Michelle Williams, Grammy Award winner and Broadway performer, performs at the UN General Assembly Hall during International Women’s Day 2026 celebrations. The UN celebrated International Women’s Day and opened a session of the Commission on the Status of Women Women
On Monday, events dedicated to International Women’s Day are being held at the UN headquarters in New York. They coincide with the opening of the United Nations’ largest annual forum on gender equality and women’s rights around the world, the Commission on the Status of Women (March 9-19).