News & Events
Stay informed about all news from the Women’s Major Group. Here you can find the latest articles, events, campaigns, tools and more related to sustainable development, Agenda 2030, sustainable development goals, indicators, the high level political forum, etc …
HLPF 2019: Ground Level Peoples’ Forum (GLPF)
Don't miss this opportunity to envision the world we want with local and international grassroots activists! Join us at the Ground Level Peoples' Forum (GLPF): a counter-space to the United Nations [...]
HLPF 2019: Tetet Lauron’s Intervention on STI Discussion
We need regulatory frameworks for risky climate technologies, including such as geoengineering. We need full transparency on future costs and free and prior informed consent of impacted commun [...]
HLPF 2019: Ifáṣínà Efunyemi’s Intervention on Report of STI
We need to ensure that women throughout all life stages, and in all regions, including in rural and remote areas, can benefit and obtain access from STI. Ifáṣínà Efunyemi (Belize) delivered a comb [...]
Tunisia VNR 2019 Parallel Report: Agenda 2030
La Présentation du VNR à HLPF avec des données concises et une vision très claire et performante pour les 11 ans restants devrait être une occasion pour les institutions internationales de propose [...]
HLPF 2019: Chantal Umuhoza’s Intervention on Empowering People and Ensuring Inclusiveness and Equality – Perspectives of Society
"Empowering women and girls economically, socially, politically need to address structural and systemic barriers that stem from patriarchal and neoliberal systems that inhibit power gender inequal [...]
HLPF 2019: Systemic Reforms and Democratization of Global Economic Governance Side Event
The CSO FfD Group (including Women's Working Group on FfD) would like to warmly invite all of you to participate on this side event. At the side event, the panel of experts will provide an overview [...]
HLPF 2019: Sarankhukhuu Sharavdorj’s Intervention on Science Policy Interface
There is not enough weight given to regulating the private sector, taxing them appropriately, and closing dangerous tax loopholes. Inappropriate incentives too often serve as corporate giveaways. [...]
HLPF 2019: Nalini Singh’s Intervention as Official Discussant on Reduce Inequality within and among Countries
"Unless the root causes of inequalities are addressed, it is going to become harder to achieve the SDGs. People will rise and resist and we, women, will begin with the Global Women’s Strike next I [...]
HLPF 2019: Amasai Jeke’s Intervention on Perspectives of SIDS Including Main Findings from Mid-term Review of the SAMOA Pathway
"it is imperative that SIDS governments take a human rights-based approach with a clear justice-focused definition of prosperity that fully recognizes justice for ecological sustainability, climat [...]
HLPF 2019: Feminists Speak out on Women’s Labor Rights at United Nations High Level Political Forum
"Feminist organisations and allies from around the world have launched a campaign calling for a ‘Women’s Global Strike’ on 8 March 2020. The promises made by our governments to advance equality, d [...]