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title: Climate Change and Violence against Women and Girls
date: 2022-07-27T03:00:00-04:00
author: OBOS Admin
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[Health & Sexuality Info](/health-info)# Climate Change and Violence against Women and Girls

This fact sheet by UN Women explains the connections between violence against women and girls (VAWG) and climate change, two of the most pressing global emergencies of our time. Also includes recommendations.

> Climate change and slow environmental degradation exacerbate the risks of violence against women and girls due to displacement, resource scarcity and food insecurity and disruption to service provision to survivors.

[View the handout ](https://www.unwomen.org/sites/default/files/2022-03/Tackling-violence-against-women-and-girls-in-the-context-of-climate-change-en.pdf)

SOURCE: United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women & International Union for Conservation of Nature

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- [environmental health](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/tags/environmental-health)
- [social justice](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/tags/social-justice)
- [violence against women](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/tags/violence-against-women)
- [human rights](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/tags/human-rights)

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## Abortion: Key Facts

This fact sheet from the World Health Organization outlines noteworthy facts and statistics regarding abortion around the globe.

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This fact sheet from the World Health Organization outlines noteworthy facts and statistics regarding abortion around the globe.](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/health-info/abortion-key-facts)

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## Abortion Rights for Immigrant Survivors

This document outlines what attorneys and advocates need to know as they counsel people who are maneuvering the complex intersection of abortion access, the immigration system, and the criminal legal system.

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This document outlines what attorneys and advocates need to know as they counsel people who are maneuvering the complex intersection of abortion access, the immigration system, and the criminal legal system.](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/health-info/abortion-rights-for-immigrant-survivors)

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## About the Intersex Rights Movement

A deep exploration of key intersex rights activism -- struggling against a society that incorrectly assumes sexual anatomy is always binary.

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A deep exploration of key intersex rights activism -- struggling against a society that incorrectly assumes sexual anatomy is always binary.](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/health-info/about-the-intersex-rights-movement)