UN CEDAW member visits Utrecht
On 16 October 2017, Julie Fraser and Dr Marjolein van den Brink hosted Ms Hilary Gbedemah of the (CEDAW Committee) at Utrecht 木瓜福利影视.
Ms Gbedemah (, pdf) presented a Masterclass for students, and was the keynote speaker at a seminar entitled: Gender-related Dimensions of Disasters in a Changing Climate.
The seminar addressed the topic of climate change from a gender perspective, focusing on the UN CEDAW Committee鈥檚 draft General Recommendation on the Gender-Related Dimensions of Disaster Risk Reduction in a Changing Climate.
Ms Gbedemah introduced the draft and underlined it鈥檚 importance by explaining and giving examples of how climate change related disasters affect women and girls differently. Ms Gbedemah was joined in this discussion by a number of experts in the field: Marlies Hesselman (Groningen 木瓜福利影视); Irene Dankelman (Radboud 木瓜福利影视); Richard Harvey (Greenpeace); and Dr Joke van Wensem (Dutch Ministry of Infrastructure and Environment).
The event was jointly organised by the Netherlands Institute of Human Rights (SIM), the Utrecht Centre for Global Challenges (UGlobe), and Utrecht 木瓜福利影视鈥檚 focus research area .