The Chair of the Gender Equality Advisory Council, Sarah Sands, will join the Cornwall Summit this afternoon in a virtual presentation to G7 Leaders of the Council’s recommendations, which were published today. GEAC member, Nobel peace prize laureate and gynaecologist, Dr. Denis Mukwege, will also outline the importance of G7 action to address sexual violence in conflict.
The GEAC is an independent group of experts who were convened by Prime Minister Boris Johnson under the UK’s G7 Presidency. The GEAC is responsible for championing the core principles of freedom, opportunity, individual humanity and dignity for women and girls around the world.
Against the backdrop of recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic, the GEAC’s recommendations focus on education, economic empowerment and ending violence against women and girls.
Minister for Women & Equalities, Liz Truss, said:
The UK has a proud history of championing the rights of women and girls both here and across the globe.
I’m pleased that we are using our presidency of the G7 to put women at the heart of our…
