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A/77/136: Report of the Special Rapporteur on violence against women and girls, its causes and consequences, Reem Alsalem - Violence against women and girls in the context of the climate crisis, including environmental degradation and related disaster risk mitigation and response

Published

11 July 2022

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A//77/136

Focus

Violence against women

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.

Corrigendum / by the Special Rapporteur
Paragraphs 30, 44
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Issued By:

Special Rapporteur on violence against women and girls, its causes and consequences

Delivered To:

General Assembly Seventy-seventh session

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