The Girls’ Pact for the Future
Youth reimagining a gender-equal future
To ensure their voices are heard, adolescent girls and young people aged 15-24 from around the world developed the Girls’ Pact for the Future sharing their concerns with the current state of the world, their vision of a positive future with gender equality at its heart, and clear and actionable recommendations for policy makers to achieve gender equality.
The Girls’ Pact for the Future was developed as part of the research “Our Voices for our Tomorrow” which provides more details on the methodology and on young people’s views of the future.
Download the Girls’ Pact:
Girls' Pact for the Future – English
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Girls' Pact for the future – French
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Girls' Pact for the Future – Spanish
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Transformative Actions for Adolescent Girls and Young People
The Summit of the Future hosted by the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) is a high-level event taking place on 22-23 September 2024 in New York, USA. The Summit brings together world leaders with the aim of accelerating efforts to meet existing international commitments such as the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and take concrete steps to strengthen international cooperation to better respond to emerging challenges and opportunities.
If the Girl’s Pact for the Future is adolescent girls and young people’s vision for a gender-equal future with their recommendations on how to get to that future, the Transformative Actions for Adolescent Girls and Young People translates that vision directly into the Summit of the Future process.
The same young people who developed the Girls’ Pact, together with Plan International and its partners, have identified the top Actions in the draft of the Pact for the Future that they believe will be the most impactful in achieving their vision for the future.
This document can be used by girls’ rights activists in advocating for governments to commit to supporting and investing in adolescent girls and young people during and beyond the Summit of the Future.
8 Transformative Actions for Adolescent Girls and Young People
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This is the future girls want – will world leaders listen?
I am Samikshya, a 19-year-old girl from Nepal. I want to share with you the struggles that adolescent girls like me face.
Despite progress towards the 2030 Agenda, many of us are still being denied our rights, face discrimination, and are underestimated in our potential to be change-makers. With only 12% of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) on track, and nearly half moderately or severely off track, it’s clear that urgent action is needed.
It’s essential our voices are heard at the Summit of the Future in New York in September. The Pact for the Future (the document governments will agree as a blueprint for future development work) must call out the experiences and accept the demands of girls from across the globe – or it may not be a world in which we can even survive.
The time to act is now.
Download and share girls’ demands
Download and share on social the #FutureGirlsWant to see come out of the Summit of the Future process.
Which of these demands from girls feel most urgent to you? Use the hashtag: #FutureGirlsWant
Support for the Girls’ Pact:
“The Girls Pact is such an inspiring example of youth leadership, and we just need more examples of this in every part of the system of the UN.”
Harshani Dharmadasa, Senior Director, UN Foundation
“The Girls’ Pact is more than a set of demands; it’s a movement. It harnesses the power of girls to lead and innovate, leveraging their voices as powerful catalysts for global change. By supporting this pact, PMNCH is helping lay the foundation for a generation of women and girl leaders who will reshape our world for the better.”
Rt. Hon. Helen Clark, Partnership for Maternal, Newborn and Child Health (PMNCH) Board Chair
I applaud the dedication, bravery, and vision of the young people who created this pact and are committed to making their vision a reality.
Joy Zawadi, Co-Chair Adolescent Girls Investment Plan (AGIP) & Executive Director, Akili Dada
Girls and young women encounter numerous obstacles every day, and it is our duty to address these issues. We recognise the importance of using our influence to advocate for the Girls’ Pact and appreciate the focus on education as a key tool for achieving gender equality.
“We know that girls and youth overall are powerful agents of change and we’re committed to amplifying your ideas and your voices. “
Amrita Paul, Director, Global Affairs Canada
“We cannot achieve a gender equal future without meaningfully partnering with and funding girls and young feminist leaders in education. UN Girls’ Education Initiative commits to working with and for girls and young feminists in all their diversity to realise the Girls’ Pact for the Future.“
Natasha Harris-Harb, United Nations Girls’ Education Initiative (UNGEI)
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