Secretary-General of the United Nations Secretary, António Guterres, noted that there are hardly gender considerations when policies and decisions are generally taken.
The Emergencies Of The Climate Change Coupled With The COVID-19 Pandemic And The Impact Of The New And Ongoing Global Conflicts Affect All But Not Equally, The Secretary-General Of The United Nations Secretary, António Guterres, Said As He Lamented The Negative Impact On Women And Girls.
The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) stated that women and children are 14 times more likely than men to die during a climate disaster.
Speaking on Monday, at the opening ceremony of the 66th Commission on the Status of Women, a global intergovernmental body dedicated to the promotion of gender equality, Mr Guterres noted that there are hardly gender considerations when policies and decisions are generally taken.
“Women’s needs and interests are often ignored and pushed aside in all policies and decisions. Only 15 per cent of environment ministers are women. Around the world, only one-third of 192 national energy frameworks include gender consideration.
“Gender considerations are rarely taken into account in climate financing. It, therefore, demonstrates once more that we live in a male-dominated world with a male-dominated culture,” he said.
For him, the “long-standing structure of patriarchy and exclusion” affirms the demonstration of the war in Ukraine.
He explained that goals cannot be realised without contributions from all, “this is why men and boys should be working for women’s rights and gender equality.”