(Opening & Plenary) High-level meeting convened…

• Opening segment

• • H.E. Ms. Annalena Baerbock, President of the General Assembly
  • H.E. Mr. António Guterres, United Nations Secretary General
  • H.E. Ms. Huang Xiaowei, Deputy Head of the National Working Committee on Children and Women of the State Council of China, as host of the Fourth World Conference on Women
  • Ms. Sima Bahous, Executive Director of UN Women
  • Ms. Diene Keita, Executive Director of United Nations Population Fund
  • Ms. Nahla Haider, Chair of the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women
  • Ms. Claudia Flores, Chair of the Working Group on discrimination against women and girls.
  • Ms. Reem Alsalem, Special Rapporteur on violence against women and girls, its causes and consequences
  • Ms. Cecilia Suárez, Eminent high-level champion of gender equality and UN Global Advocate for Spotlight Initiative
  • Ms. Memory Kachambwa, Executive Director of the African Women's Development and Communication Network (FEMNET)
  • Ms. Nadia Murad, Human Rights Activist and Founder of Nadia's initiative

• Plenary segment

• • Statements by Member States, members of the specialized agencies, and intergovernmental organizations and entities that have observer status with the General Assembly

The high-level meeting convened by the President of the General Assembly is an opportunity for world leaders to demonstrate the political will and accountability required to realize the promise of gender equality and the empowerment of all women and girls and the full and equal enjoyment of their human rights and fundamental freedoms. With five years remaining in the SDG timeline, the high-level meeting will be leveraged to identify areas to prioritize for investment, acceleration and action, in alignment with national priorities, which are essential to achieve sustainable development, peace and human rights.

Guiding questions

1. Reaffirmation: What structural changes have been made in the last five years to achieve gender equality? What have been the impacts? How will these achievements be maintained and expanded?

2. Resources: What are some successful approaches to strengthening gender equality through public policy implementation and monitoring (budgeting, accountability mechanisms, collaboration with stakeholders, capacity development, etc.)? What are some innovative ways of resourcing that have been adopted, including for national gender equality machineries, to ensure the full implementation of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action?

3. Acceleration: What concrete commitments can be made to significantly accelerate progress toward national gender equality priorities, in line with the Beijing+30 process?