Hosted by Women Enabled International

Join a global community of feminist changemakers with disabilities for one powerful day of disability-led dialogues, collective strategizing for WD2026 and beyond, and movement building and celebration. Together, we will resist the systems that push us to the margins, reimagine feminist leadership centering our lived experiences, and strengthen our movements across oceans and generations.

This is not a side event. This is the movement. And it was made for you.

Interpretation will be available in English and Spanish.

Hosted by The Accelerator for GBV Prevention, me too. International, Justice for Migrant Women, Free From, and The Equality Institute.

In order to shine a light on sexual and gender-based violence, me too. International, Free From, Justice for Migrant Women, The Accelerator for GBV Prevention, and The Equality Institute will gather 350 activists, funders, and stakeholders for a day-long convening on resourcing and expanding the global movement to end sexual and gender-based violence. The convening will focus on breaking silos and creating connections, idea gathering, and discussion.

Interpretation will be available in English, French, and Spanish.

Hosted by Global Platform for Action to End FGM/C, African Women Rights Advocates, ARROW, Asia Network to end FGM/C, COVAW, End FGC Singapore, End FGM Canada Network, End FGM/C Africa Network, End FGM European Network, Equality Now, Orchid Project, Sahiyo, The Girl Generation, US End FGM/C Network, and Women Deliver.

Building on the success of previous pre-conferences at Women Deliver 2019 and 2023, the Global Platform for Action to End FGM/C is organizing this pre-conference to ensure that ending FGM/C remains a paramount priority within global gender equality discourse. The objectives of the event are to collaborate and share learnings, mobilize political will, strengthen cross-sectoral partnerships and to co-create joint strategies.

Interpretation will be available in English, French, and Spanish.

Hosted by Women Deliver and Population Council’s GIRL Center.

The Pre-Conference will serve as an activation and acceleration space, spotlighting where progress has been made, where gaps remain in fulfilling existing commitments, and what we must do as a collective to meet this moment, with and for girls.

By centering girls’ lived experiences and leadership, the Pre-Conference will influence collective action for girls across the ecosystem and contribute to the Girls Deliver community’s global call to action to fulfil commitments to adolescent girls and protect their rights.

Interpretation will be available in English, French, and Spanish.

Hosted by the Women Deliver 2026 Regional Steering Committee, Oceanic Pacific; First Nations Governance Group, led by Wurundjeri Woi-wurrung and Djirra representatives; DIVA for Equality Fiji; and Wiyi Yani U Thangani Institute.

Through ceremony, keynote reflections, intergenerational dialogue, and action mapping, participants will collectively develop the First Nations Indigenous Women’s Statement.

Grounded in sovereignty, land and ocean justice, cultural resurgence, and intergenerational leadership, this gathering will shape Indigenous priorities for Women Deliver 2026 and strengthen global solidarity across movements.

Interpretation will be available in English, French, and Spanish.

Hosted by Equality Insights, Equal Measure 2030, University of Technology Sydney Datagénero, Gender and Environment Data Alliance, and iCount Coalition

Participants will explore inclusive datasets, tools and methods, through EM2030’s data-driven advocacy basics; deep dive in breakout sessions to discuss inclusive data in relation to thematic areas; hear from a panellist of practitioners currently using inclusive data tools and create the own data-driven messages in a hands-on storytelling lab, facilitated by Equality Insights.

Interpretation will be available in English, French, and Spanish.

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Hosted by Global Philanthropy Project, Alliance for Feminist Movements.

This convening aims to thread gender justice with democracy, climate, and humanitarian funding—not as a separate sector, but as an essential and effective response to a global anti-rights agenda.

Through conversations with philanthropic leaders across sectors, this convening aims to break the funding siloes that limit impact.

Sessions will provide evidence and analysis about what works in disrupting the anti-rights agenda, and how to center gender justice movements to meet this moment. This convening will address global trends and deepen a focus on Asia, the Pacific, and Australia.

Invitation only; please reach out to info@globalphilanthropyproject.org if you have any questions.

Hosted by ILGA World and ILGA.

What does it mean to be a member of the LGBTI community in feminist and SRHRJ spaces? How can we best leverage this opportunity to highlight the specific needs of our communities? What particular intersectional marginalizations do we face worldwide, and how can we best tackle it together in the context of anti-rights actors? What can we learn from the women’s movement and what can they learn from us?

Interpretation will be available in English, French, and Spanish.

Hosted by Women Deliver.

Amid shrinking funding and increasing fragmentation, this Pre-Conference will create a youth-led space for shared analysis, cross-movement solidarity, and strategy-building.

Through interactive sessions and networking, participants will co-create priority advocacy messages and recommendations to shape Women Deliver and influence key global policy moments, ensuring that young people’s leadership and perspectives drive collective action toward a more just, feminist, and equitable future.

Open to all WD2026 delegates who are aged 30 years old and under, with specific invitations to young people within our networks, and 100 Women Deliver Youth Scholars.

Interpretation will be available in English, French, and Spanish.

Hosted by Women Deliver

This gathering creates a rare opportunity to pause and ground ourselves as a movement. Through collective reflection, coalition sharing, and listening exercises, participants will situate themselves in the ecosystem, learn who is in the room, and strengthen trust, partnerships, and cross-regional solidarity. This space will focus on building connection, clarity, and feminist solidarity.

Interpretation will be available in English, French, and Spanish.

Hosted by UNFPA with ARROW, Equality Fund, Fos Feminista, UNU-IIGH.

This Pre-Conference session will focus on strengthening movement resilience, countering anti-rights and the gender pushback, addressing demographic challenges, and defining pathways for sustainable, climate-resilient financing for women’s rights and women-led organizations.

Interpretation will be available in English, French, and Spanish.

Hosted by Equimundo: Center for Masculinities and Social Justice and City Hub and Network for Gender Equity (CHANGE).

This session will bring together city leaders, urban planners, and gender experts to explore how to foster caring cities through policies, public space design, and care infrastructure that support men’s involvement in caregiving and violence prevention.

Drawing on experiences from CHANGE and Equimundo’s partner cities around the world, participants will share practical innovations and lessons from local initiatives.

The event will also introduce an exciting new resource to help cities strengthen care systems and advance more caring, safe, and gender-equitable urban environments.

Interpretation will be available in English, French, and Spanish.