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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
The Women's Resilience to Disasters programme has been given the green light in Kiribati
Heat stress management and gender-sensitive heat adaptation plans in Sri Lanka
Data collection in Colombo
Women in rural Bangladesh pay more for rising cost of climate disasters
From where I stand: “Put indigenous women and our communities at the centre of climate action”
Gender-disaggregated data, crucial to ensuring gender-sensitive response and recovery for displaced women and girls in disaster contexts
Explainer: how gender inequality and climate change are interconnected
How the fisherwomen of Java rise above climate change and an increase in gender-based violence
This case study explores these uneven impacts, the importance of collective active action, and the key role women play in sustainable recovery from Covid-19.
Gender-responsive and disability-inclusion in disaster risk reduction in Asia Pacific
How international commitments and recommendations are being translated into national DRR frameworks
Women are advocating for inclusivity
"See me for my ability, not for my disability"
“Women play a huge role in the disaster sphere”
Developing capacities for gender-responsive data collection systems.
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
Women are addressing gender inequalities of disasters including violence against women
“Six to eleven percent of women in ASEAN countries report having been victims of violence against women by a partner in the past 12 months.”