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.

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.

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.