The pandemic highlighted the immense challenges that women face in their health, safety and livelihoods. Many women, especially those in vulnerable communities, have lost a generation’s worth of economic gains. With the increase in gender-based violence and the reversal of decades of advancement for women in the workplace, we have reached an inflection point for gender equality. More
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In partnership with Gobi Partners, the WEA regional team virtually held the Asia Gender-Smart Investing Forum on November 2-3.
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In the coming years, it is likely that hazards will only further increase in frequency and intensity due to climate variability and temperature spikes, exacerbating the primary risk drivers leading to gender inequality and poverty.
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This report covers the key highlights of the session entitled “Untold Tales of Women Champions in Climate Change”. The webinar was held on 23 January 2021 in partnership with the International Centre for Climate Change and Development (ICCCAD) as part of the 7th Annual Global Gobeshona Conference.
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This report covers the key highlights of the session entitled “Disaggregated Data for Resilience Building”. The webinar was held on 18 January 2021 in partnership with the International Centre for Climate Change and Development (ICCCAD) as part of the 7th Annual Global Gobeshona Conference.
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The 1995 Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action remains the most comprehensive and progressive blueprint for achieving gender equality to date. The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development reinforces its ambitions, through advancing Sustainable Development Goal 5 on gender equality and the empowerment of all women and girls. The Asia-Pacific Ministerial Conference on the Beijing+25 Review was convened by ESCAP and UN Women in late 2019.