WOMEN AND GIRLS’ NEEDS REQUIRE URGENT ATTENTION AS CLIMATE SHOCKS.

Natural disasters, intensified by climate change, conflict and the continuing coronavirus pandemic, are driving up humanitarian needs and displacement worldwide, taking a devastating and disproportionate toll on women and girls who are less able to access life-saving services and less likely to be part of decision-making that affects their lives. Every day, women and girls living in crisis settings face increased risks to their safety, dignity and well-being. Women and girls’ ability to access services, critical to their health, future and survival, is at best diminished, and at worst eroded, at a time when their needs are greatest, with devastating consequences.