The following are Equality Now’s input to the United Nations High Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development 2019.

Every July, the United Nations hosts the High Level Political Forum (HLPF) in New York where civil society organizations, including Equality Now, and United Nations member states, and attendees collectively review progress against the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). In addition to making recommendations to governments, we take part in several panel discussions and side events throughout the HLPF period and often organize and co-sponsor events ourselves.

Key takeaways and recommendations

Equality Now’s recommendations in 2019 focused on urging governments to:

Reduce sexual violence in schools

Eliminate all discrimination on the basis of sex

Deliver justice for girls

Enact robust laws to protect against sexual violence

Enact comprehensive laws to end female genital mutilation (FGM)

End human trafficking and exploitation

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The United Nations Working Group on Discrimination against Women and Girls (WGDAWG)

The United Nations Working Group on Discrimination Against Women and Girls will visit Zimbabwe to understand issues related to discrimination against women and girls.

Kazakhstan – Information for Consideration by Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) at its Pre-Sessional Working Group in July 2025

In our submission, we detail concerns regarding laws related to sexual violence and child and forced marriage, as well as procedures and practices that effectively deny access to justice for women and girls who are survivors of sexual violence and child and forced marriage.

Intervention on the Activity Report of the Special Rapporteur on the Rights of Women in Africa

Equality Now calls for stronger implementation of the Maputo Protocol, including lifting reservations, reforming discriminatory laws, ending FGM, and ensuring State accountability.

Equality Now recommendations to the UN High Level Political Forum 2019

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The United Nations Working Group on Discrimination against Women and Girls (WGDAWG)

Kazakhstan – Information for Consideration by Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) at its Pre-Sessional Working Group in July 2025

Intervention on the Activity Report of the Special Rapporteur on the Rights of Women in Africa

Equality Now recommendations to the UN High Level Political Forum 2019

Key takeaways and recommendations

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Languages

Classification

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The United Nations Working Group on Discrimination against Women and Girls (WGDAWG)

Kazakhstan – Information for Consideration by Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) at its Pre-Sessional Working Group in July 2025

Intervention on the Activity Report of the Special Rapporteur on the Rights of Women in Africa

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