What are Action Coalitions?

Action Coalitions are global, innovative, multi-stakeholder partnerships that are mobilizing governments, civil society, international organizations, and the private sector to:

• catalyze collective action

• spark global and local conversations among generations,

• drive increased public & private investment,

• deliver concrete, game-changing results for girls and women.

Based on human rights principles, and through a data-driven process of consultation with international feminist groups, grassroots activist organizations, governments and other partners, the selected themes of the Generation Equality Action Coalitions are:

1. Gender-Based Violence

2. Economic justice and rights

3. Bodily autonomy and sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR)

4. Feminist action for climate justice

5. Technology and innovation for Gender Equality

6. Feminist movements and leadership

In addition, a Compact on Women, Peace and Security and Humanitarian Action will work to drive action and resources toward this agenda.

Each Action Coalition will propose a targeted set of concrete, ambitious and immediate actions within the period of 2020-2025 to deliver tangible impact on gender equality and girls’ and women’s human rights. They will secure financing for this agenda, to address systemic resource gaps that have so far hampered impact.

This communique outlines the leadership criteria, process and timeline for the Generation Equality Action Coalitions. Read more►

 

How are Action Coalitions accelerating a transformative agenda of generational change?

This accelerated action agenda is taking on the following cross-cutting issues, in order to deliver tangible results: 

• Financing

• Transforming Gender Norms (including by engaging men and boys)

• Law and Policy Reform

• Education

• Gender Data and Accountability

• Addressing intersectional discrimination

• Focusing on systemic change by addressing structural inequalities

Further, fragile and conflict-affected contexts will be intentionally addressed through explicit actions.

Centrality of adolescent girls and young women: At the heart of this groundbreaking, multi-generational campaign are adolescent girls and young women. Young people are mobilizing and making their voices heard, lifting up those who have been silenced, stigmatized and shamed far too long and driving transformative change. This new generation is seizing the moment to reimagine their lives, societies, economies and systems to uphold human rights, achieve gender equality and ensure that no one is left behind. One of the concrete actions in each Action Coalition will focus on the rights of adolescent girls and young women.

 

How to become an Action Coalition Commitment Maker?

The Generation Equality Action Coalitions represent a unique opportunity to make concrete change for millions of women and girls across and accelerating results on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

Check how Member States and Private Sector companies can join the Action Coalitions and make strong commitments to one or several Action Coalitions. You can apply to become an Action Coalition Commitment Maker here and define commitments using the “Action Coalitions Commitments Handbook”. All Leaders and Commitment Makers are invited to register their commitments through the Commitments Platform until 22 June 2021 COB EST.

 

FAQ – Commitment Micro-Site

A FAQ is also available to provide additional information to Member States interested in registering commitments to the Action Coalitions.

 

How will the Action Coalitions be developed?

Each Action Coalition launched a draft Blueprint at the Generation Equality Forum at Mexico City on 29 – 31 March 2021. Together these Blueprints comprise a Global Acceleration Plan for Gender Equality. The Action Coalitions will present an advanced version of the Global Acceleration Plan at the Generation Equality Forum at Paris, 30 June – 2 July 2021 and will call for strong commitments to it.