Commemorating International Women’s Day on March 9, 2026, the United Nations launched the 70th session of the Commission on the Status of Women with a primary focus on strengthening global access to justice for women and girls. Global leaders and advocates, including Malala Yousafzai and Anne Hathaway, highlighted a troubling “backsliding” of rights, noting that women globally hold only 64% of the legal protections afforded to men. The assembly addressed systemic barriers such as discriminatory laws, the weaponization of technology, and the dire erasure of women’s rights in regions like Afghanistan. Speakers emphasized that progress is not self-sustaining and requires urgent investment to close the gap between promised equality and the lived experience of injustice.
Date: March 9, 2026. Source: ipsnews.net