For the Pact for the Future to succeed, include women and girls : Ellen Johnson Sirleaf / DEVEX

The upcoming Summit of the Future aims to create a Pact for the Future to revive lagging progress on the Sustainable Development Goals. The author argues that gender equality must be central to this pact, as it's crucial for addressing poverty, climate change, and security issues.

1. "Without concrete steps to accelerate progress toward gender equality, the pact will fail to achieve its aims."
2. "Mainstreaming gender equality is critical to achieving the accelerated impact the world desperately needs."   Ellen Sirleaf the underrepresentation of women in government leadership globally and emphasizes the positive outcomes of increased women's representation:

3. "When women have a seat at the negotiating table, peace agreements are 35% more likely to last 15 years."
4. "When given the opportunity to participate in public life, women can boost gross domestic product by 

5. "The Summit of the Future is a critical moment for the global community to come together and chart a new path forward. It is an opportunity to reaffirm the importance of gender equality and the empowerment of women and girls in achieving all our collective goals."

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Ellen Sirleaf served as the 24th president of Liberia from 2006 to 2018. Sirleaf was the first elected female head of state in Africa. ©Wikipedia