigualdad.mx/programa/
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