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.
HLPF Thematic Review: “Eradicating poverty and promoting prosperity in a changing world: Multi-stakeholder perspectives”
Luisa Emilia Reyes Zuñiga (Co-Chair of the Major Groups and other Stakeholders HLPF Coordination Mechanism; Equidad de Género: Ciudadanía, Trabajo y Familia) and the WMG Latin America and Caribbean [...]
HLPF 2017: Sehnaz Bahçeci’s Intervention as an official speaker on “Eradicating Poverty and Promoting Prosperity in a Changing World”
“obscene concentration of wealth” and its structural and systematic drivers is causing exactly the poverty we are trying to eradicate with Agenda 2030, and with women and girls disproportionately [...]
HLPF 2017: Meena Bilgil’s Intervention as Lead Discussant on the Session on SDG5
"Key to transformation is empowerment of small-scale producers including women, youth, indigenous peoples, pastoralists and fishers, who will continue to make up the vast majority of food producer [...]
HLPF 2017: Jo Crawford’s QA Response on “Addressing Multi-Dimensions of Poverty and Inequalities”
"To end poverty everywhere, we need to know who is poor, in what way, to what extent, and then use this information to drive action. This requires data about individuals. We also need to measure a [...]
HLPF 2017: Sai Racherla’s QA Response to “Implementation and Regional and Sub-regional levels”
"The 2030 agenda for sustainable development is well into its implementation, and it is clear from the presentations made by panelists , that processes at sub-regional and regional levels are crit [...]
HLPF 2017: Viva Tatawaqa’s Opening Session Intervention on “Where are we in year two of implementation of the 2030 Agenda?”
"[The HLPF] is where we should ensure that the roles of multiple actors, but particularly those of communities, social movements and civil society are clearly and substantively reflected in the Mi [...]
Press Release: “Global Non-State Actors Call for Greater Inclusion and Participation to Accelerate Implementation of Key Commitments for the Survival of the Planet”
This year the HLPF 2017 counts with: 2400 Registrations, 276 Side Event applications for 120 slots, 70 Ministers present, 44 countries presenting Voluntary National Review reports and 7 SDGs under [...]
Save the Date: Call for our Pacific Small Island Developing State (PSIDS) Members
Dear feminists, we invite you to join us at an introduction call to the Women's Major Group history and structure, as well as what our plans and advocacy for the upcoming year. We will be joined by [...]
First Reading of the HLPF Ministerial Declaration: Winifred Doherty’s Intervention
We call for a robust and courageous Ministerial Declaration that urges all Member States to implement the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, which calls for respecting, protecting and fulfill [...]
10 Key Priorities for the 2017 Ministerial Declaration
Respect, protect and fulfill the human rights of women and girls Protect and engage environmental and women’s human rights defenders Address the underlying structures that foster inequalities Reform [...]