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Opening of session

Informal meeting with non-governmental organizations and human rights institutions

Side event highlighting the role and potential of Panchayat Raj Institutions (PRIs) in accelerating the achievement of gender equality and women's empowerment.

Women, Peace and Security: Preventing conflict-related sexual violence through demilitarisation and gender-responsive arms control.

Briefing by Danai Gurira, UN Women Goodwill Ambassador, on Preventing conflict-related sexual violence through demilitarization and gender-responsive arms control, during the open debate of the 9614th meeting of the Security Council.

Briefing by Pramila Patten, Special Representative on Sexual Violence in Conflict, on Preventing conflict-related sexual violence through demilitarization and gender-responsive arms control, during the open debate of the 9614th meeting of the Security Council.

A new UNFPA report finds 30 years of progress in sexual and reproductive health has largely ignored the most marginalized communities. The report highlights the importance of tailoring programmes to the needs of communities and empowering women and girls to craft and implement innovative solutions.

Ever wonder what a peacekeeper's first deployment looks like? Follow Lance Corporal Jemma Dickinson's journey from training to patrolling the buffer zone as a British peacekeeper serving with the UN Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus (UNFICYP).

The sixty-eighth session of the Commission on the Status of Women will take place from 11  to 22 March 2024 under the 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". Review theme: Social protection systems, access to public services and sustainable infrastructure for gender equality and the empowerment of women and girls.

"Breaking Barriers, Building Peace" is a landmark advocacy campaign on gender equality and women's participation in national security and defence sectors.

In order to identify and remove barriers that may prevent women from contributing their full potential to the country's protection efforts, Canada established the Chief of Professional Conduct and Culture in April 2021. Led by a three-star General, the new structure seeks to nurture an inclusive culture across the Department of National Defence and the Canadian Armed Forces.

Meet Colonel Ghislaine Léa Yangongo, Secretary General of the Superior Council of the Military Condition in the Central African Army. Despite the challenges she has faced to climb the ladder in a highly patriarchal institution, the first-ever woman officer to graduate from military school in her country has paved the way for younger women to follow non-traditional career paths and promote inclusivity.