Asia-Pacific Forum on Women Law and Development (APWLD)

Type of Organization:

Regional Network

Membership Base:

Regional

Geographic Focus:

Asia & Pacific, International

Mission Focus:

Development justice, Gender Rights and Equity, Peace, Sustainable Development, Transformative Justice, Women's Empowerment

Primary UNFCCC Constituency:

Women and Gender

About

APWLD is a network of organizations and groups from across the Asia-Pacific region. The network aims to promote women’s human rights internationally and to empower women and their movements in Asia to claim equality, justice, peace and sustainable and inclusive development. The network supports its members’ capacity, research, advocacy and activism, and is working with the UNFCCC, including strengthening the Loss and Damage mechanism.