The 70th Session of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW70) was held from 9 to 19 March 2026, under the priority theme of ensuring and strengthening access to justice for women and girls, the Permanent Mission of Armenia to the United Nations said in a statement.

It is noted that the delegation of Armenia actively participated in the work of the session and delivered statements at the general discussion, ministerial round table, the High-level meeting on “Violence Against Women and Girls”, as well as other side events. 

“Armenian reaffirmed its commitment to preventing violence against women and presented the progress in ensuring gender equality,” reads the statement.

 On the margins of the session, the Permanent Mission of Armenia to the UN organized a side event entitled “From CSW Commitments to CBD COP17: Advancing Gender Equality for Biodiversity Action”, which explored opportunities to further strengthen the interlinkages between the gender equality and biodiversity agendas.

The event was co-sponsored by the Permanent Missions of the United Kingdom and the Philippines, UNDP, UN Women and UNFPA.