Resilient Livelihoods of the Urban Poor during the Pandemic from a Gender Perspective

Oct 7, 2020 | UNITAR CIFAL Jeju
Online
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According to the ‘UN Framework for the Immediate Socio-Economic Response to COVID-19’ paper published in April 2020, women, older persons, children and youth, those working in urban informal sectors, and many other marginalized people are included in at-risk populations experiencing the highest degree of socio-economic exclusion. In responding to the crisis, therefore, it will be critical to pay specific attention to the dire situations that those people suffer.

Women and girls in urban informal settlements, in particular, have very limited access to employment and to essential services at school and in public life as well. The measures including lockdowns and social distancing to contain the pandemic have made it much more challenging for women in urban slums to carry on their economic activities for livelihoods. Especially, those dependent on daily wages cannot afford to leave work. There is also a growing concern about their safety issues. During COVID-19, sexual harassment and different forms of violence against women continue to occur in public spaces. The realities as such have a negative impact on women’s freedom of movement, livelihood opportunities, and access to services.

With these realities in mind, CIFAL Jeju organizes the second round of its webinar on the resilient livelihoods of the urban poor in the COVID-19 context. The event will explore the challenges and opportunities in responding to the crisis from a gender perspective, and discuss policy frameworks for COVID-19 response plans with the livelihoods of women and girls in mind.

Who: UNITAR CIFAL Jeju

Where: Online

When: 7 October 2020      Time:  04:00 PM (GTM+9)