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Speech: Crises multiply threats, women are the solution multipliers
Introductory statement by Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations and Executive Director of UN Women, Sima Bahous, to the Commission on the Status of Women at its 66th session
Women’s leadership in climate response and recovery at the centre of the UN Commission on the Status of Women
The 66th session of the UN Commission on the Status of Women (CSW66) began its two-week long gathering on Monday with an urgent call for commitments and action towards the full and meaningful inclusion of the world’s women and girls in climate solutions.
Five young women on the forefront of climate action across Europe and Central Asia
From where I stand: “Put indigenous women and our communities at the centre of climate action”
Risk, resilience and gender in the current Petrópolis tragedy
Women are more vulnerable to disasters because of their social roles, lack of access to resources and political marginalisation.
First come floods, then domestic violence. We need to prepare for the next inevitable crisis.
Women reap the rewards of planting mangroves in Bangladesh
Five examples of gender-sensitive solutions to displacement linked with climate change
Gender-disaggregated data, crucial to ensuring gender-sensitive response and recovery for displaced women and girls in disaster contexts
Explainer: Why women need to be at the heart of climate action
Responding to critical gaps in knowledge sharing - the Women’s Resilience to Disasters Knowledge Hub
Jeff Roach (Australia) and Paivi Kannisto (UN Women) introduced a joint UN study highlighting a gap in the sharing of tools and guidance for gender-responsive disaster and climate resilience between UN agencies.
Explainer: how gender inequality and climate change are interconnected
Five ways to build gender equality and sustainability
Preparing for CSW66: ECOWAS and UN Women organise a virtual regional consultation of West and Central Africa ministers
This news piece was originally published on the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Website.
Launch of a “one-stop-shop” for all gender-related disaster and climate resilience knowledge
UN Women in partnership with the Australian Government, launches the Women’s Resilience to Disasters Knowledge Hub