Issues
areas which are dealt within in the negotiations on sustainable development, post2030, sustainable development goals, environment, financing for S.D…
Governance and Women’s Human Rights
Read Eleanor Blomstrom’s (WEDO) with contributions from Marcela Ballara (ICAE) combined position paper on behalf of the Women’s Major Group on governance and women’s human rights. [...]
Statement on Justice
Read the combined Statement presented by the Major Groups of Women, Children and Youth, Indigenous People, NGOs on justice. Download the statement here. [...]
Forest, Biodiversity and Rural and Indigenous Women’s Rights
Read Isis Alvarez’s (Global Forest Coalition, Colombia) combined position paper on Forests on behalf of the Women’s Major Group. “Forest are extremely diverse ecosystems on which [...]
Food Sovereignty and Women’s Rights
Read the combined position paper from Azra Sayeed (Roots for Equity) and Norma Maldonado (Tierra Verde 13 Aj, Guatemala) on behalf of the Women’s Major Group. “Women’s rights have been [...]
Fisheries and Gender Equality
Read Vivienne Solis Rivera’s (Coope Soli Dar R.L., Costa Rica) position paper on behalf of the Women’s Major Group on fisheries and gender equality. […] [...]
Transforming the Economic and Financial Systems
Read Nidhi Tandon’s combined position paper on behalf of the Women’s Major Group. […] [...]
Toxic chemicals and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
The UNEP 2012 global chemicals report estimates close to 1 million deaths from harmful chemicals and pesticides each year! […] [...]
Extractive Industries and Women’s rights: Balance, Sustainability, and Transformation for Survivability: Envisaging a post-extractivist future
Read Noelene Nabulivou's (DAWN Executive Committee Member, Fiji) combined position paper on behalf of the Women's Major Group on extractive industries and women's rights. Download the paper here. [...]
Critical transformations of the labor market and equal redistribution of unpaid care work
Social protection systems should be provided for all in order to guarantee that all basic social and economic needs re covered, especially in times of crisis, dependence and vulnerability. Download th [...]
Climate Change, Desertification and Gender Justice
Read Carmen Capriles's (Reacción Climática) position paper on behalf of the Women's Major Group on the issue climate change, with combined acknowledgments from Eleanor Blomstrom, Rachel Harris, Isis A [...]