 May 22All Day AI & Equality Festival of Ideas 2026The AI & Equality Festival of Ideas will convene the people working with algorithms; linguists building language models for African languages, feminist scholars rewriting the benchmarks, digital rights lawyers fighting surveillance states, health researchers exposing algorithmic bias in clinical care, and organizers connecting the dots between AI, labor, climate, and indigenous land rights. |
 May 129:00 am - 3:00 pm Expert Dialogue on Addressing Technology-Facilitated Sexual and Gender-Based Violence Linked to TerrorismThe full-day meeting will convene experts from international and regional organizations, civil society, researchers, and technology networks to examine critical gaps in knowledge and policy related to technology-facilitated sexual and gender-based violence linked to terrorism. It aims to deepen understanding of the forms and impacts of such violence, including the connections between online and offline harm and the role of online gender-based hate in fostering pathways to violent extremism. |
 May 0710:15 am - 11:15 am RightsCon 2026: A Little Less Talk and a Lot More Action: Mobilising for Feminist Tech Industry StandardsOrganized by A+ Alliance, Equality Now and UNFPA, we want to learn from the participants how activists, technologists, and policy makers across regions are already experimenting with “safety by design” in practice and what barriers they face when engaging platforms or regulators. |
 Apr 292:00 am - 3:30 am Espresso for Equality | Digital Justice and Artificial Intelligence: Embedding Gender Equality in Turbulent TimesThis session continues Espresso for Equality, a short, focused briefing format designed to keep IGC focal points informed on key developments at the intersection of gender equality and multilateral policy. |
 Apr 293:00 pm - 4:10 pm High-level meeting on the implementation of General Recommendation No. 40 and the follow-up to the political declaration adopted in New YorkDuring the 70thsession of the Commission on the Status of Women, the joint statement presented by France on the theme of women’s participation in decision-making systems—building on the joint statement on the implementation of General Recommendation 40 adopted at the 58th session of the Human Rights Council—served to reaffirm a collective commitment to women’s rights. The purpose of this high-level meeting is to extend this momentum from New York to Geneva, with a view to ensuring policy continuity and operationalization. It aims to bring together supporting States, institutional partners, and civil society organizations to maintain political momentum and identify concrete levers for the implementation of Resolution 40. |
 Apr 229:00 am - 10:00 am Inclusive Data Governance for Women’s Empowerment – Perspectives from Africa and the EUThis side event, co-organized by The Gambia and Austria, aims to contribute to the discussion within the Working Group on Data Governance at All Levels by highlighting how inclusive data governance frameworks can advance women’s empowerment while reflecting diverse national priorities and development contexts. |
 Apr 211:45 am - 2:45 am Science, Technology & Innovation in an AI-Powered Future: The Gender Inclusion Imperative for Economic TransformationThis side event will present evidence from the Gender Advisory Board’s recent paper demonstrating that three critical gaps limit AI’s economic potential: women’s underrepresentation in AI research and design; their invisibility in training datasets; and persistent adoption divides. |
 Apr 2110:00 am - 11:10 am 2026 Digital World Conference (DWC): AI & Data Governance UNRISDWhile AI and data-driven systems offer the promise of greater efficiency and valuable insights, issues such as opaque algorithms, biased models, and concentrated control over data threaten to deepen social inequities and undermine privacy. This session will critically evaluate these governance gaps and collaboratively design interoperable, rights-based frameworks for data stewardship and AI accountability. It will conclude with concise, actionable guidance to uphold human rights, ensure transparency, and broaden safe technology access for everyone. |
 Apr 092:00 am - 3:30 am Normandy World Peace Forum | Peace Building With Women: A New Systemic ApproachA round table during the Normandy World Peace Forum to present work in favor of creating an international expert group and network about women, peace and security. |
 Mar 1610:00 am - 11:00 am CSW70 | WSIS Side Event: Empowering Woman and Girl in the Digital Age – Action Toward WSIS 2035The WSIS+20 UNGA Resolution highlights urgent gender gaps in digital access, skills, leadership, and online safety, and calls for accelerated, multistakeholder action to ensure women and girls can participate fully and safely in the digital age. It mandates that gender equality be mainstreamed across all WSIS Action Lines. |