69th session of the Commission on the Status of Women

The sixty-ninth session of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW69) will be held from 10-21 March 2025 at United Nations Headquarters, New York.  The main focus of the sixty-ninth session will be 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. 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 realization of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development

The programme of side events and parallel events, or activities organized outside the formal programme of the session of the Commission, provides an excellent opportunity for Member States, UN entities, and non-governmental organizations (NGOs) to discuss themes of the Commission and other critical gender equality issues.

Side events held on UN premises

Permanent Missions, intergovernmental organizations, and UN entities hold side events on UN premises during the CSW session, space permitting. NGOs may be co-sponsors.

Please click here to view the schedule of CSW69 side events.

Parallel events held by NGOs

Parallel events organized by NGOs are coordinated by the NGO Committee on the Status of Women (NGO CSW/NY), which is a group of New York–based women’s NGOs in consultative status with the Economic and Social Council. For more information on the NGO CSW69 Forum and on NGO parallel events, please visit the website of NGO CSW/NY at https://ngocsw.org/.