The seventy-first session of the Commission on the Status of Women will take place from 8 to 19 March 2027. The priority theme of the session will be: Accelerating the achievement of gender equality and the empowerment of all women and girls in the context of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. The review theme will be: Achieving gender equality and the empowerment of all women and girls in the context of climate change, environmental and disaster risk reduction policies and programmes (agreed conclusions of the sixty-sixth session)
Due to an observance of an official United Nations holiday, Eid al-Fitr, no meetings will take place on UN premises on Tuesday, 9 March.
Registration for ECOSOC-accredited NGOs is open from 2 October 2026 till 22 January 2027. We are unable to accept any late registrations or approvals.
If your organization has not yet designated a focal point, please click here for a guide.
Due to space constraints, the numbers of attendees to CSW sessions should be kept to a minimum and should not exceed 20 representatives per organization.
For more information regarding NGO Participation, please visit: https://www.unwomen.org/en/csw/ngo-participation
For more information regarding accessibility, please visit: https://www.unwomen.org/en/csw/ngo-participation/accessibility
Please be advised that the United Nations does not charge fees for participation in the Commission on the Status of Women sessions. The United Nations will not pay for any expenses in connection with the participation of NGO representatives in the sessions of CSW. Such arrangements and costs are the exclusive responsibility of participants.
Arrangements for the session may be subject to change at any time in response to the global health situation.
Within United Nations premises, all persons are required to comply with safety and security regulations, as well as the rules and procedures of the organization. Any act that disrupts the normal functioning of the organization’s programmatic activities, such as public displays of any form, including, but not limited to, clothing, banners, placards or other written or visual means, as well as vocal/audio sounds, gatherings, or demonstrations of any kind, including passive, is not allowed.
All individuals present on the United Nations premises are expected to fully cooperate with United Nations security officers at all times. Refusal to comply with applicable regulations may result in temporary detention or removal from or denial of access to the premises in accordance with Section 10 of the United Nations Headquarters Agreement and ST/AI/2019/5, entitled “Authority of United Nations Security Officers”.
All CSW participants, and any contributions they make, must comply with the United Nations System Code of Conduct.