18th plenary meeting - Commission on the Status of Women, Seventieth session (CSW70) - 1) Introduction of draft proposals. 2) Closure of the CSW70. 3) Opening of the CSW71

The Seventieth session of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW70) will take place from 9 to 19 March 2026 at United Nations Headquarters in New York.

1) Introduction of draft proposals, Action on draft proposalsStatements in connection with the draft agreed conclusions
Follow-up to Economic and Social Council resolutions and decisions
Action on any other outstanding issuesProvisional agenda for the seventy-first session of the Commission
Adoption of the report of the Commission on its seventieth session

2) Closure of the seventieth session

3) Opening of the Seventy-first sessionOpening of the seventy-first session of the Commission on the Status of Women
Election of the Bureau of the seventy-first session

Priority theme: Ensuring and strengthening access to justice for all women and girls, including by promoting inclusive and equitable legal systems, eliminating discriminatory laws, policies, and practices, and addressing structural barriers

Review theme: Women's full and effective participation and decision making in public life, as well as the elimination of violence, for achieving gender equality and the empowerment of all women and girls (agreed conclusions of the sixty-fifth session)

The Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) is the principal global intergovernmental body exclusively dedicated to the promotion of gender equality and the empowerment of women. A functional commission of the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC), it was established by Council resolution 11(II) of 21 June 1946.

The CSW is instrumental in promoting women's rights, documenting the reality of women's lives throughout the world, and shaping global standards on gender equality and the empowerment of women.

Related Sites and Documents: Proposed Organization of Work (E/CN.6/2026/1/Add.1) & CSW70 (2026) Website.

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