Capacity building / advocacy / empowerment / leadership
WMG endorses GEF CSAG statement on “Expectations from GEF Paris Forum”
WMG has proudly supported the letter, initiated by the Civil Society Advisory Group to the Generation Equality Forums, that has set out their demands and expectations from the upcoming Generation Equa [...]
WMG SDGs & UN Human Rights Mechanisms from the Feminist Perspective Webinar and Infographic Series
As the WMG, we created the series “SDGs & UN Human Rights mechanisms from a feminist perspective” to: highlight the interplay between Agenda 2030 and the human rights (HR) mechanisms of the United [...]
Another World is Possible: A Feminist Monitoring & Advocacy Toolkit for Our Feminist Future
A collective of feminists, with the Women's Major Group among them, advocating for a feminist response to COVID is excited to share a new toolkit titled, “Another World is Possible: A Feminist [...]
The Future of Advocacy – New briefer from WMG
Feminist, women's and girl-led movements and organizations are facing intersecting crises. The COVID-19 pandemic has heightened systemic barriers as well as introduced new challenges to advocac [...]
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: 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: 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 [...]
HLPF 2016: Sehnaz Kiymaz’s Intervention at the General Debate
As the Women’s Major Group we call on a recognition of three cross-cutting elements, the universal human rights framework, gender equality, and the justice and sustainability criteria that need to [...]