Forests & Biodiversity
Indigenous Women are the custodians of biodiversity and dependent on healthy forests and ecoystems…
WMG @ UNEA delivers powerful statement at Leadership Dialogue of UNEA 5.1.
Carmen Capriles, on behalf of the members of the WMG @ UNEA, has delivered a powerful statement during the Leaders Dialogue of UNEA 5.1. on 23 February 2021. WMG @ UNEA focused on rights-holders prior [...]
Draft Short Report from Major Groups and Stakeholders from UNEA5
Last week, the Women's Major Group had a strong presence at the online consultations with Major Groups and other Stakeholders and the bureau of Member States for UNEA 5. Representing WMG, Isis Alvarez [...]
UNFF14: Fernanda Rodrigues’s Presentation at the Actions by Major Group Partners in Support of the UNSPF 2030
Our main objective is to mainstream gender on the GFG implementation taking into account SDG 5 as well as work to empower women to help on the implementation of the UNSPF at local and national lev [...]
UNFF14: Major Group Statement on DESA Reform
We need to avoid seeing forests slide into irrelevance Forests matter. If a change needs to happen, we must be sure that the objectives, the functionality, and the resources of the UNFF won't be [...]
UNFF14: Cécile Ndjebet’s Presentation at the Actions by Major Group Partners in Support of the UNSPF 2030
MGs stand ready to work with Members States, the UNFF Secretariat, the CPF and all stakeholders to accelerate progress in the implementation of the GFGs and the SDGs! Cécile Ndjebet (African Women [...]
COP 14 -Fourteenth meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity
The Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity, 14th Meeting, will be held in Sharm El-Sheikhm Egypt, from 17-19 November 2018. For the provisional agenda, access here. [...]
HLPF 2018: Land, Biodiversity, Gender Equality and Women’s Human Rights
Despite playing a major role in biodiversity conservation, forest management and restoration—such as through intergenerational transmission of traditional knowledge, keeping seeds, energy generati [...]
HLPF 2018: Katia Araujo’s Review of the SDG 15
Insecure land rights for women and communities is also a key threat to forests and gender equality. Women own less than 20% of the world’s land and in more than half of all countries. Additionally [...]
HLPF 2018: Land, Biodiversity, Gender Equality and Women’s Human Rights
"Laws, policies, programs, and services must fully and intentionally integrate a gender-responsive approach in their formulation and delivery. They must engage and recognize women and indigenous p [...]
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 [...]