SDG5: Gender equality
Putting an end to all discrimination against women and girls is essential if we aim at granting equal human rights to all and if we want to achieve a sustainable future. In fact, women are disproportionately affected by climate change and the disasters it creates; but they contribute hugely to sustainable economic development if they re empowered. Achieving this objective requires bold action to eliminate violence and discrimination in the forms of forced marriages, limited participation to decision-making, limited access to economic rights, and to promote the universal guarantee of reproductive rights.
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14 Feb 2023
Environmental Human Rights Defenders
20 Jan 2023
Gender and the Environment
13 Oct 2022
Environmental Disaster Risk Reduction
Organizations
Intergovernmental Organizations
UNEP Disasters and Conflicts Branch
UNEP Disasters and Conflicts Branch
Intergovernmental Organizations
United Nations Collaborative Programme on Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation in Developing Countries
UN-REDD
Experts
Silja Halle
Silja Halle is a Programme Officer at the Crisis Management Branch of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP).Learning
Jobs
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National Consultant for a study on resilience of women-led micro, small and medium sized enterprises
26 Mar 2023
UNDRR