From waste pickers to courtrooms: Women demand a gender focus at COP30

Published on November 21, 2025

On the scheduled final day of COP30 in Belém, tense negotiations are stretching into Friday afternoon as divisions persist. Amid the ongoing talks, one message is cutting through the noise: there is no climate justice without gender equality.

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