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areas which are dealt within in the negotiations on sustainable development, post2030, sustainable development goals, environment, financing for S.D…
CSW70: Whose Justice, Whose Access?
The 70th session of the Commission on the Status of Women on “access to justice” took place in a context shaped by rising anti-rights mobilisation, geopolitical tensions, and increasing pressure on [...]
WMG at 2023 UN Water Conference
Photo credit: WECF The 2023 UN Water Conference took place from 22-24 March 2023, at the UN Headquarters in New York, as a Midterm Comprehensive Review of the Implementation of the Objectives of the [...]
Intervention for the Third Committee by WMG
Intervention for the Third Committee (Social, Humanitarian and Cultural Issues) by the Women's Major Group. Intervention delivered on 21 February, 2023 by WMG Global Organizing Partner, Soropti [...]
Closing Statement of the Women’s Major Group for OEWG1.2. : Science-Policy Panel to contribute further to the sound management of chemicals and waste and to prevent pollution
Women’s Major Group Closing Statement - OEWG1.2. : Science-Policy Panel to contribute further to the sound management of chemicals and waste and to prevent pollution. Statement delivered on 3 February [...]
WMG Endorses HRC 51 Joint Civil Society Statement on Abortion
This year, the HRC 51 Joint Civil Society Statement on Abortion gathered the signatures of 425 organizations and 459 individuals, including that of the Women's Major Group. Together, we sent a strong [...]
WMG joins 200+ NGOs drafting letter to the UN Secretary-General on NGO access to HQ in New York
WMG recently joined hands with more than 200 NGOs in drafting a letter to the UN Secretary-General (UNSG) raising concerns surrounding NGO access to the UN Head Quarters in New York. The collective ef [...]
WMG @ UNEA statement at Meeting of the Ad Hoc Open-Ended Working Group (OEWG) Against Plastic Pollution
WMG @ UNEA Statement - Ad Hoc Open-Ended Working Group (OEWG) to Prepare for the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee on Plastic Pollution Thank you, chair. I am going to speak in Spanish no [...]
Until All of Us Are Free: WMG’s Intersectional Feminist Fishbowl Series & Graphics!
In the months of September - December 2021, the Women's Major Group held an important series “Until All of Us Are Free:" An Intersectional Feminist Fishbowl Series. The series consisted of four monthl [...]
WMG & CSOs from around the world reject the forthcoming G7/G20/OECD tax deal
The “Deal Of The Rich” Will Not Benefit Developing Countries The Women's Major Group joined 250+ civil society organizations in endorsing the Global Alliance for Tax Justice's (GATJ) statement rejecti [...]
WMG Endorses Joint Civil Society Statement on Abortion ahead of HRC 28
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2MBaiUhtzNg The WMG has joined over 650 organizations and individuals in endorsing a joint civil society statement on abortion rights, which was then delivered on Oct [...]