The Action Coalitions will deliver concrete and transformative change for women and girls around the world in the coming five years. They will focus on\u00a0six\u00a0themes\u00a0<\/a>\u00a0that are\u00a0critical\u00a0for\u00a0achieving\u00a0gender\u00a0equality. In addition to the coalition on\u00a0gender-based violence\u00a0there are five other coalitions The 65\u00a0initial\u00a0leaders of the Action Coalitions represent\u00a0Member States,\u00a0diverse\u00a0feminist and women\u2019s rights organizations, youth-led organizations, philanthropic\u00a0entities,\u00a0UN agencies and other international Further\u00a0appointments of\u00a0the Action Coalitions\u2019 leaders\u00a0will be\u00a0made in the next few months, including private sector companies and youth-led organizations,\u00a0to\u00a0ensure\u00a0intersectional and intergenerational leadership.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n The Action\u00a0Coalitions\u2019\u00a0leaders\u00a0were\u00a0selected by\u00a0the\u00a0<\/span>Generation Equality Forum Core Group<\/a>, which includes\u00a0France, Mexico, Civil Society and UN Women.\u00a0<\/span> The Action Coalitions are\u00a0one of\u00a0the\u00a0key\u00a0outcomes\u00a0of the Generation Equality Forum\u00a0that\u00a0will kick off in Mexico City, Mexico,\u00a0and culminate\u00a0in Paris, France,\u00a0in the first half of 2021.\u00a0The Generation Equality Forum, accelerated\u00a0by\u00a0the\u00a0Action\u00a0Coalitions,\u00a0will\u00a0mobilize\u00a0urgent action\u00a0to make irreversible progress\u00a0towards\u00a0gender equality and women\u2019s and girls\u2019 human rights globally.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n This announcement comes as\u00a0the\u00a0world responds to the impacts of COVID-19, which is exacerbating gender and other inequalities and disproportionally affecting women and girls in all countries.\u00a0In\u00a0this context of the pandemic,\u00a0the\u00a0Generation Equality Forum and\u00a0Action Coalitions are\u00a0important and\u00a0urgently needed\u00a0to get through this pandemic, to recover faster, and\u00a0build\u00a0a more just,\u00a0inclusive,\u00a0and equitable\u00a0future for everyone.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n The Action Coalitions\u2019\u00a0leaders will come\u00a0together in the coming months\u00a0to co-design concrete,\u00a0game-changing\u00a0Blueprints for action\u00a0to be implemented\u00a0over\u00a0the next five years.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Beginning in September 2020,\u00a0a set of virtual public conversations\u00a0will mobilize and capture women\u2019s and young people\u2019s voices\u00a0to\u00a0inform the Action Coalitions.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n The Action Coalition\u00a0Blueprints\u00a0will\u00a0then\u00a0be\u00a0refined\u00a0at\u00a0the\u00a0Generation Equality Forum in\u00a0Mexico City, during the first part of 2021,\u00a0and\u00a0officially launched at the\u00a0Generation Equality Forum\u00a0in The Action Coalitions aim to mobilize a broad support in addition to the leadership structure.\u00a0A broad set of stakeholders will be involved\u00a0in the\u00a0design of the Action Coalitions during the\u00a0next months\u00a0and will be provided Violence against women is a major threat to global public health and human rights, cutting across boundaries of age, race, religion, ethnicity, disability, geography, culture and wealth. WHO is committed to working towards a world in which all women![\"Generation](\"https:\/\/www.who.int\/images\/default-source\/departments\/reproductive-health\/violence-against-women\/generation-equality-logo.jpg?sfvrsn=2ca0de8c_4\" "\\"Generation"){kind=logo}
<\/a>The\u00a0
\n Generation\u00a0Equality Forum<\/a>\u2014a\u00a0global gathering for gender equality, convened by UN Women and co-hosted by the\u00a0governments\u00a0of
\n Mexico and France\u00a0in partnership with civil society\u2014today announced the leaders of the\u00a0Generation Equality\u00a0Action Coalitions<\/a>,\u00a0to\u00a0achieve\u00a0gender
\n equality\u00a0and all women\u2019s and girls\u2019 human rights.\u00a0WHO, together with\u00a0The United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women\u00a0(UN Women)\u00a0have been invited to\u00a0co-lead the Action Coalition
\n focusing on ending gender-based\u00a0violence.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
\n on\u00a0economic justice and rights, bodily autonomy and sexual and reproductive health and rights, feminist action for climate justice, technology and innovation for gender equality, and feminist movements and leadership. Adolescent\u00a0girls
\n and young women will be at the heart of\u00a0each\u00a0Action Coalition\u2019s\u00a0work.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
\n organizations (full list here<\/a>).\u00a0\u00a0The Action
\n Coalitions\u2019\u00a0leaders\u00a0bring deep commitment to and experience\u00a0in\u00a0advancing\u00a0gender equality and\u00a0women\u2019s human rights and reflect\u00a0the\u00a0different\u00a0experiences and identities of women and girls
\n from around the world.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
\n Five criteria<\/a>
\n \u00a0were followed to\u00a0select\u00a0the leaders, including evidence of leaders\u2019 commitment and past record of achievement in the respective\u00a0Action Coalitions\u2019 themes.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>\n <\/p>\n<\/div>\nNext steps<\/span><\/h2>\n<\/p>\n
\n Paris, later in 2021.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
\n with opportunities to commit to transformative actions to advance gender equality and women\u2019s rights.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\n live their lives free of violence and discrimination. Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director-General, World Health Organization<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n