69th session of the UN Commission on the Status of Women

Mar 5, 2025 | UN News
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The 69th annual Commission on the Status of Women (CSW69), taking place from 10 to 21 March at the UN Headquarters in New York, is a milestone moment for women’s rights. The UN’s largest annual gathering on gender equality and women’s empowerment will review the progress made on the implementation of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action, which remains the most revolutionary plan on gender equality  to date. 

Adopted at the Fourth World Conference on Women in 1995, it set the stage for equal rights for all women and girls. The world today is more equal for women and girls than ever before. Women have fought for—and won—the right to vote, work, and lead. More girls are in school than at any time in history. More countries criminalize domestic violence—before 1995, only 12 countries had legal sanctions against it. A new wave of fearless, youth-led activism is rising across the world, demanding rights, equality, empowerment, but global pushback on women’s rights threatens to undermine hard won gains and progress remains too slow.