Agenda 2030, SDGs and the HLPF
HLPF 2017: Louisa Eikhomun’s intervention on the VNR Session 9 “Nigeria, Panama and Sweden”
"What strategies are in place to include these groups (locally based organizations, marginalized groups and those in vulnerable situations) in the effective implementation of the SDGs?". Louisa Ei [...]
HLPF 2017: Lucía Berro Pizzarossa’s intervention on VNR 8 “Belarus, Portugal and Uruguay”
"If we continue to lead the regional rankings on gender based violence, if we continue to decouple economic growth and sustainability, if sexual and reproductive rights continue to be an “annex”, [...]
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 [...]
PLEASE sign: “PETITION against pro-nuclear energy lobby at UN’s Sustainable Development high level summit”
We are shocked that here at the UN’s summit on Sustainable Development there is a huge exhibition promoting nuclear energy, … which is NOT sustainable. And that just few days after a historic agreem [...]
Press Release: Statement From Women’s Major Group on the High Level Political Forum for Sustainable Development Ministerial Document
The Women’s Major Group calls on all Member States to agree on a strong Ministerial Declaration in this High Level Political Forum. This declaration is the foundation for advancing and achieving t [...]
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: Luisa Emilia Reyes’s Participation at the SDGLive
Luisa Emilia Reyes Zuñiga (CoChair of the Major Groups and other Stakeholders HLPF Coordination Mechanism) and the Women's Major Group Organizing Partner for the Latin America and Caribbean was in [...]
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: Eni Lestari’s QA Response on “Investing in and financing for SDGs”
"Women’s rights and means of implementations are indivisible and nonexchangeable. Both are mandatory to achieve the Agenda 2030 and sustainable development". Eni Lestari (International Migrants Al [...]