Emma Watson attends first G7 meeting alongside French president

Emma Watson attended the first meeting of the G7 Gender Equality Advisory Council on Tuesday (19 Feb).

The 28-year-old actress became a UN Women Goodwill Ambassador in July 2014 and has long been involved with UN Women's HeForShe programme, a solidarity campaign for the advancement of gender equality.

Watson was joined by a group of activists and Nobel Prize winners who all met with French President Emmanuel Macron at the Elysee Palace in Paris for a meeting to set out a "legislative package and good practices" for women and she admitted the occasion was a truly humbling experience.

On taking on the role of UN ambassador five years ago, the 'Perks of Being a Wallflower' actress said: "Being asked to serve as UN Women's Goodwill Ambassador is truly humbling.

"The chance to make a real difference is not an opportunity that everyone is given and is one I have no intention of taking lightly.

"Women's rights are something so inextricably linked with who I am, so deeply personal and rooted in my life that I can't imagine an opportunity more exciting I still have so much to learn"

The 'Beauty and the Beast' star also previously insisted that her work with HeforShe was the thing she was proudest of in her life.

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Speaking of her work with the programme, she said: "I genuinely feel that we are closer to a gender equal world, certainly closer than we were two years ago, and I know that each and every HeForShe has played such a huge part in that.

"I am proud to have been part of lots of amazing things in my life, but there is nothing that I am prouder of than being part of this."

The 45th G7 Summit will be held between August 25 and August 27 in Biarritz, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France. The United States will host the summit in 2020.