UN: Women suffer from food insecurity more than men

Women make the most significant contribution to sustainable food systems through their work related to the cultivation, production, processing, preparation, consumption, and distribution of food products, said Jemimah Njuki, the Chief of the Economic Empowerment section at UN Women, Report informs.

Speaking at the event on Launching the Baku Harmoniya Climate Initiative for Farmers: Expanding Opportunities to Enhance Farmers' Resilience to Climate Change, held within the framework of COP29, Njuki emphasized that women are also at the forefront of the fight against climate change. "Women and the agricultural sector are mutually important to each other. However, they still do not see the fruits of their labor," she said.

Nyuki pointed out the glaring inequalities faced by women in the agricultural sector. "We know that women are deprived of equal access to productive resources such as markets, information, land, technologies, and most importantly, financial services. All these factors make them more vulnerable to the impacts of climate change," she stressed.

"Across the world and in all regions, women suffer from food insecurity more than men," Njuki concluded.