Agenda 2030, SDGs and the HLPF
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 [...]
Press Release: Tribute To Honour Women’s Human Rights Defenders (#WHRDsResist) at HLPF2017
"The Women’s Major Group, alongside core partners, is pleased to launch its exhibit highlighting the crucial role of Women Human Rights Defenders (WHRD’s) in the sustainable development agenda. For [...]
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 [...]
HLPF Side Event: Still Left Behind: Women’s Rights Groups’ Participation and Leadership in UN and SDG Implementation Decision-Making
The Women's Major Group invites you to attend our combined Side Event during the High-level Political Forum: "Still Left Behind: Women’s Rights Groups’ Participation and Leadership in UN and SDG I [...]
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 Session: “Review of SDGs implementation: SDG 2”
The Review of SDGs implementation: SDG 2 Session will take place on Tuesday, 11 July, from 11:00 AM - 1:00 PM, at the Conference Room 4, UNHQ. Meena Bilgi (Women Organizing for Change in Agriculture [...]