Indigenous women’s groups perform a Tlalmanalli opening ceremony to kick off the Generation Equality Forum in Mexico. UN Women Executive Director Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka participated in a conversation with the women, following greetings and respects to the ceremony. The event was held at the Complejo Cultural Los Pinos in Mexico City on 29 March 2021.

“Tlalmanali” from the Nahuatl indigenous language, is an “offering to the earth.” a traditional greeting to the four winds, which consists of an altar on the ground that forms a circle surrounded by natural elements, divided into four directions (south, north, east and west). Each symoolizes an element of nature (earth, water, air, fire). It represents the seed fire of inauguration.

The collectives in charge of the ceremony were: Red Autónoma de Médicos Tradicionales y Parteras CDMX y Area Metropolitana, Colectivo de parteria LOG OLAJ ALAXIN SAGRADO NACIMIENTO, and Casa de medicina tradicional Ixchel.

Photo: UN Women/Dzilam Méndez

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Indigenous women’s groups perform a Tlalmanalli opening ceremony to kick off the Generation Equality Forum in Mexico. UN Women Executive Director Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka participated in a conversation with the women, following greetings and respects to the ceremony. The event was held at the Complejo Cultural Los Pinos in Mexico City on 29 March 2021.

“Tlalmanali” from the Nahuatl indigenous language, is an “offering to the earth.” a traditional greeting to the four winds, which consists of an altar on the ground that forms a circle surrounded by natural elements, divided into four directions (south, north, east and west). Each symoolizes an element of nature (earth, water, air, fire). It represents the seed fire of inauguration.

The collectives in charge of the ceremony were: Red Autónoma de Médicos Tradicionales y Parteras CDMX y Area Metropolitana, Colectivo de parteria LOG OLAJ ALAXIN SAGRADO NACIMIENTO, and Casa de medicina tradicional Ixchel.

Photo: UN Women/Dzilam Méndez

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Portrait of Sudanese activist Alaa Salah at UN Headquarters in New York on 30 October 2019.

On 8 April 2019, Alaa Salah took to the streets in protest of the declining economic state of her country, just like thousands of other students and young people in Sudan. She had no idea that she would become the face of the Sudanese protest movement.

By 11 April, the President of Sudan had been arrested, and a photo of Salah, standing atop a car in all white and leading a crowd in a chant, had gone viral.

The iconic photograph highlighted women as a driving force of the movement.

“I was so surprised about that image,” Salah said to UN Women during her recent visit to New York, where she was speaking at the UN Security Council. “Ever since the start of the revolution, I’d been going on the streets and singing. I didn’t know that day would be any different.”

Since her photograph gained international attention, Salah has become even more involved in the movement.

She started meeting and learning from other women who had more political experience, to better understand the political process.

That summer, Salah received the invitation to speak on behalf of all Sudanese women at the annual UN Security Council Open Debate on Women, Peace and Security.

“My journey to you was forged by a long line of Sudanese women who have fought for peace and justice in our communities for decades, well before we arrived at this important moment in the future of Sudan,” she told the UN Security Council last week.

The annual Security Council Open Debate on Women, Peace and Security is one of the largest gatherings of Member States at the UN every year. The Debate gives the international community a chance to take stock of the progress on women’s leadership and participation in peacebuilding, as well as their needs and concerns, and for Member States to make public commitments.

Photo: UN Women/Ryan Brown

HerStory is a youth-led initiative, supported by the UN Women Regional Office for the Arab States (ROAS) to produce and disseminate knowledge about gender equality issues and women and girls’ lives and contributions in the Arab region. HerStory as part of its Beijing +25 campaign organized a Wikipedia editathon focusing on women’s health during the 2019 ITU-UNESCO Digital Inclusion Week on 24 September 2019 at the Centennial Campus of the America University in Cairo, under the theme “Health, Education and Big Data for enhancing wellbeing”. HerStory volunteers edited, translated, researched and added articles on Arabic Wikipedia focusing on women and health and Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) in particular to make this information accessible and written in a simple language.

Photo: UN Women/Emad Karim

On 29 March, the first day of the Generation Equality Forum in Mexico, UN Women Executive Director Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka visits the The Mexico City Generation Equality Mural by artist Adry del Rocio ahead of its unveiling.

The Mexico City Generation Equality Mural by artist Adry del Rocio, close to the Angel of Independence, is intended to become a landmark reflecting on an equal world. Produced by Street Art for Mankind, this mural is part of a series of 3 #GenerationEqualityMurals around the world (Mexico City, Paris, New York).

Photo: UN Women/Dzilam Méndez

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Helsinki, Finland. The Generation Equality Youth Group in Finland during 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence.

Photo: UN Women/Paula Fincke

CSW63 – UN Women hosts Youth Mobilization Spaces

Aya Chebbi, African Union, Youth Envoy, moderates panelists, from left, Helene Molinier, Senior Policy Advisor on Innovation, Director for the Innovation and Technology Facility, UN Women, Asa Regner, Deputy Executive Director, UN Women, Jaha Dukureh, Safe Hands for Girls, UN Women Goodwill Ambassador, Yvonne H. Chow, Young Art Activist, The Hip-Hop Dance Conservatory, and Caroline Atim, Disability Activist, ,South Sudan, during the opening session at the Scandinavia House on Friday, 15, March, 2019.

Groups engage in a space where effective, dynamic, influential young advocates are self-organizing, networking and mobilizing towards gender equality.

Photo: UN Women/Amanda Voisard

Scenes from the Opening Session of the Generation Equality Forum, held in Paris, France on 30 June 2021.

The Generation Equality Forum (June 30 – July 2) is a major global inflection point for gender equality. This landmark effort is bringing together governments, corporations and change makers from around the world to define and announce ambitious investments and policies. The result will be a permanent acceleration in equality, leadership and opportunity for women and girls worldwide.Convened by UN Women and co-hosted by the governments of Mexico and France, in partnership with youth and civil society, the Forum will also fuel a powerful and lasting coalition for gender equality. It presents a vital moment for activists, feminists, youth and allies to achieve transformative change for generations to come. It will mark the beginning of a five-year action journey led by six Action Coalitions and a Compact on Women, Peace and Security, and Humanitarian Action. This is a critical moment. COVID-19 has exacerbated existing gender inequities, with reports of rising violence against women, as well as higher adverse economic impacts caused both by increased unpaid care-giving and the fact that women work in more insecure, low-paid and informal jobs. Women of color, indigenous women and youth face compounded risks and barriers. We are living through a gender equality crisis, and the Generation Equality Forum offers a critical opportunity to confront it and accelerate implementation of the landmark Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action.

Photo: UN Women/Fabrice Gentile

Indigenous women’s groups perform a Tlalmanalli opening ceremony to kick off the Generation Equality Forum in Mexico. The ceremony was held at the Complejo Cultural Los Pinos in Mexico City on 29 March 2021.

“Tlalmanali” from the Nahuatl indigenous language, is an “offering to the earth.” a traditional greeting to the four winds, which consists of an altar on the ground that forms a circle surrounded by natural elements, divided into four directions (south, north, east and west). Each symoolizes an element of nature (earth, water, air, fire). It represents the seed fire of inauguration.

The collectives in charge of the ceremony were: Red Autónoma de Médicos Tradicionales y Parteras CDMX y Area Metropolitana, Colectivo de parteria LOG OLAJ ALAXIN SAGRADO NACIMIENTO, and Casa de medicina tradicional Ixchel.

Photo: UN Women/Paola Garcia

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On 29 March, the first day of the Generation Equality Forum in Mexico, UN Women Executive Director Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka visits the The Mexico City Generation Equality Mural by artist Adry del Rocio ahead of its unveiling.

The Mexico City Generation Equality Mural by artist Adry del Rocio, close to the Angel of Independence, is intended to become a landmark reflecting on an equal world. Produced by Street Art for Mankind, this mural is part of a series of 3 #GenerationEqualityMurals around the world (Mexico City, Paris, New York).

Photo: UN Women/Dzilam Méndez

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Official launch by UN Women WCARO of Generation Equality campaign together with the French Embassy and civil society representatives in Dakar on June 2nd. Senegal confirms its commitment to the 3 action coalitions: GBV, Justice and eco rights, Technology and innovation for gender equality.

Copyright: UN Women/Yulia Panevina

HerStory is a youth-led initiative, supported by the UN Women Regional Office for the Arab States (ROAS) to produce and disseminate knowledge about gender equality issues and women and girls’ lives and contributions in the Arab region. HerStory as part of its Beijing +25 campaign organized a Wikipedia editathon focusing on women’s health during the 2019 ITU-UNESCO Digital Inclusion Week on 24 September 2019 at the Centennial Campus of the America University in Cairo, under the theme “Health, Education and Big Data for enhancing wellbeing”. HerStory volunteers edited, translated, researched and added articles on Arabic Wikipedia focusing on women and health and Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) in particular to make this information accessible and written in a simple language.

Photo: UN Women/Emad Karim

Scenes from UN Headquarters during the opening of the 74th General Debate at the United Nations headquarters in New York, on Tuesday 24 September 2019.

Photo: UN Women/Amanda Voisard

Helsinki, Finland. The Generation Equality Youth Group in Finland during 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence, in front of Espan lava (Espa Stage - performance and exhibition space in Helsinki) lit in orange.

Photo: UN Women/Paula Fincke

Scenes from UN Headquarters during the opening of the 74th General Debate at the United Nations headquarters in New York, on Tuesday 24 September 2019.

Photo: UN Women/Amanda Voisard

Scenes from UN Headquarters during the opening of the 74th General Debate at the United Nations headquarters in New York, on Tuesday 24 September 2019.

Photo: UN Women/Amanda Voisard

Scenes from the United Nations Observance of International Women’s Day 2020, held in the UN General Assembly Hall at UN Headquarters in New York on 6 March 2020.

Leveraging the 2020 International Women’s Day theme, “I am Generation Equality: Realizing Women’s Rights”, the UN commemoration celebrated change-makers of all ages and genders and included addresses by senior representatives of the United Nations system, an inter-generational dialogue with gender equality activists, and musical performances by UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador and Grammy Awards winner Angelique Kidjo, who also spoke, and Broadway Singers.

Participants included: Sanna Marin, Prime Minister of Finland; Mher Margaryan, Chair of the 64th Session of the UN Commission on the Status of Women; António Guterres, Secretary-General of the United Nations; Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka, Executive Director, UN Women; Leymah Gbowee, Nobel Peace Laureate; Charlotte Bunch, Feminist Author and Organizer; Alexandria Villaseñor, 14-year-old Climate Justice Activist; and Aaron Philip, fashion model.

Photo: UN Women/Ryan Brown

29 June 2021 - Ahead of the opening of the Generation Equality Forum in Paris, France, dignitaries gather to view a new mural produced for the forum by street artist Lula Goce.

An initiative spearheaded by UN Women, France and Mexico, as part of the Generation Equality Forum, led by Street Art for Mankind (SAM), in partnership with the City of Paris and with the support of the Manpower group and the Accor group.

This project is part of a series of three murals produced on the occasion of the Forum in three major world capitals - in Mexico City in Mexico, in Paris in France and in New York in the United States - by internationally renowned women artists. A first fresco was produced in Mexico City in March by artist Adry del Rocio.

Street Art for Mankind, which coordinates the entire project, is a non-profit organization bringing together street artists from around the world, using art to carry strong messages in favour of the rights of children and women. Lula Goce, who was chosen to create the fresco in Paris, is a Spanish artist who mixes photorealistic depictions of people - often children or adolescents - with elements of nature or fantastic landscapes.

The mural is located in Paris 18th, 3 rue Caulaincourt, (on Mercure Montmartre hotel’s façade).

Speakers include: Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka, Executive Director UN Women; Delphine O, Ambassador and Secretary General Forum Génération Egalité; Arnaud Ngatcha, Deputy Mayor of Paris in charge of international relations and the Francophonie; Alain Roumilhac, President, France ManpowerGroup; Maud Bailly, CEO Europe du Sud ACCOR; Marielle Seegmuller, Directrice des Opérations - COVIVIO; Audrey Decker & Thibault Decker, Founders Street Art for Mankind; Lula Goce, Mural Artist; musical performance by Lehna

Photo: UN Women/Fabrice Gentile

Portrait of Sudanese activist Samah Jamous at UN Headquarters in New York on 30 October 2019.

The annual Security Council Open Debate on Women, Peace and Security is one of the largest gatherings of Member States at the UN every year. The Debate gives the international community a chance to take stock of the progress on women’s leadership and participation in peacebuilding, as well as their needs and concerns, and for Member States to make public commitments.

Photo: UN Women/Ryan Brown

On the opening week of the 74th session of the UN General Assembly, an inter-generational conversation convened by UN Women, placed youth leadership at the centre of its new campaign, Generation Equality: Realizing women’s rights for an equal future.

The multigenerational campaign to mark the 25th anniversary of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action, demands a sustainable future where women and girls have equal rights and opportunities. The side event on 16 September examined what’s needed and what’s working to promote the leadership of young women within the United Nations.

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Speakers Included:

Daniela Bas, Director of the Division for Inclusive Social Development under the UN DESA

Irem Tumer, UN Population Fund (UNFPA)

Jayathma Wickramanayake, UN Secretary-General’s Envoy on Youth

Minna Nurminen, UN Women

Phumzile Mlambo Ngcuka, UN Women Executive Director

David Bearfiled, Director of Human Resourcess, UNDP

Mahlatse Ramoroka, Moderator, UN Women

About Generation Equality: www.unwomen.org/en/get-involved/beijing-plus-25

Photo: UN Women/Ryan Brown

CSW63 – UN Women hosts Youth Mobilization Spaces

Aya Chebbi, African Union, Youth Envoy, moderates panelists, from left, Helene Molinier, Senior Policy Advisor on Innovation, Director for the Innovation and Technology Facility, UN Women, Asa Regner, Deputy Executive Director, UN Women, Jaha Dukureh, Safe Hands for Girls, UN Women Goodwill Ambassador, Yvonne H. Chow, Young Art Activist, The Hip-Hop Dance Conservatory, and Caroline Atim, Disability Activist, South Sudan, during the opening session at the Scandinavia House on Friday, 15, March, 2019.

Groups engage in a space where effective, dynamic, influential young advocates are self-organizing, networking and mobilizing towards gender equality.

Photo: UN Women/Amanda Voisard

Pictured: The unveiling reception for the Mexico City Generation Equality Mural by artist Adry del Rocio. Produced by Street Art for Mankind, this mural is part of a series of 3 #GenerationEqualityMurals around the world (Mexico City, Paris, New York).

From Left to Right: UN Women Executive Director Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka; Adry del Rocio, mural artist; Carlos Alberto Garcia, mural artist

Mexico City, Mexico, 31 March 2021 – The Generation Equality Forum Mexico concluded today with the unveiling of an Action Coalition blueprint and of new catalytic commitments for gender equality. These set the stage to pass the Forum’s torch to its next step in Paris on 30 June, which will be a major commitment-making moment. Youth and civil society leaders also launched a 2026 vision and a common feminist pathway. This progress was made possible by a vibrant intergenerational coalition of actors representing governments, civil society, feminist and youth organizations, the private sector, philanthropy, and international organizations.

The Forum in Mexico City, 29-31 March, engaged an estimated 10,000 people, including over 250 speakers from 85 countries to reinvigorate action and movements for gender equality. Reflecting the spirit to involve a new generation, nearly half the participants were under 30 years old. The meeting took place amid growing concerns that COVID-19 has exacerbated a “gender equality crisis”, making action and investment in women’s rights critical. A quarter century after the landmark Beijing Conference and Platform for Action, the Forum aimed to re-ignite efforts for full implementation.

Photo: UN Women/Dzilam Méndez

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Scenes from UN Headquarters during the opening of the 74th General Debate at the United Nations headquarters in New York, on Tuesday 24 September 2019.

Photo: UN Women/Amanda Voisard

Pictured: The Mexico City Generation Equality Mural by artist Adry del Rocio, close to the Angel of Independence, is intended to become a landmark reflecting on an equal world. Produced by Street Art for Mankind, this mural is part of a series of 3 #GenerationEqualityMurals around the world (Mexico City, Paris, New York).

Mexico City, Mexico, 31 March 2021 – The Generation Equality Forum Mexico concluded today with the unveiling of an Action Coalition blueprint and of new catalytic commitments for gender equality. These set the stage to pass the Forum’s torch to its next step in Paris on 30 June, which will be a major commitment-making moment. Youth and civil society leaders also launched a 2026 vision and a common feminist pathway. This progress was made possible by a vibrant intergenerational coalition of actors representing governments, civil society, feminist and youth organizations, the private sector, philanthropy, and international organizations.

The Forum in Mexico City, 29-31 March, engaged an estimated 10,000 people, including over 250 speakers from 85 countries to reinvigorate action and movements for gender equality. Reflecting the spirit to involve a new generation, nearly half the participants were under 30 years old. The meeting took place amid growing concerns that COVID-19 has exacerbated a “gender equality crisis”, making action and investment in women’s rights critical. A quarter century after the landmark Beijing Conference and Platform for Action, the Forum aimed to re-ignite efforts for full implementation.

Photo: UN Women/Dzilam Méndez

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Mexico City, Mexico, 31 March 2021 – The Generation Equality Forum Mexico concluded today with the unveiling of an Action Coalition blueprint and of new catalytic commitments for gender equality. These set the stage to pass the Forum’s torch to its next step in Paris on 30 June, which will be a major commitment-making moment. Youth and civil society leaders also launched a 2026 vision and a common feminist pathway. This progress was made possible by a vibrant intergenerational coalition of actors representing governments, civil society, feminist and youth organizations, the private sector, philanthropy, and international organizations.

The Forum in Mexico City, 29-31 March, engaged an estimated 10,000 people, including over 250 speakers from 85 countries to reinvigorate action and movements for gender equality. Reflecting the spirit to involve a new generation, nearly half the participants were under 30 years old. The meeting took place amid growing concerns that COVID-19 has exacerbated a “gender equality crisis”, making action and investment in women’s rights critical. A quarter century after the landmark Beijing Conference and Platform for Action, the Forum aimed to re-ignite efforts for full implementation.

Photo: UN Women/Dzilam Méndez

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Scenes from UN Headquarters during the opening of the 74th General Debate at the United Nations headquarters in New York, on Tuesday 24 September 2019.

Photo: UN Women/Amanda Voisard

UN Women marked International Women’s Day in the city of Gjakova, in western Kosovo (under UNSCR 1244), with young women and girls in basketball. In collaboration with Kosovo Basketball Federation (FBK), FIBA Europe, Gjakova Municipality and KBF Vellaznimi, UN Women introduced the Generation Equality campaign and called upon the young women and girls in sports to join the campaign and promote gender equality.

HerStory is a youth-led initiative, supported by the UN Women Regional Office for the Arab States (ROAS) to produce and disseminate knowledge about gender equality issues and women and girls’ lives and contributions in the Arab region. HerStory as part of its Beijing +25 campaign organized a Wikipedia editathon focusing on women’s health during the 2019 ITU-UNESCO Digital Inclusion Week on 24 September 2019 at the Centennial Campus of the America University in Cairo, under the theme “Health, Education and Big Data for enhancing wellbeing”. HerStory volunteers edited, translated, researched and added articles on Arabic Wikipedia focusing on women and health and Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) in particular to make this information accessible and written in a simple language.

Photo: UN Women/Emad Karim

Indigenous women’s groups perform a Tlalmanalli opening ceremony to kick off the Generation Equality Forum in Mexico. UN Women Executive Director Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka participated in a conversation with the women, following greetings and respects to the ceremony. The event was held at the Complejo Cultural Los Pinos in Mexico City on 29 March 2021.

“Tlalmanali” from the Nahuatl indigenous language, is an “offering to the earth.” a traditional greeting to the four winds, which consists of an altar on the ground that forms a circle surrounded by natural elements, divided into four directions (south, north, east and west). Each symoolizes an element of nature (earth, water, air, fire). It represents the seed fire of inauguration.

The collectives in charge of the ceremony were: Red Autónoma de Médicos Tradicionales y Parteras CDMX y Area Metropolitana, Colectivo de parteria LOG OLAJ ALAXIN SAGRADO NACIMIENTO, and Casa de medicina tradicional Ixchel.

Photo: UN Women/Dzilam Méndez

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Indigenous women’s groups perform a Tlalmanalli opening ceremony to kick off the Generation Equality Forum in Mexico. UN Women Executive Director Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka participated in a conversation with the women, following greetings and respects to the ceremony. The event was held at the Complejo Cultural Los Pinos in Mexico City on 29 March 2021.

“Tlalmanali” from the Nahuatl indigenous language, is an “offering to the earth.” a traditional greeting to the four winds, which consists of an altar on the ground that forms a circle surrounded by natural elements, divided into four directions (south, north, east and west). Each symoolizes an element of nature (earth, water, air, fire). It represents the seed fire of inauguration.

The collectives in charge of the ceremony were: Red Autónoma de Médicos Tradicionales y Parteras CDMX y Area Metropolitana, Colectivo de parteria LOG OLAJ ALAXIN SAGRADO NACIMIENTO, and Casa de medicina tradicional Ixchel.

Photo: UN Women/Dzilam Méndez

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Scenes from the United Nations Observance of International Women’s Day 2020, held in the UN General Assembly Hall at UN Headquarters in New York on 6 March 2020.

Leveraging the 2020 International Women’s Day theme, “I am Generation Equality: Realizing Women’s Rights”, the UN commemoration celebrated change-makers of all ages and genders and included addresses by senior representatives of the United Nations system, an inter-generational dialogue with gender equality activists, and musical performances by UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador and Grammy Awards winner Angelique Kidjo, who also spoke, and Broadway Singers.

Participants included: Sanna Marin, Prime Minister of Finland; Mher Margaryan, Chair of the 64th Session of the UN Commission on the Status of Women; António Guterres, Secretary-General of the United Nations; Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka, Executive Director, UN Women; Leymah Gbowee, Nobel Peace Laureate; Charlotte Bunch, Feminist Author and Organizer; Alexandria Villaseñor, 14-year-old Climate Justice Activist; and Aaron Philip, fashion model.

Photo: UN Women/Ryan Brown

Indigenous women’s groups perform a Tlalmanalli opening ceremony to kick off the Generation Equality Forum in Mexico. The ceremony was held at the Complejo Cultural Los Pinos in Mexico City on 29 March 2021.

“Tlalmanali” from the Nahuatl indigenous language, is an “offering to the earth.” a traditional greeting to the four winds, which consists of an altar on the ground that forms a circle surrounded by natural elements, divided into four directions (south, north, east and west). Each symoolizes an element of nature (earth, water, air, fire). It represents the seed fire of inauguration.

The collectives in charge of the ceremony were: Red Autónoma de Médicos Tradicionales y Parteras CDMX y Area Metropolitana, Colectivo de parteria LOG OLAJ ALAXIN SAGRADO NACIMIENTO, and Casa de medicina tradicional Ixchel.

Photo: UN Women/Paola Garcia

Read More: www.unwomen.org/en/news/stories/2021/3/press-release-open...

Scenes from UN Headquarters during the opening of the 74th General Debate at the United Nations headquarters in New York, on Tuesday 24 September 2019.

Photo: UN Women/Amanda Voisard

Indigenous women’s groups perform a Tlalmanalli opening ceremony to kick off the Generation Equality Forum in Mexico. The ceremony was held at the Complejo Cultural Los Pinos in Mexico City on 29 March 2021.

“Tlalmanali” from the Nahuatl indigenous language, is an “offering to the earth.” a traditional greeting to the four winds, which consists of an altar on the ground that forms a circle surrounded by natural elements, divided into four directions (south, north, east and west). Each symoolizes an element of nature (earth, water, air, fire). It represents the seed fire of inauguration.

The collectives in charge of the ceremony were: Red Autónoma de Médicos Tradicionales y Parteras CDMX y Area Metropolitana, Colectivo de parteria LOG OLAJ ALAXIN SAGRADO NACIMIENTO, and Casa de medicina tradicional Ixchel.

Photo: UN Women/Paola Garcia

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On 29 March, the first day of the Generation Equality Forum in Mexico, UN Women Executive Director Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka visits the The Mexico City Generation Equality Mural by artist Adry del Rocio ahead of its unveiling.

The Mexico City Generation Equality Mural by artist Adry del Rocio, close to the Angel of Independence, is intended to become a landmark reflecting on an equal world. Produced by Street Art for Mankind, this mural is part of a series of 3 #GenerationEqualityMurals around the world (Mexico City, Paris, New York).

Pictured: mural artist Adry del Rocio and her brother artist Carlos Alberto Garcia who supported his sister in the production of the mural.

Photo: UN Women/Dzilam Méndez

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Official launch by UN Women WCARO of Generation Equality campaign together with the French Embassy and civil society representatives in Dakar on June 2nd. Senegal confirms its commitment to the 3 action coalitions: GBV, Justice and eco rights, Technology and innovation for gender equality.

Copyright: UN Women/Yulia Panevina

Scenes from the Opening Session of the Generation Equality Forum, held in Paris, France on 30 June 2021.

The Generation Equality Forum (June 30 – July 2) is a major global inflection point for gender equality. This landmark effort is bringing together governments, corporations and change makers from around the world to define and announce ambitious investments and policies. The result will be a permanent acceleration in equality, leadership and opportunity for women and girls worldwide.Convened by UN Women and co-hosted by the governments of Mexico and France, in partnership with youth and civil society, the Forum will also fuel a powerful and lasting coalition for gender equality. It presents a vital moment for activists, feminists, youth and allies to achieve transformative change for generations to come. It will mark the beginning of a five-year action journey led by six Action Coalitions and a Compact on Women, Peace and Security, and Humanitarian Action. This is a critical moment. COVID-19 has exacerbated existing gender inequities, with reports of rising violence against women, as well as higher adverse economic impacts caused both by increased unpaid care-giving and the fact that women work in more insecure, low-paid and informal jobs. Women of color, indigenous women and youth face compounded risks and barriers. We are living through a gender equality crisis, and the Generation Equality Forum offers a critical opportunity to confront it and accelerate implementation of the landmark Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action.

Photo: UN Women/Fabrice Gentile

Amman, Jordan. 8 March 2020. Held under the esteemed patronage of Her Royal Highness Princess Basma bint Talal – UN Women’s National Goodwill Ambassador in Jordan and in collaboration with the Greater Amman Municipality and the Women’s Metropolis Network, UN Women and the Royal Film Commission launched the 8th edition of the Women’s Film Week (8-12 March 2020) in commemoration of International Women’s Day.

During the event, H.E. Eng. Musa Maaytah, Minister of Political and Parliamentary Affairs and Chair of the Inter-Ministerial Committee for Women’s Empowerment, and H.E. Mr. Amjad Al-Adaileh, Minister of State for Media Affairs awarded youth who participated in the media competition ‘I’m Generation Equality’.

Pictured: Winners of the Women’s Film Week, ‘I am Generation Equality’ media competition pose for a group photo during the launch of the the 8th Edition of the Women’s Film Week, Amman, Jordan.

Photo: UN Women/Lauren Rooney

Scenes from the Opening Session of the Generation Equality Forum, held in Paris, France on 30 June 2021.

The Generation Equality Forum (June 30 – July 2) is a major global inflection point for gender equality. This landmark effort is bringing together governments, corporations and change makers from around the world to define and announce ambitious investments and policies. The result will be a permanent acceleration in equality, leadership and opportunity for women and girls worldwide.Convened by UN Women and co-hosted by the governments of Mexico and France, in partnership with youth and civil society, the Forum will also fuel a powerful and lasting coalition for gender equality. It presents a vital moment for activists, feminists, youth and allies to achieve transformative change for generations to come. It will mark the beginning of a five-year action journey led by six Action Coalitions and a Compact on Women, Peace and Security, and Humanitarian Action. This is a critical moment. COVID-19 has exacerbated existing gender inequities, with reports of rising violence against women, as well as higher adverse economic impacts caused both by increased unpaid care-giving and the fact that women work in more insecure, low-paid and informal jobs. Women of color, indigenous women and youth face compounded risks and barriers. We are living through a gender equality crisis, and the Generation Equality Forum offers a critical opportunity to confront it and accelerate implementation of the landmark Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action.

Photo: UN Women/Fabrice Gentile

HerStory is a youth-led initiative, supported by the UN Women Regional Office for the Arab States (ROAS) to produce and disseminate knowledge about gender equality issues and women and girls’ lives and contributions in the Arab region. HerStory as part of its Beijing +25 campaign organized a Wikipedia editathon focusing on women’s health during the 2019 ITU-UNESCO Digital Inclusion Week on 24 September 2019 at the Centennial Campus of the America University in Cairo, under the theme “Health, Education and Big Data for enhancing wellbeing”. HerStory volunteers edited, translated, researched and added articles on Arabic Wikipedia focusing on women and health and Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) in particular to make this information accessible and written in a simple language.

Photo: UN Women/Emad Karim

Gender Equality: from the Biarritz Partnership To the Beijing+25 Generation Equality Forum

This side-event, hosted by the French and Mexican Foreign Affairs Ministers, Jean-Yves Le Drian and Marcelo Ebrard, and co-sponsored by UN Women, will take stock of the gender equality outcomes of the Biarritz summit and the work of the Gender Equality Advisory Council (of which the Executive Director of UN Women is a member) and officially introduce the Generation Equality Forum in Mexico in May 2020 and in Paris in July 2020 to the international community. Convened by UN Women, co-hosted by France and Mexico, and organized in close partnership with civil society, the Generation Equality Forum in Mexico and Paris will celebrate the 25th anniversary of the adoption of the Beijing Platform for Action, with the aim of giving new impetus to the implementation of the outcomes of the Beijing Conference. Speakers at the high level event at the UNGA include Jean-Yves Le Drian and Marcelo Ebrard, the Foreign Affairs Ministers of France and Mexico; members of the G7 Gender Equality Advisory Council Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka, Executive Director of UN Women, Katja Iversen, President of Women Deliver, and Rula Jebreal, foreign policy analyst and journalist; as well as Dr. Denis Mukwege, world-renowned gynaecologist, human rights activist and Nobel Peace laureate; Marlène Schiappa, Minister of State for Gender Equality and the Fight against Discrimination, France; and Nadine Gasman, President of Inmujeres Mexico.

WHEN: Monday, 23 September, 6.30–8 p.m.

WHERE: Conference Room 3, United Nations HQ, New York

Photo: UN Women/Ryan Brown

Scenes from the Opening Session of the Generation Equality Forum, held in Paris, France on 30 June 2021.

The Generation Equality Forum (June 30 – July 2) is a major global inflection point for gender equality. This landmark effort is bringing together governments, corporations and change makers from around the world to define and announce ambitious investments and policies. The result will be a permanent acceleration in equality, leadership and opportunity for women and girls worldwide.Convened by UN Women and co-hosted by the governments of Mexico and France, in partnership with youth and civil society, the Forum will also fuel a powerful and lasting coalition for gender equality. It presents a vital moment for activists, feminists, youth and allies to achieve transformative change for generations to come. It will mark the beginning of a five-year action journey led by six Action Coalitions and a Compact on Women, Peace and Security, and Humanitarian Action. This is a critical moment. COVID-19 has exacerbated existing gender inequities, with reports of rising violence against women, as well as higher adverse economic impacts caused both by increased unpaid care-giving and the fact that women work in more insecure, low-paid and informal jobs. Women of color, indigenous women and youth face compounded risks and barriers. We are living through a gender equality crisis, and the Generation Equality Forum offers a critical opportunity to confront it and accelerate implementation of the landmark Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action.

Photo: UN Women/Fabrice Gentile

Gender Equality: from the Biarritz Partnership To the Beijing+25 Generation Equality Forum

This side-event, hosted by the French and Mexican Foreign Affairs Ministers, Jean-Yves Le Drian and Marcelo Ebrard, and co-sponsored by UN Women, will take stock of the gender equality outcomes of the Biarritz summit and the work of the Gender Equality Advisory Council (of which the Executive Director of UN Women is a member) and officially introduce the Generation Equality Forum in Mexico in May 2020 and in Paris in July 2020 to the international community. Convened by UN Women, co-hosted by France and Mexico, and organized in close partnership with civil society, the Generation Equality Forum in Mexico and Paris will celebrate the 25th anniversary of the adoption of the Beijing Platform for Action, with the aim of giving new impetus to the implementation of the outcomes of the Beijing Conference. Speakers at the high level event at the UNGA include Jean-Yves Le Drian and Marcelo Ebrard, the Foreign Affairs Ministers of France and Mexico; members of the G7 Gender Equality Advisory Council Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka, Executive Director of UN Women, Katja Iversen, President of Women Deliver, and Rula Jebreal, foreign policy analyst and journalist; as well as Dr. Denis Mukwege, world-renowned gynaecologist, human rights activist and Nobel Peace laureate; Marlène Schiappa, Minister of State for Gender Equality and the Fight against Discrimination, France; and Nadine Gasman, President of Inmujeres Mexico.

WHEN: Monday, 23 September, 6.30–8 p.m.

WHERE: Conference Room 3, United Nations HQ, New York

Photo: UN Women/Ryan Brown

Pictured: The unveiling reception for the Mexico City Generation Equality Mural by artist Adry del Rocio. Produced by Street Art for Mankind, this mural is part of a series of 3 #GenerationEqualityMurals around the world (Mexico City, Paris, New York).

From Left to Right: Carlos Alberto Garcia, mural artist and brother of Adry del Rocio; Jean-Pierre Asvazadourian, Ambassador of France to Mexico; Belén Sanz, UN Women Representative in Mexico; Adry del Rocio’s mother and baby; Adry del Rocio, mural artist; UN Women Executive Director Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka; Nadine Gasman, President of Mexico’s National Institute for Women; Yanerit Morgan, Executive Secretariat of the Generation Equality Forum in Mexico

Mexico City, Mexico, 31 March 2021 – The Generation Equality Forum Mexico concluded today with the unveiling of an Action Coalition blueprint and of new catalytic commitments for gender equality. These set the stage to pass the Forum’s torch to its next step in Paris on 30 June, which will be a major commitment-making moment. Youth and civil society leaders also launched a 2026 vision and a common feminist pathway. This progress was made possible by a vibrant intergenerational coalition of actors representing governments, civil society, feminist and youth organizations, the private sector, philanthropy, and international organizations.

The Forum in Mexico City, 29-31 March, engaged an estimated 10,000 people, including over 250 speakers from 85 countries to reinvigorate action and movements for gender equality. Reflecting the spirit to involve a new generation, nearly half the participants were under 30 years old. The meeting took place amid growing concerns that COVID-19 has exacerbated a “gender equality crisis”, making action and investment in women’s rights critical. A quarter century after the landmark Beijing Conference and Platform for Action, the Forum aimed to re-ignite efforts for full implementation.

Photo: UN Women/Dzilam Méndez

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Gender Equality: from the Biarritz Partnership To the Beijing+25 Generation Equality Forum

This side-event, hosted by the French and Mexican Foreign Affairs Ministers, Jean-Yves Le Drian and Marcelo Ebrard, and co-sponsored by UN Women, will take stock of the gender equality outcomes of the Biarritz summit and the work of the Gender Equality Advisory Council (of which the Executive Director of UN Women is a member) and officially introduce the Generation Equality Forum in Mexico in May 2020 and in Paris in July 2020 to the international community. Convened by UN Women, co-hosted by France and Mexico, and organized in close partnership with civil society, the Generation Equality Forum in Mexico and Paris will celebrate the 25th anniversary of the adoption of the Beijing Platform for Action, with the aim of giving new impetus to the implementation of the outcomes of the Beijing Conference. Speakers at the high level event at the UNGA include Jean-Yves Le Drian and Marcelo Ebrard, the Foreign Affairs Ministers of France and Mexico; members of the G7 Gender Equality Advisory Council Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka, Executive Director of UN Women, Katja Iversen, President of Women Deliver, and Rula Jebreal, foreign policy analyst and journalist; as well as Dr. Denis Mukwege, world-renowned gynaecologist, human rights activist and Nobel Peace laureate; Marlène Schiappa, Minister of State for Gender Equality and the Fight against Discrimination, France; and Nadine Gasman, President of Inmujeres Mexico.

WHEN: Monday, 23 September, 6.30–8 p.m.

WHERE: Conference Room 3, United Nations HQ, New York

Photo: UN Women/Ryan Brown

Beijing, China. November 2019.

UN Women China hosted an #orangetheworld 16 Days exhibition during Orange the World Launch Event.

Photo: UN Women/Liu Zhitao

Read More: www.unwomen.org/en/news/in-focus/end-violence-against-women

Portrait of Sudanese activist Huda Ali at UN Headquarters in New York on 30 October 2019.

The annual Security Council Open Debate on Women, Peace and Security is one of the largest gatherings of Member States at the UN every year. The Debate gives the international community a chance to take stock of the progress on women’s leadership and participation in peacebuilding, as well as their needs and concerns, and for Member States to make public commitments.

This year during the Women, Peace and Security Week, the women from Sudan called for actions to ensure Sudanese women’s meaningful participation in the transition process, protection of their rights, and disarmament within the country.

“We don't want an artificial peace process,” said Huda Ali, member of the women’s rights coalition MANSAM—an alliance of 176 members with representation from eight different political parties and 13 civil society bodies. “We want a real peace process, dealing with the issues of disarmament, and really to make sure there is 50 per cent women's participation across all levels and structures.”

Ali, who works with political parties, government representatives and women’s groups, emphasized that an inclusive peace process needs to take into account diverse perspectives: “We want to create a process that is really responding to the people’s aspirations about what peace means, because peace means different things to everyone.”

Photo: UN Women/Ryan Brown

Indigenous women’s groups perform a Tlalmanalli opening ceremony to kick off the Generation Equality Forum in Mexico. UN Women Executive Director Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka participated in a conversation with the women, following greetings and respects to the ceremony. The event was held at the Complejo Cultural Los Pinos in Mexico City on 29 March 2021.

“Tlalmanali” from the Nahuatl indigenous language, is an “offering to the earth.” a traditional greeting to the four winds, which consists of an altar on the ground that forms a circle surrounded by natural elements, divided into four directions (south, north, east and west). Each symoolizes an element of nature (earth, water, air, fire). It represents the seed fire of inauguration.

The collectives in charge of the ceremony were: Red Autónoma de Médicos Tradicionales y Parteras CDMX y Area Metropolitana, Colectivo de parteria LOG OLAJ ALAXIN SAGRADO NACIMIENTO, and Casa de medicina tradicional Ixchel.

Photo: UN Women/Dzilam Méndez

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Mexico City, Mexico, 31 March 2021 – The Generation Equality Forum Mexico concluded today with the unveiling of an Action Coalition blueprint and of new catalytic commitments for gender equality. These set the stage to pass the Forum’s torch to its next step in Paris on 30 June, which will be a major commitment-making moment. Youth and civil society leaders also launched a 2026 vision and a common feminist pathway. This progress was made possible by a vibrant intergenerational coalition of actors representing governments, civil society, feminist and youth organizations, the private sector, philanthropy, and international organizations.

The Forum in Mexico City, 29-31 March, engaged an estimated 10,000 people, including over 250 speakers from 85 countries to reinvigorate action and movements for gender equality. Reflecting the spirit to involve a new generation, nearly half the participants were under 30 years old. The meeting took place amid growing concerns that COVID-19 has exacerbated a “gender equality crisis”, making action and investment in women’s rights critical. A quarter century after the landmark Beijing Conference and Platform for Action, the Forum aimed to re-ignite efforts for full implementation.

Photo: UN Women/Dzilam Méndez

Read More: www.unwomen.org/en/news/stories/2021/3/press-release-open...

Scenes from the Opening Session of the Generation Equality Forum, held in Paris, France on 30 June 2021.

The Generation Equality Forum (June 30 – July 2) is a major global inflection point for gender equality. This landmark effort is bringing together governments, corporations and change makers from around the world to define and announce ambitious investments and policies. The result will be a permanent acceleration in equality, leadership and opportunity for women and girls worldwide.Convened by UN Women and co-hosted by the governments of Mexico and France, in partnership with youth and civil society, the Forum will also fuel a powerful and lasting coalition for gender equality. It presents a vital moment for activists, feminists, youth and allies to achieve transformative change for generations to come. It will mark the beginning of a five-year action journey led by six Action Coalitions and a Compact on Women, Peace and Security, and Humanitarian Action. This is a critical moment. COVID-19 has exacerbated existing gender inequities, with reports of rising violence against women, as well as higher adverse economic impacts caused both by increased unpaid care-giving and the fact that women work in more insecure, low-paid and informal jobs. Women of color, indigenous women and youth face compounded risks and barriers. We are living through a gender equality crisis, and the Generation Equality Forum offers a critical opportunity to confront it and accelerate implementation of the landmark Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action.

Photo: UN Women/Fabrice Gentile