Events

World YWCA Day is celebrated annually on April 24 and is an opportunity for YWCAs around the world to commemorate the history of this special movement.

Every year since 1904, the World YWCA and the World Alliance of YMCAs have issued a joint call to prayer for one week commencing on the second Sunday of November.

The International AIDS Conference (AIDS 2008) is the most important gathering for the release and discussion of scientific, programmatic and policy developments in the global response to HIV and AIDS.

United Nations Commission on the Status of Women (CSW)

The World YWCA Council is the quadrennial legislative meeting of the World YWCA, which brings together over 600 representatives from over 120 member associations affiliated to the global YWCA movement.