On 22 March, the Permanent Representative of Armenia was elected as the Chair of the 64th and the 65th sessions of the U.N Commission on the Status of Women for the period 2020-2021.

The Commission on the Status of Women is one of the functional commissions of the Economic and Social Council, the main body of the United Nations, serving as the primary intergovernmental and global policy-making body dedicated exclusively to the promotion of gender equality and women’s empowerment. The Commission consists of 45 Member States elected on the basis of geographical representation.

In 2018, Armenia became member of the Commission, reaffirming commitment to support the global efforts for gender equality, enhancement of opportunities and empowerment of women in various aspects of social life and to contribute, on the national level, to the annual sessions of the Commission.