Anne Hathaway to headline UN Women’s International Women’s Day Event at the United Nations
What
Leading voices on women’s rights and justice, together with a special musical performance by Grammy Award-winning artist and Broadway star Michelle Williams will join UN Women for the official UN Commemoration of International Women’s Day 2026 at the United Nations Headquarters in New York on 9 March 2026 at 9 a.m.
Why
At a time when women’s rights face renewed backlash around the world, the International Women’s Day 2026 event, held under the theme “Rights. Justice. Action. For All Women and Girls”, will underscore the power of women and girls, across generations, movements and cultures, in all their diversity, coming together to defend equality and demand change for all women and girls.
Who
Hosted by Ms. Sade Baderinwa, WABC-TV News Anchor, the event programme will feature keynote statements from:
- Ms. Anne Hathaway, UN Women Goodwill Ambassador
- Ms. Malala Yousafzai, Nobel Laureate, Co-founder and Executive Chair of Malala Fund
- Ms. Sima Bahous, United Nations Under-Secretary-General and Executive Director of UN Women
- Mr. Earle Courtenay Rattray, Chef de Cabinet to the United Nations Secretary-General
- Her Excellency Ms. Annalena Baerbock, President of the eightieth session of the United Nations General Assembly
- Her Excellency Ms. Maritza Chan Valverde, Permanent Representative of Costa Rica to the United Nations and Chair of the seventieth session of the Commission on the Status of Women
Where
Media and the public will be able to follow the event online HERE, from 9–10 a.m. EST on 9 March 2026.
The in-person event will take place in the UN General Assembly Hall. For media accreditation and to attend events on UN premises, prior authorization through MALU is required.
Attention editors
High-resolution photos from the event will be available here and footage from the event will be available upon request.
The event precedes the opening of the 70th session of the Commission on the Status of Women, the United Nations’ largest annual gathering dedicated to advancing gender equality and the empowerment of women and girls.
