The connection between climate justice and reproductive justice may not seem clear to most people, but to marginalized communities in need of both forms of justice, the linkages could not be more important. This session will address how grassroots activists are approaching the intersection between climate justice and reproductive justice. It will also look at the challenges and opportunities for financing climate and reproductive justice, with a particular focus on women-led solutions. These themes will be explored during panel discussions featuring political and grassroots leaders who can highlight progress made as well as commitments needed to maintain healthy and resilient communities. This event will be convened by the Global Fund for Women and the Global Health and Gender Justice and Governance programme housed in the Heilbrunn Department of Population and Family Health at Columbia University’s Mailman School of Public Health.
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The rights, voices and choices of girls and young women are —and must remain — at the very center of realizing the ICPD Programme of Action. Without taking girls into account, in programme design as well as in programme leadership, both the Programme of Action and Agenda 2030 are in peril. This panel discussion will highlight successful programmes and interventions to advance the ICPD agenda through approaches created with and for girls, taking a cross-cutting thematic approach to different priority areas within the SRHR agenda. Participants can expect to leave equipped with lessons and recommendations to meaningfully involve young women and girls in programme design and leadership that can be replicated in their own contexts and countries. This session will be convened by Girl Determined (Myanmar) Hacey Health Initiative (Nigeria), NGO Atina (Serbia) and Roots of Health (Philippines).
Violence against women and girls is one of the most pervasive human rights violations in the world.
In conflict, humanitarian and disaster situations, women and girls are especially vulnerable to different forms of gender-based violence including rape, confinement and sexually slavery. This violence causes enormous physical and emotional suffering to individuals, but its consequences do not stop there. It also generates shock waves across all of society, exacerbating the spread of HIV/AIDs, straining health systems, and taking a toll on whole economies. Despite national and international legal action and conventions to combat gender-based violence and harmful practices, prevalence rates remain high. There is an urgent demand for focused discussion on solutions to end gender-based violence and harmful practices, and this session is dedicated to providing a platform for that purpose. Expect stakeholders to share experiences combating these harms, and to make firm commitments to pave the way towards the vision zero gender-based violence.
Member States & Other Stakeholders Commitment Statements
Gender-based violence is a life-threatening, global health and human rights issue. And though it is pervasive in all communities and countries, vulnerability to gender-based violence is heightened in emergencies, such as conflict or natural disasters. This session will highlight progress that has been made since 1994 on preventing and responding to gender-based violence in emergencies. It will also identify areas where urgent action is still required and the strategies to address them. Expect to hear from activists working on the ground in emergency settings about what works and what commitments will ensure women and girls – especially those who are hard to reach and most vulnerable – can live in safety.
