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🚍 Today's 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗹𝗱 𝗣𝘂𝗯𝗹𝗶𝗰 𝗧𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁 𝗗𝗮𝘆 is a reminder that mobility is not just about moving people—𝗶𝘁’𝘀 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗮𝗰𝗰𝗲𝘀𝘀, 𝗲𝗾𝘂𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗰𝗹𝗶𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗷𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗲.

Our evidence from cross the Western Balkans and Moldova shows that transport systems are still designed as if everyone travels the same way. They don’t!

𝗪𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗻’𝘀 𝗺𝗼𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗶𝘀 𝘀𝗵𝗮𝗽𝗲𝗱 𝗯𝘆 𝘂𝗻𝗽𝗮𝗶𝗱 𝗰𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸—school drop-offs, healthcare visits, household responsibilities resulting in complex, multi-stop journeys that current transport systems fail to support.

When public transport ignores these realities:
❌ Women face time poverty and limited job opportunities
❌ Rural communities remain isolated
❌ Car dependency increases
❌ Climate goals are undermined

💡 What needs to change?
We need transport systems that reflect real lives:

✔ Align routes and schedules with care responsibilities
✔ Invest in safe, accessible, and reliable public transport
✔ Expand rural mobility solutions (including electric minibuses)
✔ Apply gender-responsive budgeting to transport investments
✔ Integrate gender and time-use data into climate and transport policies

Because 𝗴𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿-𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗽𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁 𝗶𝘀 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗮 “𝘀𝗼𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗮𝗱𝗱-𝗼𝗻”, but rather it is a precondition for effective climate action.

📣 Join our conversation as part of the Regional Forum on Sustainable Development for the UNECE Region, GBWN is hosting a side event: “𝗖𝗮𝗿𝗲, 𝗖𝗹𝗶𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗠𝗼𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆: 𝗪𝗵𝘆 𝗚𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿-𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗽𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗧𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁 𝗶𝘀 𝗘𝘀𝘀𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗝𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝗖𝗹𝗶𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗔𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻”: https://regionalforum.unece.org/events/care-climate-and-mobility-why-gender-responsive-transport-essential-just-climate-action

👉 On this World Public Transport Day, let’s rethink mobility systems that work for people, care, and the planet.

Supported by Austrian Development Agency and Sida - Styrelsen för Internationellt Utvecklingssamarbete

Welcome! You are invited to join a meeting: GBWN Webinar: Beyond Budget Lip Service: PEFA,Pressure,Results. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the meeting. Welcome! You are invited to join a meeting: GBWN Webinar: Beyond Budget Lip Service: PEFA,Pressure,Results. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the meeting.

Budgets tell the truth... Without clear numbers, “commitments” risk being nothing more than nice speeches. Accountability starts with transparency, and transparency starts with tracking every cent, through gender lens.

PEFA's GRPFM-6 shows whether a government can follow the money for gender equality from planning, through spending, to final reporting.



Supported by Austrian Development Agency and Sida - Styrelsen för Internationellt Utvecklingssamarbete