Gender Equality Festival 2021: from Women’s Day to the Generation Equality Forum/India Programme
The Generation Equality Forum which set off in Mexico City on 29 th March and culminates in Paris on 2 nd July is the most significant milestone for gender equality since the Beijing world conference in 1995. This ground-breaking multi-generational campaign and global gathering is convened by UN Women and co-hosted by the governments of Mexico and France. Considering that no country has so far achieved full gender equality, the Forum will foster a series of transformative actions, including investments and policies, to accelerate the progress for gender equality by 2030. Action Coalitions will announce concrete plans of action and bold commitments to this effect, especially in the light of the COVID-19 pandemic which has pushed back progress with respect to equality. As stated in the joint press release from the President of the French Republic, H.E. Mr Emmanuel Macron, and the Executive Director of UN Wome...