We are delighted to invite you to join the SOAWR Coalition and our member organisations at the 70th Session of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW70) in New York. This year, we are proud to be part of ten events spanning two weeks, bringing together feminist advocates, legal experts, grassroots movements, and policymakers from across Africa to advance gender justice, accountability, and women’s rights.
Below is the full calendar of events. We hope to see you, in person or virtually, at as many as possible.
#CSW70 · New York · March 2026
SOAWR at CSW70
70th Session of the Commission on the Status of Women
In-Person
Hybrid
Virtual
Sunday, 9 March
10:30
– 12:00 PM
African Women and Girls Transforming Justice Systems Through Policy and Advocacy
FEMNET · WiLDAF
01
6:00
– 8:30 PM
Rights, Justice, Action for All Women and Girls: Celebrating 45 Years of CEDAW
UN Women · CEDAW Committee · OHCHR · UN Foundation · FEMNET
02
Tuesday, 10 March
10:30
– 12:00 PM
Countering Anti-Gender Backlash: Pathways to Law, Policy Reform, and Access to Justice
SIHA Network
03
12:30
– 2:00 PM
Africa Regional Caucus
FEMNET · NGO CSW Africa
04
Wednesday, 11 March
8:30
– 10:00 AM
Recognising Care as a Human Right – A Global Imperative
Oxfam · Care · FEMNET · Action Aid · Womankind Worldwide · CESR · Tax Justice Network + more
05
8:30
– 10:00 AM
The Road to Madrid: Powering Momentum for Feminist Foreign Policy
Feminist Foreign Policy Collaborative (FFPC) · FEMNET · Equipop
06
Thursday, 12 March
12:30
– 2:00 PM
Reinvigorating the Path to Justice and Accountability: Prosecuting Sexual and Reproductive Violence as Genocide in Darfur
SIHA Network · Legal Action Worldwide (LAW)
07
Friday, 13 March
8:00
– 9:30 AM
Her Voice, Her Power! Towards Justice for Female Survivors of Political Violence in Africa
WALPE Africa · Make Every Woman Count · Nala Feminist Collective · WHRD Initiative · FEMNET · SADHR
08
4:45
– 6:00 PM
From Rights to Lived Reality: State and Civil Society Perspectives on Women's and Girls' Access to Justice
FEMNET · FIDA Uganda · HAGURUKA · Government of Rwanda – Ministry of Gender & Family Promotion
09
Monday, 16 March
10:30
AM EST
From Courtroom to Parliament: Why Representation Matters
Make Every Woman Count & partners
10