Violence against women and girls in the context of the climate crisis, including environmental degradation and related disaster risk mitigation and response : report of the Special Rapporteur on violence against women, its causes and consequences Reem Alsalem
By: Alsalem, Reem
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BookPublisher: United Nations, 2022Description: electronic document (23 pages) ; PDF file.Subject(s): HUMAN RIGHTS | Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) | CLIMATE CHANGE | COVID-19 | ECONOMIC ASPECTS | ENVIRONMENT | INTERSECTIONALITY | INTIMATE PARTNER VIOLENCE | NATURAL DISASTERS | PANDEMICS | PHYSICAL ABUSE | SEXUAL VIOLENCE | VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN | WOMEN | INTERNATIONALOnline resources: Download report, PDF | UN Human Rights media release, 5 October 2022 Summary: In the present report, the Special Rapporteur on violence against women and girls, its causes and consequences, Reem Alsalem, explores the nexus between the climate crisis, environmental degradation and related displacement, and violence against women and girls. She assesses the intersecting vulnerabilities experienced by groups of women most at risk of the adverse impacts of climate change and introduces good practices and challenges in integrating a gender-responsive approach for addressing the climate crisis. (From the document). Record #7857
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In the present report, the Special Rapporteur on violence against women and girls, its causes and consequences, Reem Alsalem, explores the nexus between the climate crisis, environmental degradation and related displacement, and violence against women and girls. She assesses the intersecting vulnerabilities experienced by groups of women most at risk of the adverse impacts of climate change and introduces good practices and challenges in integrating a gender-responsive approach for addressing the climate crisis. (From the document). Record #7857
