Watch the 2023 IDG Summit: Investing in Girls' Rights

Thank You for Joining Girls Speak Out 2023!

On 10 October 2023, the Working Group on Girls hosted the 11th annual Girls Speak Out in the ECOSOC Chamber at UN Headquarters. Drawing on the IDG theme "Invest in Girls' Rights: Our Leadership & Wellbeing," girl activists and girl advocates participated in a hybrid townhall designed to deliver unscripted, authentic dialogue between policymakers and girl leaders in all their diversity and intersectional identities.

In candid, girl-led conversations, girls shared how they are impacted by the continuing neglect and under-investment in girls' rights and asked direct questions of policymakers about the resources needed to reach their full potential and contribute to the 2030 Agenda. The townhall also included video submissions from girls who could not attend live, enhancing participation and broadening the global dialogue. Distinguished members of the UN community and commitment makers aligned with Generation Equality and the Sustainable Development Goals responded to the statements and questions put forth by girls and spoke to how the United Nations can commit to supporting girls' call for accountability.

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