Lavenia Naivalu, address to the COP 29 Presidency on Local Communities and Indigenous Peoples Platform

Speaking for Indigenous Peoples, Local Communities, women, youth, girls and boys from across the Pacific – the First Voices of Oceania.

Empowering Women for Climate Resilience: A Call to Action from the Pacific

“By empowering women, we can create climate solutions that are inclusive, sustainable, and community-centred. Our collective resilience depends on listening to and supporting Indigenous women", Lavenia Naivalu.

Empowering Youth for a Resilient Tomorrow

Advancing Gender Inclusion and Technical Skills in Disaster Risk Management

Gender-Blind DRR Blunts Response and Recovery

ASEAN Gender Outlook 2024 highlights climate change threats to women and girls in Southeast Asia, a warning sign for other regions

Joint Collaboration on ten-year Disability Inclusive Strategy

Women's Major Group - Deep Water, Daring for Shore: SIDS Feminist challenges and priorities in implementing a SIDS4 Roadmap

Statement of the Women’s Major Group - SIDS. Antigua and Barbuda, 26 May 2024.

RedR Australia Session: A conversation between humanitarians: discussing localisation and inclusion in disaster management

HUMANITARIAN NETWORKS AND PARTNERSHIPS WEEKS HNPW 2024 (29 APRIL - 10 MAY 2024)

New funding opportunity: WPHF call for proposals on climate security in the Pacific Region

What is the Sendai Gender Action Plan?

Advancing gender-transformative disaster risk reduction in Asia and the Pacific

GRRIPP Launch New Reference Guide on Gender and Sexual Minorities in Disaster Risk Reduction

On the International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction 2023, the GRRIPP Reference Guide Task Team launched our latest reference guide, ‘Gender and Sexual Minorities in Disaster Risk Reduction’.

Empowering resilience: WRD and partners forge inclusive disaster risk reduction strategies in the pacific

Civil society partners, women’s organizations and organizations for people with disabilities came together for a Talanoa Session on Gender, Disability and Social Inclusion in Disaster Risk Reduction, affirming resilience building that leaves no one behind. 

Empowering Female Entrepreneurs: Overcoming Climate Change Challenges

Climate change is an urgent global challenge that demands immediate action. Its impact is felt across various aspects of our lives, from extreme weather events to the depletion of biodiversity and rising sea levels.

Latinas for Climate: meet the young Latinas championing climate justice

As climate-related disasters escalate in frequency and intensity, Latinas for Climate has emerged as a beacon of hope for young Latinas to elevate their voices to influence climate justice at the country, regional and global levels and make a meaningful impact.

Vani Vakatalai: Leading Women in the Community

Vani Vakatalai, District Officer for Tavua in the Ministry of Rural & Maritime Development & Disaster Management, participated in the National Emergency Response Team (NERT) training organized by the Fiji Government, National Disaster Management Office (NDMO) and supported by the Women’s Resilience to Disasters (WRD) Programme.

Accelerating action for gender responsive disaster risk reduction

At a time of growing risks and vulnerabilities, UN Women recognizes the urgent need to optimize the work of the next seven years of the Sendai Framework’s implementation to achieve gender-responsive disaster risk reduction.

The Women's Resilience to Disasters programme launches in the Solomon Islands

A new programme to bolster women’s resilience and leadership for sustainable, secure and thriving communities in the Solomon Islands, in the face of disasters, was launched today.