Advocacy
The WMG facilitates advocacy by its members, including through an Advocacy List that is made up of non-government and non-UN WMG members. The WMG advocacy incorporates multiple aspects: development of position papers and common messaging; communications via traditional and social media; meetings with delegates and allies; mapping statements and position of Member States; and hosting side events.
The advocacy work aims to represent the diversity of the WMG voices and interests, global/regional/national levels and thematic focus, while also developing common positions and messaging.
The WMG also ensures that advocacy content incorporates all dimensions of sustainable development and those positions are equally represented when meeting in person with delegates or when writing positions.
Side Event: Ground Level People’s Forum (GLPF)
Save the date! The Women's Major Group invites you all to attend the side event "Ground Level People’s Forum (GLPF)" organized by CPDE; AP-RCEM; APWLD; BAYAN-USA; Gabriela-USA; ESCR-Net and WEDO. D [...]
HLPF 2017: Mari-Claire Price QA Response on Leveraging interlinkages for effective implementation of SDGs
"We are expecting a strong ministerial declaration coming out of this meeting, that tackles these issues, as well as strong language on Means of Implementation AND on Women Human Rights! We will [...]
HLPF 2017: Pam Rajput’s QA Response on “Science-Policy Interface and Emerging Issues”
"Public policy should be based on independent science, rather than ideology, on social, gender and environmental assessments, and include full participation in planning and decision making of dive [...]
HLPF 2017: Alla Kuvatowa’s QA Response on Advancing science, technology and innovation for SDGs
"Technology is crucial to accelerate the implementation of the sustainable development goals and consequently the 2030 Agenda, but we also want to stress the importance of respecting traditional o [...]
HLPF 2017: Hema Wihongi’s QA Response on SDG14 “oceans, sea and marine resources”
"Women’s leadership must be prioritized in local, national, regional, and global discussions and decision making structures directing sustainable uses of ocean systems. Equitable political partici [...]
HLPF 2017: Masina Fusi Tietie’s QA Response to Taking forward the SAMOA Pathway
"Inclusion of SIDS concerns and aims in all UN negotiations must be a priority and as such due time needs to be secured as per the agreed resolutions". Masina 'Fusi" Tietie (YWCA Samoa) delivered [...]
HLPF 2017: Buki Williams’s QA Response on “SDG 5”
"Achieving gender equality must benefit all women and girls. We must recognize that women and girls are not a homogenous group, gender is not a binary and as such women in all their diversity and [...]
HLPF 2017: Nalini Singh’s remarks as an official speaker at the “Session on Review of SDG 5”
"Systemic and Structural Barriers to Achieving Gender Equality which perpetuate and entrench discrimination against women include: 1. Patriarchy and the rise of authoritarian governance; 2. Milita [...]
HLPF 2017: Esther Kimani’s QA Response on “Ensure Healthy Lives and Promote Well-being for all at all Ages”
"We cannot achieve the SDGs without a focus on addressing the universal health and rights of all people, particularly women, with a special focus on girls, adolescents, young women and older women [...]
HLPF Session: “Review of SDGs implementation: SDG 5”
Nalini Singh (Executive Director, Fiji Women's Rights Movement (FWRM), representative of Women's Major Group) is one of the Lead discussants during the HLPF session: "Review of SDGs implementation [...]