Bringing communities together to prepare for emergencies

New data show women and girls far less likely to receive COVID-19 relief

Women and girls have disproportionately suffered the socioeconomic impacts of COVID-19: lost jobs and reduced work hours, increased intensity of care and domestic work, and strains on their physical and mental health.

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

From victims to leaders: ending gender-based violence in the Lake Chad Basin

International Women’s Day 2022: “Gender equality today for a sustainable tomorrow”

How Bangladesh is beating the odds on climate disaster deaths

Mitigating gender-based violence risks

How anticipatory action supports safety and access to services for women and girls

COP26: why education for girls is crucial in the fight against climate change

Benin: Impact des changements climatiques sur les services en santé de reproduction

Women from Latin America and the Caribbean launch network for disaster risk reduction

Inaugural women’s leadership awards for disaster risk reduction granted to Fijian trailblazer and Indonesian scientist mobilising youth

Alluvione: Girl power to combat floods in Indonesia

The imperative of climate adaption for Africa

Building resilience across societies in an inclusive manner

Kwara, Nigeria: Young women leading the fight for greener and stronger communities during Covid-19

In the Kwara Kwara state of Nigeria, two young women have campaigned for resilient recovery from the pandemic and mobilised youth in the fight for greener, stronger and healthy communities. Azeez Abubakar reports.

Extreme weather events in India made women, children more vulnerable to modern slavery, flags report

In a watershed year for climate change, the Commonwealth Secretary-General calls for urgent, decisive and sustained climate action

The climate crisis is a humanitarian crisis for women and girls in particular

Wildfire smoke exposure during pregnancy increases preterm birth risk, Stanford study finds