On 16 March, at a high-level dialogue against the backdrop of the 66th Session of the UN Commission on the Status of Women (CSW66), UN Women Executive Director Sima Bahous gathered with Action Coalition Leaders and global Generation Equality actors to reflect on the concrete progress made since the Generation Equality Forum in Paris and to share her bold vision to ensure future success.

“We must not lose focus and the sense of urgency and partnerships that characterized the Generation Equality Forum,” said Ms. Bahous. “You can count on my full engagement and UN Women’s leadership and support as we march forward together,” she added, re-iterating her firm commitment to prioritize action on the key next steps of the Generation Equality journey. Ms. Bahous outlined three priorities for the way forward: accountability for existing commitments and support for implementation; generating new commitments; and continuing to promote the multistakeholder and intergenerational nature of the Generation Equality, as an example of inclusive multilateralism. Read the full story here.

A visual representation of the journey ahead for Generation Equality produced by theDifference, outlining the exciting moments and impactful work that lies ahead.

The flagship event marked the culmination of a 24-hour-long Generation Equality mobilization at CSW66, filled with over thirty events led by partners around the world. The diverse events convened under the 24-hour umbrella - including dynamic sessions on the Action Coalitions, Global Alliance for Care, the Compact on Women, Peace and Security and Humanitarian Action, as well as events on strengthening partner engagement in Generation Equality co-convened by adolescent girl groups together with Member States and others – demonstrated that the momentum of the Generation Equality agenda continues to build globally and become increasingly rooted locally.

The consultation on indicators for Action Coalitions Targets was open to all Action Coalition stakeholders, governments, civil society, youth-led organizations, private sector, UN agencies, academia and others. The consultation period was 6 - 24 December, 2021.
Participants were encouraged to provide their endorsements for current indicator proposals and/or alternate indicator proposals (if any) and other relevant feedback. At the conclusion of the consultation, 273 inputs were received from 70 organizations. The final indicators selected to monitor the Action Coalition Targets, along with a full transcript of the contributions received, are available below, as are a set of frequently asked questions about the process.

Next steps

Now that the consultation is complete, UN Women will work closely with indicator custodian agencies and other data producers to have a clear understanding of the data currently available, frequency of data collection and what disaggregation is possible. Metadata and baseline data will be uploaded to the Generation Equality website as it becomes available.