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Recommendation to the Council on EU priorities for the 70th session of the UN Commission on the Status of Women

TA-10-2026-0051 · P10_TA(2026)0051 · PE776.895

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Parliament recommends that the Council prioritise gender equality and women's rights at the 70th UN Commission on the Status of Women, focusing on access to justice, ending violence, and ensuring women's participation. It calls for action on legal aid, gender-sensitive justice, combating backlash, supporting women's organisations, and promoting sexual and reproductive health and rights globally.

Key points

  1. Reaffirm EU commitment to gender equality in external action, with an intersectional approach and adequate funding.
  2. Ensure Parliament's involvement in defining the EU position and improve interinstitutional cooperation.
  3. Counter backlash against gender equality and condemn anti-gender movements.
  4. Guarantee access to justice, including legal aid, and address barriers for disadvantaged groups.
  5. Recognise gender apartheid as a crime against humanity and support its international recognition.
  6. Promote gender-sensitive training for justice officials and integrate gender perspective in judicial decisions.
  7. Ensure women's leadership and equal representation in judiciary and decision-making, including in foreign policy.
  8. Condemn funding cuts to women's organisations and secure sustainable funding for feminist and LGBTIQ+ groups.
  9. Defend the UN CSW mandate and increase development aid to compensate for US cuts.
  10. Apply gender mainstreaming and budgeting across EU policies and ensure funding for legal aid.
  11. Combat impunity for gender-based violence, including online violence, and advocate for consent-based rape laws.
  12. Promote access to sexual and reproductive health services, including safe abortion, and recognise trans women as women.

Who is affected

  • Women and girls globally, especially those facing intersecting discrimination, benefit from improved access to justice.
  • Women's rights organisations and feminist groups receive support and funding.
  • UN Women and the UN CSW are supported and defended.
  • Countries are urged to ratify the Istanbul Convention and adopt consent-based rape laws.

Figures and deadlines

  • 50:50 parity between women and men in decision-making systems, as per CEDAW General recommendation No 40.