United Nations HeForShe IMPACT Summit to launch groundbreaking global solutions for gender equality at the UN General Assembly

NEW YORK, Sept. 21, 2018 /CNW/ -- On September 26th, the United Nations HeForShe movement is convening world leaders, global CEOs, activists and celebrities to introduce groundbreaking solutions to achieve gender equality around the world. Her Majesty Queen Rania, Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, Award-winning Actress and UN Women's Global Goodwill Ambassador, Anne Hathaway, and Actor and Activist, Winston Duke are set to issue a global call to action for gender equality during the Summit. Musical Artist MILCK is also scheduled to perform.

Leading up to the Summit, Actor and HeForShe Advocate Mark Consuelos is launching the #MorePowerfulTogether campaign featuring major landmarks globally including the Empire State Building and Bloomberg Tower in NYC, and CN Tower, Toronto. These buildings will turn off half of their lights on the evening of September 24^th--creating a visual metaphor that illustrates the power lost when the world excludes half its population – women – from society, economies and communities.  For full list of participating buildings go to: https://bit.ly/2DbWIqg 

Created by UN Women in 2014, the HeForShe solidarity movement has so far mobilized 1.7 million men as advocates for gender equality, generating more than 1.3 billion conversations on social media.

MEDIA RSVP LINK: https://invtdu.to/lkmor  [RSVP DEADLINE SEPT 25]

SPEAKERS LIST: Her Majesty Queen Rania, Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan
           Sauli Niinistö, His Excellency, President of Finland 
           Paul Kagame, His Excellency, President of Rwanda, Chairperson of the African Union 
           Guðni Th. Jóhannesson, His Excellency, President of Iceland 
           Arthur Peter Mutharika, His Excellency, President of Malawi 
           Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka, Under Secretary-General and Executive Director of UN Women
           Anne Hathaway, Award Winning Actress and UN Women Global Goodwill Ambassador
           Winston Duke, Actor and Activist
           Ahmad Alhendawi, Secretary-General of the World Organization of the Scout Movement
           Ari Emanuel, CEO, William Morris Endeavour 
           Bob Moritz, Global Chairman, PwC
           Bruce Cleaver, CEO, De Beers Group 
           Emmanuel Faber, Chairman and CEO, Danone 
           Jean-Laurent Bonnafé, CEO, BNP Paribas 
           Kevin Sneader, Global Managing Partner, McKinsey & Company 
           Ravi Rajan, President, California Institute of the Arts

SEE FULL LIST OF SPEAKERS: https://bit.ly/2Df40to

WHERE:     Cipriani 42nd Street, 110 E 42nd St, New York, NY 10017

WHEN:       Sept 26^th | 10:00 A.M– 12:00 P.M. ET

EVENT PHOTOS:  https://www.flickr.com/photos/heforshe/

LIVESTREAM LINK: www.HeForShe.org/livestream 

JOIN THE CONVERSATION: Follow @HeForShe and @UN_Women and share your messages using the hashtags #HeForShe #MorePowerfulTogether #UNGA

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