UN Women urges strong Gender Action Plan at COP30 to keep equality at heart of climate action

Published on : 10 Nov 2025, 9:56 am Summary

As COP30 opens in Belém, UN Women urges adoption of a strong, well-funded Gender Action Plan (GAP).

The agency warns failure to act could roll back gender equality and human rights in climate policy.

New UN Women–Kaschak Institute scorecard reveals major global gaps in gender-responsive climate action.

Ten countries show leadership in integrating gender into climate plans; six make no commitments at all.

Women’s health, unpaid care work, and gender-based violence remain the most neglected areas.

As 30th Conference of Parties (COP30) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change opens in Belém, Brazil, UN Women has called on world leaders to adopt a “transformative, well-funded, and accountable” Gender Action Plan (GAP)