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Five ways climate change hurts women and girls

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The climate emergency isn't in the making – it's already here. While all of humanity is subject to the effects of climate change, marginalized groups like women and girls are vulnerable to particular adversities. Unrelenting drought in Somaliland has devastated crops and livestock production and displaced tens of thousands, many of whom have had to live in internally displaced persons camps for years. © UNFPA/Tobin Jones
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UNFPA urges leaders to address gendered, discriminatory impacts of climate change at COP28

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The 28th Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP28) will run from 30 November to 12 December in Dubai. © United Nations
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The climate crisis is putting women and girls in extreme danger

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The climate crisis is putting women and girls in extreme danger

The climate crisis is putting women and girls in extreme danger

The climate crisis is an emergency for everyone, but women and girls are paying a heavy price.

Climate change leads to more unintended pregnancies, more child marriages, more women dying during childbirth, more violence and more exploitation.

As world leaders gather for COP28, UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem calls on them to protect the sexual and reproductive health and rights of vulnerable women and girls.

Learn more here.

02 December 2023
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“Giving birth to another child is not in my plans anymore”: New UNFPA report finds sexual and reproductive health omitted from most national climate plans

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Pela Judith, 25, explains how an ongoing drought in Madagascar’s Grand Sud has impacted her family planning decisions. © UNFPA Madagascar/Hanta Andremanisa
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UNFPA report finds sexual and reproductive health of women and girls missing from most national climate plans

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UNFPA, Queen Mary University of London

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Sep 2023

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Taking Stock: Sexual and Reproductive and Health and Rights in Climate Commitments: A Global Review Summary

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UNFPA, Queen Mary University of London

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Sep 2023

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69

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Taking Stock: Sexual and Reproductive and Health and Rights in Climate Commitments: A Global Review

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