Media advisory: UN Women Goodwill Ambassador Emma Watson to co-host a special event for the HeForShe campaign
Date:
(New York) British Actor and UN Women Goodwill Ambassador Emma Watson will co-host a special event for UN Women’s HeForShe campaign on 20 September 2014, at the United Nations Headquarters in New York City. The event aims to kick-start one of the largest solidarity movements of the 21st century for the achievement of gender equality calling upon one half of humanity in support of the other half for the benefit of all.
Over the next 12 months the HeForShe campaign intends to mobilize one billion men and boys as advocates and agents of change in ending the persisting inequalities faced by women and girls globally. The premise is that inequality is a human rights issue, the resolution of which will benefit everyone - socially, politically and economically.
The special event will bring together gender experts, government officials, senior United Nations officials, civil society organizations and HeForShe celebrity champions and role models to discuss the central role of men and boys in the achievement of gender equality, and to raise awareness that the support of women’s rights is a moral, social and economic imperative for humanity.
What: Special Event for UN Women’s HeForShe campaign.
Attendance by invitation only.
When: Saturday, 20 September 2014 from 5 - 7 p.m.
Where: United Nations Trusteeship Council, New York.
Note to media:
The event is open to UN accredited media only, but space is limited. RSVP at: http://goo.gl/keW56x
The event will be webcast live at: http://webtv.un.org/ and photos will be available for downloading:
https://www.dropbox.com/sh/2n8flqu6243k8wz/AADpVMiaumiiyw843sHEaZIga?dl=0
HeForShe is a solidarity movement for gender equality, which calls upon men and boys to stand up against the persisting inequalities faced by women and girls globally. The campaign strengthens the support for women’s rights as human rights by enlisting the support of men and exhorting them to put themselves forward as advocates for gender equality. www.heforshe.org