On 23 November 2021, AGIP hosted the webinar ‘Where are we on the adolescent agenda? Taking a deep dive into Covid-19 evidence and SDG data gaps to launch two recent AGIP and partner published reports:
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Will It Be Youth Participation or Co-Creation in Generation Equality?
What does participation look like as we continue to engage in the Generation Equality process?
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CSW65: Adolescent Girls Dialogue on Feminist Movements, Leadership and Accountability in Generation Equality
On 18 March 2021, AGIP held a virtual event on the margins of the 65th Commission on the Status of Women. Click here to view the event recording: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MTRiqQ7bRv8
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Adolescent Girls Dialogue on Feminist Movements, Leadership and Accountability in Generation Equality
18 March 2021
On 18 March 2021, AGIP held a virtual event on the margins of the 65th Commission on the Status of Women.
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Beyond commitments: Championing a new Girl-Centred Accountability Charter
New York
21 September 2024
3:00pm GMT-4 (New York, Toronto)
90 minutes
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Event title: Beyond commitments: Championing a new Girl-Centered Accountability Charter
Organizing Partners: AMPLIFY Girls, Government of Canada, Government of Sierra Leone, UNICEF
Schedule: 21st September, 15:00-16:30 EST, 90 minutes
Venue: Blue Gallery, New York City
Background: Despite growing interest in adolescent girls’ leadership, global advocacy andpolicy spaces often lack formal accountability mechanisms that meaningfully include adolescent girls in delivering and tracking progress on commitments made towards gender equality and girls’ rights. Furthermore, many financial pledges made to advance girls’ rights fail to directly benefit them. Key global advocacy and policy spaces, such as the Summit of the Future and Beijing+30, offer opportunities for renewed multi-stakeholder commitments that will significantly impact the lives and futures of adolescent girls. Hence, advocating for their meaningful inclusion beyond making commitments is crucial to accelerate the progress towards a more equitable global future.
Event overview: Aligned with the actions and commitments outlined in the Pact for the Future, particularly those related to youth participation, gender equality, and the transformation of global governance, this event will spotlight the need for girls’ inclusion in delivering the global commitments on girls’ rights and launch a Girl-Centered Accountability Charter to drive progress following the Summit.
Key Highlights:
- Adolescent girl intervention on the critical need for girl-centered accountability.
- Insights presentation from ongoing research on girl-led accountability.
- Launch of the Girl-Centered Accountability Charter along with the first group of member state Champions committed to practicing and promoting girl-centered accountability through AGIP’s Accountability Initiative.
Participants invited: Member states, Adolescent girls and youth, UN bodies, Girl-centered CSOs
Purpose:
- Girls’ aspirations, priorities, and recommendations inform the implementation of the Summit’s commitments.
- Increased political momentum and accountability on advancing girls’ rights in the follow-up to the Summit of the Future and towards Beijing+30.
- Governments express willingness to become active allies with and for adolescent girls in global policy spaces and within their own countries’ leadership to advance the adolescent girl agenda.
Registration details
Please note that AGIP is organizing this session as a part of the very first Youth Power Summit 2024 co-organized by Fondation Botnar and Restless Development, coinciding with the UN’s Summit of the Future.
About the Youth Power Summit 2024
- With 1.8 billion individuals representing the largest generation of young people in history, we must ensure young voices are not only heard but actively included in the global decision-making process.
- The two-day Youth Power Summit (21-22 September) will serve as a vibrant platform where young people can engage directly with policymakers, share their perspectives, and advocate for their rights and wellbeing.
To attend the AGIP Accountability Event, please register for Day 1 of the Youth Power Summit.
In keeping with the Youth Power Summit’s principles of inclusivity and youth participation, AGIP will only be reserving slots for speakers. All other interested members need to register via the link above, which will give you access to the entirety of Day 1 of YPS. We highly encourage registered participants to explore the full YPS programme and join more than one event.
Please note: Tickets are on a first come first serve basis, and are extremely limited, so sign up fast!
Other information: Please revisit this page for information on accessibility, media and safety guidelines.
In Conversation with Adolescent Girls: What it means to be Girl’s Ally on the Global Stage
Orange Room, UNFPA Headquarters New York
15 March 2024
9:00am GMT-4 (New York, Toronto)
90 minutes
Friday, 15th March, 9:00 am – 11 am EDT
During this event on the fringes of CSW we heard from adolescent girls directly on the challenges they face, specifically with regards to participating in political dialogues and inclusion in accountability processes. They presented their ideas on enabling and empowering allyship, and what needs to happen to shift power and resources to adolescent girls and young feminist-led initiatives.
The first hour featured a high-level, intergenerational panel between adolescent girls and member states: Canada, Kenya, Sierra Leone and the United States of America. It was followed by an interactive workshop where all participants were invited to join intergenerational, multi-stakeholder groups to further unpack what it meant to show up as an ally for adolescent girls in global spaces. All dialogues will be facilitated alongside outcome-focused questions.
As a concrete output, we compiled a list of practical solutions from all the participants that would be utilised for further advocacy on allyship for girls in intergovernmental processes in the lead-up to the Summit of the Future later this year.
No more excuses! Accountability mechanisms for girls and young women
Kigali Convention Center, Rwanda
19 July 2023
Wednesday, 19th July, 3:30pm – 5:00pm (local Rwanda time)
This session, facilitated by young people, showcases approaches to achieving accountability for adolescent girls and young women in all their diversity. We will hear from diverse stakeholders on challenges, solutions, and commitments which advance power being shifted to adolescent girls – nothing about them, without them.
Intergenerational Dialogue with leaders of Generation Equality Action Coalition 6
On 18 February, adolescent girls and representatives the Generation Equality Action Coalition on Feminist Movements and Leadership met for an intergenerational exchange on the specific needs and actions for adolescent girls.
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Youth Voices in Generation Equality and Action Coalitions
On 17th September, the Adolescent Girl Investment Plan (AGIP)1 in collaboration with the Generation Equality Youth Task Force hosted two intergenerational dialogues between Action Coalition leaders and over 150 girls and young people. They shared their ideas on how they want to engage in Generation Equality and the Action Coalitions and spoke to the issues that are important to them. Action Coalition leaders shared their plans and their reflections on meaningful girls’ engagement.
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