On 𝟭𝟱 𝗡𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱, women, youth, farmers, fishers, and local leaders from coastal Bangladesh raised a powerful collective voice during 𝗚𝗹𝗼𝗯𝗮𝗹 𝗖𝗹𝗶𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗔𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗗𝗮𝘆. They shared the harsh realities they face every day — 𝘀𝗮𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗱𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗼𝘆𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗰𝗿𝗼𝗽𝘀, 𝘃𝗮𝗻𝗶𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗳𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗵𝘄𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝘀𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗰𝗲𝘀, 𝗿𝗲𝗰𝘂𝗿𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗰𝘆𝗰𝗹𝗼𝗻𝗲𝘀 𝗱𝗶𝘀𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗰𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗳𝗮𝗺𝗶𝗹𝗶𝗲𝘀, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗴 𝗽𝗲𝗼𝗽𝗹𝗲 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝘂𝗴𝗴𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗲𝗱𝘂𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻, 𝗷𝗼𝗯𝘀, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘀𝗮𝗳𝗲 𝘄𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗿.

They urged global leaders to 𝘀𝗰𝗮𝗹𝗲 𝘂𝗽 𝗰𝗹𝗶𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗳𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲, ensure 𝗳𝗮𝗶𝗿 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗮𝗰𝗰𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗰𝗹𝗶𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗳𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲, strengthen 𝘀𝘂𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗽𝗼𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗟𝗼𝘀𝘀 & 𝗗𝗮𝗺𝗮𝗴𝗲, and promote inclusive planning that protects women, children, and marginalized groups.

As we observe 𝗚𝗹𝗼𝗯𝗮𝗹 𝗔𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗗𝗮𝘆 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱, one message stands strong: 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗰𝗮𝗻𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝘄𝗮𝗶𝘁. Their resilience and lived experiences must guide decisions at #𝗖𝗢𝗣𝟯𝟬 — and 𝗟𝗘𝗗𝗔𝗥𝗦 remains committed to amplifying their voices.