Belém, Brazil - UN Women welcomes today's outcome at COP30 and, in particular, the adoption of the Belém Gender Action Plan (GAP) as a blueprint for action in the next nine years. This is a crucial step forward that keeps gender equality at the centre of the climate agenda - and is fundamental to delivering tangible results for all women and girls on the front lines of the climate crisis.
The decision introduces important elements on health, violence against women and girls and protection mechanisms for women environmental defenders, care work, decent work and quality jobs, and socially just transitions. It includes the recognition of the intersectional factors that shape the realities of women with disabilities, Indigenous women, women from rural and remote communities, and women and girls of African descent.
To ensure its effective success, it is critical that the GAP implementation will be firmly anchored in human rights principles, with adequate and well-defined provisions for means of implementation, including finance, technology and capacity building.
"UN Women stands ready to work with all Parties and relevant stakeholders to bridge the gaps, so the Gender Action Plan becomes a tool for inclusive, effective and sustainable implementation for gender-responsive climate action that benefit women and girls in all their diversity," said Sarah Hendriks, Director of the Policy, Programme and Intergovernmental Division, UN Women.
