Le #débordement de la komadougou a entraîné des #inondations dans certains quartiers de la ville de #Diffa (Niger), faisant plusieurs #sinistrés ,dont les plus touchées sont les #femmes et les #filles .UN Women Africa ONU Niger

Gender inequalities were exacerbated by COVID-19.

With assistance from DFAT🇦🇺, UN Women & Asian Development Bank conducted an assessment to support stakeholders in designing crisis response and recovery programming supporting women and girls.

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#FundingGenderEquality

Gender equality and women’s empowerment are priorities for Australia.

Through our partnership with UN Women, and the work of Australian Ambassador for Women and Girls, Australia is working to advance women's leadership, promote women's economic empowerment, and protect women’s and girls’ human rights.

On #DRRDay , Representatives of UN Women country & regional offices and Deputy Executive Director Ms Asa Regnér Åsa Regnér, discussed and shared key achievements, challenges, priorities & opportunities to ensure gender-responsive disaster and climate risk reduction & resilience.

🚨Reminder on #DRRDay 🚨

When early warning systems are:
👍gender-responsive
👍inclusive
👍people-centered, and
👍draw upon women's networks

they are more effective in helping community members prepare and take early action before a disaster.

Women’s Resilience to Disasters DFAT🇦🇺

This International Disaster Risk Reduction Day, UN Women is calling for the creation of a Gender Action Plan for the Sendai Framework for DRR, to ensure gender-transformative implementation through to 2030.

#DRRDay

Pacific women have paved the way for delivering gender-responsive & inclusive disaster risk reduction & resilience at the recently held #APMCDRR . Read more here: unwo.men/Ujf650L1wx3.

“Engaging & empowering women are beneficial means of strengthening resilience to disaster risks... inclusion of Gender & Protection is a key element of #DRR ' - UN in Micronesia Jaap van Hierden at opening of Gender Based Violence in Emergencies & Protection workshop in Palau.

The #APMCDRR2022 Co-Chairs’ statement calls governments & stakeholders to accelerate progress toward implementing the Sendai Framework.

Work is needed to increase finance, enhance cooperation & use people-centred & inclusive approaches. bit.ly/3UOviKL

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It is only with system-wide change, collective advocacy, and coherent and targeted action at all levels, will we truly move beyond the “vulnerability discourse” to #genderequality , women’s empowerment and leadership in #DRR .

#APMCDRR2022

The Women’s Resilience to Disasters programme aims to ensure the lives & livelihoods of women & girls are resilient to disasters and threats such as climate change.

Listen to UN Women Pacific Women’s Resilience to Disasters colleagues on the importance of inclusive & gender-responsive #DRR

#APMCDRR2022

Faith Pwe’a, Remina Williams 🇸🇧 and Esther Nabuti 🇰🇮 are attending #APMCDRR this week to bring young #Pacific women’s voices, solutions and leadership to the regional platform, as part of our Women’s Resilience to Disasters (WRD) programme Pacific delegation at the conference.

The #Pacific Gender Experts & Champions Meeting #APMCDRR brought together stakeholders incld Australian Ambassador for Women and Girls for an engaging discussion on #genderequality + women's leadership in #DRR officiated by Inia Seruiratu, organized by Women’s Resilience to Disasters supported by DFAT🇦🇺 & implemented by UN Women.

At the forefront of #ClimateJustice and gender-just work in the #Pacific , noelenen of DIVA for Equality #WomenDefendCommons Network is advocating for and representing these spaces and more this week at the #APMCDRR . #GenderEquality #DRR #Pacific Feminist Women’s Resilience to Disasters

Appreciate the opportunity to collaborate with UN Women Pacific Women’s Resilience to Disasters for the #APMCDRR2022 Pacific Gender Champions & Experts Meeting - tx for being here Inia Seruiratu @DFAT & Australian Ambassador for Women and Girls !

That’s a wrap for our #Gender #DRR webinar series in the lead up to the Asia Pacific Ministerial Conference on #DRR . Thanks to everyone who tuned in, participated and to our moderators Sharon Bhagwan Rolls noelenen. Let’s continue those discussions at #APMCDRR which starts today in 🇦🇺!