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63rd Session of the Commission on the Status of Women

The sixty-third session of the , the UN’s largest gathering on gender equality, took place at the United Nations Headquarters in New York from 11 to 22 March 2019.

The Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) is the principal global intergovernmental body exclusively dedicated to the promotion of gender equality and the empowerment of women. It is instrumental in promoting women’s rights, documenting the reality of women’s lives throughout the world, and shaping global standards on gender equality and the empowerment of women.

UNESCO participated in several events throughout the 12 days of the Commission. Find out more about the events UNESCO co-organized below: