Commission on the Status of Women (CSW)
The Commission on the Status of Women is the principal global intergovernmental body exclusively dedicated to the promotion of gender equality and the empowerment of women.
The sixty-ninth session of the Commission on the Status of Women will take place at the United Nations Headquarters in New York from 10 to 21 March 2025.
In 2025, the global community will mark the thirtieth anniversary of the Fourth World Conference on Women and adoption of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action (1995). Representatives of Member States, UN entities, and ECOSOC-accredited non-governmental organisations (NGOs) from all regions of the world are expected to attend the session.
Priority theme
The focus of the sixty-ninth session will be on the review and appraisal of the implementation of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action and the outcomes of the 23rd special session of the General Assembly.
Review Theme
The review will include an assessment of current challenges that affect the implementation of the Platform for Action and the achievement of gender equality and the empowerment of women and its contribution towards the full realisation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.
Date: March 5, 2025 (Deadline to Register: March 2, 2025)
Time: 10:30-11:45 AM EST
Format: Hybrid
Venue: Bahai Center
Date: March 11, 2025
Time: 10:00-11:15 AM EST
Format: In-Person
Venue: Conference Room 8, United Nations Headquarters, New York
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Date: March 17, 2025
Time: 14:30 PM - 16:00 PM EST
Format: In-person
Venue: CCUN, 11th Floor
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Date: March 20, 2025,
Time: 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM EST
Format: In-person
Location: CCUN, 8th Floor
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Date: March 21, 2025
Time: 12:30 PM – 14:00 PM EST
Format: In-person
Venue: Church Center on First Avenue and 44th Street; 10th floor.
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