Recognizing that women and girls are often disproportionately affected by desertification, deforestation, natural disasters and climate change owing to gender inequalities and the dependence of many women on natural resources for their livelihoods,
Legal status
Negotiated soft law
Body
United Nations General Assembly
Document type
Resolution
Means of adoption
Consensus
Topic(s)
Environment
Gender
Person(s) affected
Girls
Women
Year
2015
Paragraph type
PP
Reference
UNGA resolution, Women in development (2015), A/RES/70/219, PP 28.