3rd plenary meeting - Commission on the Status of Women, Seventieth session

Follow-up to the Fourth World Conference on Women and to the twenty-third special session of the General Assembly, entitled “Women 2000: gender equality, development and peace for the twenty-first century”.

• Categories: Meetings & Events
• Video Length: 02:55:32
• Production Date: 9 March 2026
• Asset Language: Arabic; English; French; Russian; Spanish; Chinese; Original
• Corporate Name: COMMISSION ON THE STATUS OF WOMEN - CSW; UNITED NATIONS ENTITY FOR GENDER EQUALITY AND THE EMPOWERMENT OF WOMEN - UN-WOMEN; FOURTH WORLD CONFERENCE ON WOMEN
• Subject Topical: DEVELOPMENT; GENDER EQUALITY; PEACE; WOMEN; WOMEN'S RIGHTS
• MAMS Id: 3542915
• Parent Id: 3541766
• Alternate Title: MTG CSW 70 SESSION 03 PLENARY 09 MAR 2026 PM

Description

The General Assembly hall filled with feminists from around the world as the Commission on the Status of Women began its annual two-week gathering with a contentious recorded vote to adopt its outcome document.

By a recorded vote of 37 in favour to 1 against (United States), with 6 abstentions, the Commission adopted its Agreed Conclusions (document E/CN.6/2026/L.2), a document that has traditionally been adopted by consensus. This year’s Conclusions pertains to the theme of this seventieth session: “Ensuring and strengthening access to justice for all women and girls, including by promoting inclusive and equitable legal systems, eliminating discriminatory laws, policies and practices, and addressing structural barriers”.

Statements delivered:

• Caribbean Community (CARICOM)
• Mongolia
• Germany
• Montenegro
• Kenya
• Zimbabwe
• Paraguay
• Portugal
• Finland
• State of Palestine
• Estonia
• Cabo Verde
• Sweden
• Rwanda
• Costa Rica
• Ghana

Related Sites and Documents

UN Meetings Coverage

Proposed Organization of Work

CSW70 (2026) Website