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We are in complete solidarity with women, LBTQI+ and all human rights activists in Iran, Lebanon and the wider SWANA Region.

The 61st session of the UN Human Rights Council takes place from 23 February - 31 March 2026 in Geneva. It takes place amid, what has been called by the UN Secretary-General, an ‘imminent financial collapse.’

From centering climate in feminist economies to advocating for resourcing feminist movements - an urgent task, given the chronic underfunding of feminist, indigenous and Global South movements who are on the frontlines of climate crisis - we are finding solutions.

AWID has decided that our staff will not be attending in-person the 70th Session of the CSW in New York. This is the first time in many years that we have made this decision, and it was not taken lightly.

Together we can build a world where justice, liberation and care are not aspirations but realities.

With little urgency from world leaders to improve the lives of the billions they’re paid to serve, the people are setting their own tables. We The 99% People’s Summit was evidence of a global movement to drive urgent and practical economic transformation.

AWID has received a USD 20 million gift from MacKenzie Scott - with genuine gratitude. We accept this gift with a sense of relief, political complexity, and great responsibility.

This past November, COP30 took place in Belém, Brazil and some AWIDers were present to witness firsthand the commitment of several movements to defend their land, their resources and their people. However, the space has long been co-opted by self-serving actors as well.

Read these Global Voices stories of the Global Resistance Hubs helmed by those in the frontlines of climate action.