The 70th Session of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW70) is taking place on 9–20 March 2026 in New York. The main focus will be: 

• Priority theme: 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 

• Review 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  

Further information on CSW70 is available at this link.

For this year’s edition, UCLG will continue strengthening their Feminist Municipal Movement, with a special focus on enhancing women’s participation and empowerment in policy-making, and local public service provision as a condition for social justice.