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Queen Rania Al-Abdullah, of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, UN Women Ambassador Anne Hathaway, and actor Winston Duke make global call to action for gender equality at the HeForShe IMPACT Summit
The newest HeForShe Champions, officially announced at the Summit, are , CEO Standard Bank; and Secretary-General of the World Organization of the Scout Movement, .
In the lead-up to the event, HeForShe launched #MorePowerfulTogether, inviting landmarks around the world to turn off half their lights to demonstrate the power lost when women are underrepresented. The summit underlined this message by bringing together champions from all corners of society to demonstrate that we are truly
In a closing call to action, Winston Duke said, "As an actor I have always been told that there are no small roles; and in the world of gender justice I've found no statement to be more true. To every single man and boy tuning in to this conversation today, I ask: I am HeForShe, are you?"
HeForShe is a United Nations Women solidarity movement for gender equality, serving as an accelerator for the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. The movement engages men to stand with women as advocates for gender equality.
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