Nominations open for UNESCO award
Ebola in DR Congo: An Urgent Appeal
A Visit to the Gosteli Archive
15 Years of the Istanbul Convention
CSW70: A Key Vote to Defend Gender Equality
Reclaiming Leadership – the Women’s Jirga for Afghanistan
Water & Pads for Girls
Rosy Weiss’ Memoirs
Traveling in Politics and Friendship – memoirs of our Honorary President
Rosy Weiss spent decades working for women’s rights, including many years as IAW president — experiences she’s now put into a book. She wants no payment for it, only that you consider supporting our work with a donation.
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IAW invites all Board Members and Extended Board Members to an open virtual meeting on Saturday, August 22, 2026, at 4:00 pm CEST (check your local time).
Agenda includes new Associate members, a preview of CSW71, and a report on the international meeting on the Power of Connection to resist the anti-gender backlash.
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This date opens the UN’s 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence, running through Human Rights Day on December 10. IAW supports this campaign as part of its ongoing work on women’s rights globally. // Cette date ouvre les 16 jours d’activisme contre la violence basée sur le genre de l’ONU, qui se poursuivent jusqu’à la Journée des droits de l’homme le 10 décembre. L’AIF soutient cette campagne dans le cadre de son engagement continu pour les droits des femmes dans le monde.
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IAW joins women’s organizations worldwide in marking International Women’s Day, established by the UN in 1977 and observed since 1911. // L’AIF se joint aux organisations féminines du monde entier pour marquer la Journée internationale des femmes, instaurée par l’ONU en 1977 et célébrée depuis 1911.
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Commission on the Status of Women — CSW71 (2027) United Nations Headquarters, New York — March 2027
The 71st session of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW71) will take place in March 2027 at United Nations Headquarters in New York.
The CSW is the principal global intergovernmental body dedicated to the promotion of gender equality and the empowerment of women. Each year, the session brings together representatives of Member States, UN entities, and ECOSOC-accredited non-governmental organisations from all regions of the world.
The priority theme of CSW71 is: Accelerating the achievement of gender equality and the empowerment of all women and girls in the context of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.
As an organisation holding General Consultative Status with ECOSOC, the IAW is accredited to participate in the Commission on the Status of Women and contributes actively to its work through its UN Representatives in New York.
For more information, visit UN Women.
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Access to clean water is central to two of IAW’s flagship projects: Water & Pads, and our UNESCO water education initiative in Africa. World Water Day is marked annually since 1993. // L’accès à l’eau potable est au cœur de deux projets phares de l’IAW : Water & Pads, et notre initiative UNESCO d’éducation à l’eau en Afrique. La Journée mondiale de l’eau est célébrée chaque année depuis 1993.