S4 Ep5: Charlotte Lobe on Commitments made at the Generation Equality Forum (Beijing+25) #ActForEqual

<h2>The Generation Equality Forum</h2> <p>The <a href="https://forum.generationequality.org/forum">Generation Equality Forum</a> took place in Paris from 30 June – 2 July 2021, the 2nd leg after Mexico City in March earlier this year.</p> <p>The Forum launched a 5-year action journey to achieve irreversible progress towards gender equality, founded on a series of concrete, ambitious and transformative actions, including $40 Billion in financial commitments, announced by UN Women Executive Director, Africa's very own Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka.</p> <p>Charlotte Lobe, South Africa's COO of the Department of International Relations and Co-Operation, joined us on the final day of the historical event, to give us insight into:</p> <ul> <li>what the 3 days of the Forum were about</li> <li>What Generation Equality is and it's context and background (hint: 1995 Beijing Platform for Action - see: https://www.unwomen.org/en/news/in-focus/csw59/feature-stories)</li> <li>The 4 Action Coalitions + 1 compact</li> <li>South Africa and Kenya's commitments: how do organisations, private sector, and civil society can take it and make it their own, realising the goals of the commitments made.</li> </ul> <p>PABWA has endorsed the commitments made by South Africa and Kenya, by putting forward our commitments highlighting specific programs and initiatives that are already in progress - making OUR commitments tangible, and therefore contributing to the goals of the commitments made.</p> <p>Our challenge to other organisations: show us your commitments!</p> --- Support this podcast: <a href="https://anchor.fm/fromafricatotheworld/support" rel="payment">https://anchor.fm/fromafricatotheworld/support</a>