Revisit Girls Speak Out 2024: IDG Summit & Global Days of Action

Thank You for Joining Girls Speak Out 2024!

Girls Speak Out 2024 introduced an expanded format to strengthen girl-led advocacy inside the United Nations and across communities worldwide. In recognition of the upcoming 30th anniversary of the Beijing Platform for Action—and the unfinished work to fully realize girls' rights—the summit created new opportunities for girl activists and their peers to lead, learn, and advocate.

The event featured a 90-minute intergenerational townhall bringing together girl activists, Member State representatives, and UN agencies for authentic dialogue on the current gaps in girls' rights. Following the townhall, girl activists facilitated hands-on learning labs where participants built practical advocacy skills in small groups, with virtual attendees joining via Zoom breakout rooms.

The year also saw the launch of the Girls Speak Out Playbook—a guide for girl-led and girl-centered organizations to host local, national, or regional Girls Speak Outs in their own communities—alongside the 11 Days of Action digital advocacy campaign (October 1–11), amplifying a different theme each day tied to girls' rights.

This event was sponsored by the Working Group on Girls, the Permanent Mission of Canada to the United Nations, the Permanent Mission of Peru to the United Nations, the Permanent Mission of Türkiye to the United Nations, UN Women, UNICEF, and UNFPA.