SHE & Rights session ahead of CSW70 and International Women’s Day

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The SHE & Rights session precedes International Women's Day and CSW70.
It coincides with the intergovernmental Asia Pacific People’s Forum on Sustainable Development.
The session will feature analysis from APFSD Youth Forum and IGWG meet.
It marks the 20th anniversary of the Universal Periodic Review (UPR).
Multiple organizations, including Women’s Rights Caucus, are co-hosting the session.

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The SHE & Rights session precedes International Women's Day and CSW70.
It coincides with the intergovernmental Asia Pacific People’s Forum on Sustainable Development.
The session will feature analysis from APFSD Youth Forum and IGWG meet.
It marks the 20th anniversary of the Universal Periodic Review (UPR).
Multiple organizations, including Women’s Rights Caucus, are co-hosting the session.

This SHE & Rights session ahead of International Women’s Day (8th March) and 70th Session of the UN Commission on Status of Women or CSW70 (9-19 March) as well as during the intergovernmental Asia Pacific People’s Forum on Sustainable Development and intergovernmental APFSD (Thailand), will also feature highlights/ analysis from few important meetings held this month, including APFSD Youth Forum & People’s Forum, and the 1st Intergovernmental Working Group (IGWG) meet to draft a legally binding instrument for promotion and protection of the rights of older persons.

This SHE & Rights session also marks 20th anniversary of Universal Periodic Review (UPR).

SPEAKERS

Sai Jyothirmai Racherla, Deputy Executive Director, Asian-Pacific Resource and Research Centre for Women (ARROW)
Shiphrah Belonguel, a feminist activist and writer-researcher from the Philippines and Global Advocacy Officer at Fòs Feminista
Professor Emerita Dr Rashidah Shuib (USM), President REHAK (Reproductive Health Association of Kelantan) ARROW partner
Shobha Shukla, Executive Director CNS; Coordinator and Host, SHE & Rights; and Development Justice for Older Persons (DJ4OP)

This SHE & Rights session is together hosted by Women’s Rights Caucus, Fos Feminista, Global Center for Health Diplomacy and Inclusion (CeHDI), Women Deliver Conference 2026, International Planned Parenthood Federation (IPPF), Asian-Pacific Resource and Research Centre for Women (ARROW), Women’s Global Network for Reproductive Rights (WGNRR), Asia Pacific Media Alliance for Health, Gender and Development Justice (APCAT Media), Development Justice for Older Persons (DJOP) and CNS.

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