Results for tag: gender
Part II: Gender and Health in the Context of Disaster Risk Reduction and Climate Change
| Date: | 17 November 2017 |
| Author: | GHLG Blog |
On 16 October 2017, GHLG member Marlies Hesselman participated in an event on new CEDAW General Recommendation 36 on Gender and Disaster Risk Reduction in a Changing Climate. This two-part post is based on Hesselman’s commentary in response to the presentation of the Draft General Recommendation by CEDAW Committee member Hilary Gbedemah. Part I of this entry discussed the intimate links between gender, health, climate and disaster risk reduction and included examples of practical challenges for women.
Part I: Gender and Health in the Context of Disaster Risk Reduction and Climate Change
| Date: | 15 November 2017 |
| Author: | GHLG Blog |
On 16 October 2017, GHLG member Marlies Hesselman participated in an event on the new CEDAW General Recommendation on Gender and Disaster Risk Reduction in a Changing Climate. This two-part post is based on her commentary in response to the presentation of the Draft General Recommendation by CEDAW Committee member Hilary Gbedemah, and is published on the occasion of COP23 in Bonn.
Event: Empowerment of Refugee Women and Girls
| Date: | 26 May 2016 |
| Author: | GHLG Blog |
On the 24th of May, Brigit Toebes, Veronika Flegar and Lucía Berro Pizzarossa participated in the seminar “Empowerment of Refugee Women”.