International Women’s Day & 70th Session of the UN Commission on the Status of Women

International Women’s Day & 70th Session of the UN Commission on the Status of Women

UNITED NATIONS, February 26 (IPS) - International Women’s Day 2026 comes at a defining moment: Women and girls have never been closer to equality, and never closer to losing it. Legal protection against domestic violence has expanded in many countries. Yet, the rights of women and girls are being rolled back in plain sight, and across the world, women still do not enjoy the same legal rights as men.

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