CSW65 (2021)

The sixty-fifth session of the Commission on the Status of Women will take place at the United Nations Headquarters in New York from 15 to 26 March 2021.

Representatives of Member States, UN entities, and ECOSOC-accredited non-governmental organisations (NGOs) from all regions of the world are welcome to attend the session.

Priority 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;

Review theme: Women’s empowerment and the link to sustainable development (agreed conclusions of the sixtieth session)

CSW65 Opening Session

March 16th 2021

This year because CSW is virtual, everyone who wanted to attend the Opening Session were able to do so. It probably didn’t feel quite as grand as it would have done to be there in person but I appreciated being able to listen to some giants of the UN system.

CSW65 Consultation Day

March 15th 2021

While we may be living through a gender crisis at this time, we are being presented with the opportunity for gender equality advocates from every sector of society – governments, civil society, private sector, entrepreneurs, trade unions, artists, academia and social influencers – to drive urgent action and accountability in order to build back better, achieve the goal of gender equality and meet the goals of the 2030 Agenda.

What is happening at CSW65?

March 15th 2021

The excitement is mounting as we welcome the start of the 65th Session of the Commission on the Status of Women ...

NGO CSW/NY Youth Series: A Conversation on Male Allyship

March 12th 2021

In the last of the Youth Preparation series, NGO CSW/NY hosted an impactful webinar on male allyship.

The sixty-fifth session of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW65)

February 17th 2021

The sixty-fifth session of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW65) will commence from 15 – 26 March 2021 in a hybrid format. Read SI's Written Statement for this year's CSW and find out all the different ways you can get involved!

The sixty-fifth session of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW65)

February 17th 2021

The sixty-fifth session of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW65) will commence from 15 – 26 March 2021 in a hybrid format. Read SI's Written Statement for this year's CSW and find out all the different ways you can get involved!

‘We the Peoples’ in Conversation with UN Secretary-General

January 22nd 2021

As part of the UN75 celebrations, UN Secretary-General, Antonio Guterrez, discusses the key priorities for the United Nations as it responds to the findings of the UN75 global survey.