UN Women is making a call for the composition of a time-limited (August 2019- September 2020) Youth Task force. The UN Women Beijing+25 Youth Task Force will allow young people to unite and mobilize in order to empower women and girls toward the realization of gender equality by 2030. While great progress has been made since 189 governments adopted the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action (BPfA) in 1995, many young women and girls continue to be amongst the most marginalized and vulnerable. They face multiple barriers including violence, limited or unequal access to resources, persistent inequalities and stereotypical cultural norms. Breaking the trajectories of gender inequality has been a particularly difficult and slow process. At the current pace of change, it will take 50 years to achieve parity in political participation and 118 years for true pay equality – unless we act now.
Programme Details
- Number of awards: 30.
- Duration: August 2019 – September 2020 .
- Target group: Open to women.
Benefits:
The Youth Task Force will be an opportunity for young people to:
- Support and guide UN Women’s efforts to place young people at the center of the Beijing+25 processes.
- Be part of a network of young supporters that will foster momentum on youth engagement for gender equality on a global level.
- Exchange expertise and knowledge with young people that are working towards the same objective.
- Recognition of contribution.
Nomination Criteria:
Applicants for the UN Women Beijing+25 Youth Task Force will be chosen against the following criteria:
- Regional and geographic balance.
- Compliance with the age requirement.
- Nomination to the task force will adhere to the leave no one behind principle ensuring diverse representation across intersectional complexities, including marital status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, indigenous and ethnic identities, and refugee or migrant status.
- Proven experience in youth mobilization.
- Interest and motivation.
- Priority will be given to applicants that represent broad networks, youth organisations, and civic movements from the following constituencies; youth gender equality advocates, young women human rights defenders, young male gender activists, rural, indigenous, lesbian, bi, and queer young women, trans, intersex, and gender non-conforming young people, disability, child
widows, child brides, young women living with HIV, young workers including migrant workers and domestic workers, young migrants and refugees. - Nomination will seek broad representation from young advocates who focus their work on the 12 critical areas of concern of Declaration and Platform for Action: poverty, education and training, health, violence, armed conflict, economy, power and decision-making, institutional mechanisms, human rights, media, environment, and the girl child
Application instructions:
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