Land, environment and climate justice
Save the Date: The reality of plastic pollution and solutions to address it
"Plastic pollution is a global, and raising, concern. We have produced more plastic in the last 10 years than in the whole of the 20th century, and every piece of plastic ever produced still exists [...]
UNEA 3, Opening Plenary (OECPR): Helen Hakena intervention
Helen Hakena (Leitana Nehan Women Development Agency) delivered a combined statement on behalf of the Women's Major Group, at the Opening Plenary of the third Open-ended Meeting of the Committee of [...]
UNEA 3, GMGSF Session 4, Grassroots Voices from Across the world: Helda Khasmy intervention
Helda Khasmy (SERUNI) delivered a combined statement on behalf of the Women’s Major Group, at the 4th Session of the GMGSF "Grassroots voices from across the world: impacts of pollution on people's [...]
Women Gender Constituency Interventions at COP23
The Women's Major Group sister counterpart in the UNFCCC COPS23, the Women and Gender Constituency gave multiple interventions during the 2 week negotiations on climate change. Check out their inte [...]
Save the date: Climate Change in the Pacific Islands
Noelene Nabulivou, Diverse Voices and Action (DIVA) for Equality and the WMG Pacific Small Island States Organizing Partner is speaking about "Climate Change and Civil Society Organisations" at the [...]
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”, [...]
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: 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 [...]
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: 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 [...]