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May 14, 2023

Youth Voices in Generation Equality and Action Coalitions

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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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May 14, 2023

Generation Equality Strategic Plan with and for Girls and Youth

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The Generation Equality process is an opportunity to build momentum and commitment with adolescent girls and young people to shape the feminist future we want to see as a result of the 25th anniversary of the Beijing Platform for Action. Girls, adolescents and young women in all their diversity are leading the way in the fight for racial, gender and climate justice. Their power has grown from local contexts to international spaces, however, they still have to fight to be seated at the table as a legitimate stakeholder in decision making processes. 

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April 17, 2023

Young Leaders’ Experiences and Recommendations to Strategically Tackle Child, Early, and Forced Marriage

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Tackling the drivers and outcomes of child marriage requires the voices of young activists and researchers as we are able to bring a fresh perspective to understanding the pressures that adolescent girls face in our communities and contribute ideas about solutions that will resonate in our specific contexts. In this commentary, we bring together the voices and experiences of three young women activists and researchers from three additional regions—Eastern Europe, Latin America, and the Middle East.

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April 17, 2023

Adolescent Girls and COVID-19:Mapping the evidence on interventions

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With the COVID-19 crisis continuing to evolve, evidence on the effectiveness of short-term emergency-oriented responses and long-term mitigation strategies is expanding but still limited. There are, and will continue to be, substantial evidence gaps on programming to address risk across outcomes of importance to adolescent girls.

More evidence is needed to slow the risks posed by the pandemic for this sub-population, which can help guide gender- and age-responsive prevention and impact mitigation investments. Evidence from approaches delivered in other unstable contexts may offer important lessons for decision-making in the current context. Recognizing this, Population Council conducted a structured review (under the auspices of the AGIP) of existing evidence collected prior to the pandemic, across low- and middle-income country contexts.

April 17, 2023

The Road to Generation Equality Forum: An Opportunity to Accelerate Progress with Adolescents and Young People

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Over the last 25 years, the world has made tremendous strides in shaping a more gender-equal world. Still, millions of adolescent girls and young women face barriers to realizing their health and rights. At a time when the COVID-19 pandemic has created new setbacks and widened the gulf for girls and women, the Generation Equality Forum (GEF),which began in Mexico City in March and culminates in Paris in June, affords us a unique opportunity to accelerate progress for all.

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