UN Women's HeForShe Campaign Special Event

(New York, 19 September) — To kick-start a solidarity movement in support of women’s rights and full equality between women and men, UN Women held a special event for the HeForShe campaign from United Nations Headquarters in New York today.

In her new role as UN Women Goodwill Ambassador, British actor and event co-host Emma Watson called on men and boys worldwide to join the movement for gender equality today. She was joined by United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and UN Women Executive Director Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka, along with actor Kiefer Sutherland and civil society representatives, in a discussion about the central role men and boys can play in the achievement of gender equality. CNN anchor Wolf Blitzer moderated the discussion.

Photo: UN Women/Simon Luethi

For more on the event, please see: http://www.unwomen.org/news/stories/2014/9/20-september-heforshe-press-release

To join the HeForShe campaign, please visit: http://www.heforshe.org/