India, Nov. 24 -- UN Women welcomes the adoption of the Belem Gender Action Plan at COP30.

The nine-year roadmap aims to place women and girls at the centre of climate policy.

New provisions address health, violence, decent work and protection for women environmental defenders.

The agreement recognises intersecting challenges faced by Indigenous, disabled, rural and Afro-descendant women.

UN Women urges countries to ground implementation in human rights and ensure strong financial and technical support.

A new global framework to advance gender equality in climate action called the Belem Gender Action Plan (GAP) was adopted at 30th Conference of Parties (COP30) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change. UN Women has...