Saturday, 21 September, 2024
16:00 - 17:15

Accelerating Spotlight Initiative's high-impact effort to end violence against women and girls

three women smiling
UN Headquarters, Conference Room 2 (CR2)

The draft Pact for the Future, which underpins the Summit of the Future, recognizes the need to “promote gender equality and empower and protect all women and girls as essential prerequisites to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals.” This includes taking “targeted and accelerated action to eliminate all forms of violence against all women and girls.”

This high-level event will bring together a range of leaders and partners to secure commitments that ensure the wider ending violence against women and girls agenda is adequately resourced to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals.

Date: Saturday, 21 September 2024
Time: 4 - 5:15 p.m.
Venue: UN Headquarters, Conference Room 2 (CR2)

Speakers:

  • UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina J. Mohammed
  • Her Majesty Queen Mathilde of the Belgians
  • H. E. Dubravka Šuica European Commission Vice-President
  • UN Global Advocate and Actress Cecilia Suárez
  • UN Women Regional Ambassador for Africa Jaha Dukureh
  • RISE CEO and Founder Amanda Nguyen
  • Olympic Athlete and Activist Emma Oudiou
  • Moderated by WAYE Talks Founder Sinead Bovell

Sponsored by the governments of Belgium, Ecuador and Sierra Leone, the European Union, the World Bank and Spotlight Initiative's Global Civil Society Reference Group.

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