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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
Sharon Bhagwan-Rolls
Meet Sharon Bhagwan-Rolls, the Regional Representative of the Shifting the Power Coalition in Fiji.
The Women's Resilience to Disasters programme has been given the green light in Kiribati
Australia: Domestic violence increase during disasters
Thirty percent of women experience domestic violence in various circumstances but the rate increases during disasters
First come floods, then domestic violence. We need to prepare for the next inevitable crisis.
Women are helping others build alternative livelihoods
Katarina has established a fish hatchery, as a source of juvenile fish for new farmers, helping build their resilience.
Women are advocating for inclusivity
"See me for my ability, not for my disability"
Women are improving their access to resilient infrastructure
Esther, who works with the Red Cross, is helping communities in Kiribati build forward better.
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
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
'You never know if you will be treated properly and with respect."
How climate finance can address violence against women and girls
Why should local disaster-risk-reduction-strategies wear gender lens for girls’ safety?
Men are advocating for women's economic empowerment
Semi believes that men have an important role to play in transforming the social norms that discriminate against women.