No woman’s land: Unpacking the nexus and finding solutions on gender, corruption and access to natural resources

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WHEN: 13 March 2024, 10:00 AM - 11:15 AM (GMT-5)/ 15:00 PM - 16:15 PM (CET)

Corruption has been recognised by OSCE participating States as a significant threat to security and stability, representing one of the major barriers to prosperity and sustainable development.  Academic research has also highlighted that corruption is not gender neutral but affects women disproportionally and represents a major obstacle to women’s economic empowerment, increases the risk of violence and poverty and limits women’s access to public services as well as natural resources.  As a result, a gender perspective is essential to address this phenomenon and ensure the elimination of barriers to women’s empowerment and full enjoyments of their rights.

Building on OSCE pioneering work on the nexus between gender and corruption, the OSCE Gender Issues Programme (GIP) under the WIN Project, in partnership with Italy and Ireland, organizes, on 13 March, the side event “No woman’s land? Unpacking the nexus and finding solutions on gender, corruption and access to natural resources”.  at the 68th Commission on the Status of Women in New York. The event aims to shed light on the pervasive impact of corruption on women in their access to natural resources and will provide an understanding of the political, environmental, social, and economic ramifications of corruption in this sector.

During the event, representatives of government, academia and international institutions, as well as members of the civil society will discuss the nexus between gender, corruption and access to natural resources including in the context of humanitarian settings and how policy-makers can promote gender-responsive policies and approaches.

Lastly, the CSW68 side event will serve as an opportunity to discuss the recommendations and the key highlights from the latest OSCE research “Gender and corruption in the access to natural resources: Preliminary findings” in four selected sectors such as water, land, forestry and extractive industries.