UN Women Official Statement for the APMCDRR2022

UN Women is grateful to the Government of Australia and UNDRR for co-hosting the 2022 Asia-Pacific Ministerial Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction

The Women's Resilience to Disasters programme has been given the green light in Kiribati

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.

Explainer: how gender inequality and climate change are interconnected

Rapid gender analysis in Haiti reveals earthquake-related impacts on women and girls

Applying a gender lens on post disaster needs assessment in the Caribbean

Kyana shares her experiences of ensuring post disaster needs assessments are gender-responsive and capture the nuanced ways in which disasters affect different groups.

The changing nature of the gender inequality of risk in the Caribbean

Moving beyond the “victim lens” and engaging women more effectively.

Women are advocating for inclusivity

"See me for my ability, not for my disability"

What is gender inequality costing the Caribbean region?

Countries in the Caribbean are recovering from a recent volcanic eruption, coping with COVID-19, and preparing for the hurricane season. This case study highlights the work of the EnGenDER Project and the gender inequality studies carried out across eight countries to date.

From loss to leadership in Brazil

Women tackle local risk in flood-prone Rio de Janeiro community

The case for equity to reduce disaster risk: an analysis of Bolivia

Counting Women in Fiji for risk-informed development

The importance of gender-responsive risk assessments for inclusive development planning

Climate justice means involving gender and sexual minorities in policy and action

A series of workshops in Indonesia and the Philippines have given a platform to LGBTIQ+ leaders

The struggle of a women-led business in Vanuatu

Vanuatu micro, small, and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) are facing parallel disasters

Informing resilience decision making in Grenada and Saint Lucia

Strengthening gender risk and needs data and analysis and use

In Central America, women and girls bear the brunt of storm disaster fallout

4 assumptions about gender that distort how we think about climate change (and 3 ways to do better)

Palau upholds gender equality, social inclusion in disaster risk management