FAO at the 2026 Commission on the Status of Women (CSW70)

FAO at the 69th Session of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW69)

The Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) is the principal global intergovernmental body exclusively dedicated to the empowerment of women. The CSW is instrumental in promoting women’s rights, documenting the reality of women’s lives throughout the world, and shaping global standards on the empowerment of women. During the Commission’s annual two-week session, representatives of UN Member States, civil society organizations and UN entities gather at UN headquarters in New York.

Event

FAO at CSW68

11/03/2024 - 22/03/2024

This year, the sixty-eighth session of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW68) will take place from 11 to 22 March 2024, under the priority theme ‘Accelerating the achievement of gender equality and the empowerment of all women and girls by addressing poverty and strengthening institutions and financing with a gender perspective’. The review theme for the session will focus on social protection systems, access to public services and sustainable infrastructure for gender equality and the empowerment of women and girls, as per the agreed conclusions of the sixty-third session.

Innovative and labour-saving technologies

FAO at the 67th Session of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW67)

06/03/2023 - 17/03/2023
New York (hybrid event)

This year, the sixty-seventh session of the Commission on the Status of Women will take place from 6 to 17 March 2023, under the priority theme ‘Innovation and technological change, and education in the digital age for achieving gender equality and the empowerment of all women and girls.’ The review theme for the session will focus on challenges and opportunities in achieving gender equality and the empowerment of rural women and girls, as per the agreed conclusions of the sixty-second session.

Gender equality and women's empowerment

International Women’s Day 2023: Bridging the digital gender divide is essential for unleashing women’s potential in rural areas, say UN food and agriculture agencies

FAO-IFAD-WFP push to enhance rural women and girls’ digital capabilities and tackle the barriers they face to access technology to be equal contributors to our agrifood systems.

International Women's Day

International Women’s Day 2021

03/03/2021

This year’s theme “Women in leadership: Achieving an equal future in a COVID-19 world” celebrates the efforts of women and girls around the world to shape a more equitable future and recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic.