13 Sep 2023
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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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).Events
Conference
Climate Change, Gender Equality and Empowerment of Women | HRC54 Side Event
03 Oct 2023 14:00 – 15:00
Palais des Nations | Room XXV,
United Arab Emirates, UN Women
Virtual
Addressing the Root Causes: Taking action on military spending and emissions to advance climate, gender justice, and peace | Peace @COP28
05 Oct 2023 14:00 – 15:00
Geneva Peacebuilding Platform
Exhibition
Opening Ceremony of UNITAR’s 60th Anniversary Photo Exhibition
06 Oct 2023 16:00 – 17:00
Rotonde du Mont-Blanc Quai du Mont-Blanc
UNITAR
Learning
