Gender equality and the empowerment of women in natural disasters 2014, para. 1
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Bearing in mind that natural disasters affect human lives and living conditions thereafter, and have a more direct and adverse impact on women and girls, as well as vulnerable persons within groups such as children, older persons and persons with disabilities, and that natural disasters have different impacts on men and women, owing to social exclusion, gender inequality, gender stereotypes, different family responsibilities, discrimination against women and poverty, as well as the lack of equal access to adequate services, information, economic opportunities, entitlements, justice and safety,
Legal status
Negotiated soft law
Body
Commission on the Status of Women
Document type
Resolution
Means of adoption
Consensus
Topic(s)
Environment
Equality & Inclusion
Gender
Social & Cultural Rights
Person(s) affected
Children
Girls
Men
Older persons
Persons with disabilities
Women
Year
2014
Paragraph type
PP
Reference
CSW resolution, Gender equality and the empowerment of women in natural disasters (2014), PP 1.