CSW70: Join ILGA World and partners as we advance gender-equitable justice systems
Summary:
Join ILGA World at the 70th Commission on the Status of Women with our partners and activists in New York.
The 70th session of the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women (CSW70), taking place at the United Nations Headquarters in New York from March 9–20, 2026, is a major global forum focused on gender equality and the empowerment of women and girls.
This session is especially important because it centers on a priority theme: ensuring and strengthening access to justice for all women and girls. That means promoting inclusive and equitable legal systems, eliminating discriminatory laws and practices, and tackling deep-rooted structural barriers that impede women’s rights and full participation in society.
Decisions, agreements, and commitments from CSW70 are expected to influence national legal frameworks, support advocacy efforts worldwide, and help monitor progress toward global targets such as the Sustainable Development Goals.
It is not a time to be quiet about the challenges or be hesitant with actions, commitments and resources. It is a time to build bridges and lift one another by taking an intersectional approach centred on human rights.
If you are at CSW70, join ILGA World at the events we will co-host, to support and add your voice to the issues affecting lesbian, bisexual, trans, and intersex women, as well as our communities at large!
LBTI bodily autonomy and justice
This LBTI Caucus session examines bodily autonomy, exploring how trans, lesbian, bisexual, and intersex women’s right to self-determination is shaped and often restricted by legal systems, institutional discrimination, and criminalisation.
Location: Salvation Army, Lower Level, 221 East 52nd Street, New York 10017, United States
Event language(s): English
Date: Time: 12:30 – 2:30 PM (Eastern Standard Time) (time where you are based: see here)
RSVP deadline: Register
Shaping the future: A feminist future rooted in bodily autonomy
Join us for a workshop-style event at CSW70 where we dream and build a future of bodily autonomy together.
Location: Church Center for the United Nations, 777 UN Plaza, New York 10017, United States
Event language(s): English
Date: FriTime: 4:30 – 6:00 PM (Eastern Standard Time) (time where you are based: see here)
RSVP deadline: Register
Grassroots cultural architectures of resourcing and building LBTI justice pathways
This LBTI Caucus session looks at how grassroots organising and community support help people access justice.
Location: 8th floor, Church Center for the United Nations, 777 UN Plaza, New York 10017, United States
Event language(s): English
Date: WednesTime: 12:30 – 2:30 PM (Eastern Standard Time) (time where you are based: see here)
RSVP deadline: Register
Actionable pathways for intersex rights beyond the United Nations
Join us for this historic first-ever intersex side event at CSW in the NY UN Headquarters. Hear from intersex human rights defenders from diverse global regions and learn about recent progress in advancing intersex human rights, including the recent milestone report and recommendations by the OHCHR.
Location: United Nations headquarters, New York City, Midtown East, conference room 8
Event language(s): English
Date: WednesTime: 11:30 – 12:45 PM (Eastern Standard Time) (time where you are based: see here)
RSVP deadline: Register
