The UN Commission on the Status of Women takes place every February/March to celebrate achievements and monitor gaps and challenges in the advancement of women and girls world-wide.
The Commission hosts numerous seminars, high-level panels and meetings in addition to the formal discussions on the outcome document, a negotiated Agreed Conclusions. There is also a very active NGO forum with hundreds of events taking place throughout the two weeks. It is the largest annual gathering of NGOs hosted by the UN.
