Agenda 2030 and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development has set 17 ambitious Sustainable Development Goals which all countries have committed to implement in an integrated and inclusive manner. The 2030 Agenda aims to achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls (SDG 5) through specific targets on eliminating gender based elimination, violence, harmful practices, and on ensuring that women and girls’ rights in all areas are upheld.
The 2030 Agenda recognizes the important role of civil society including Major Groups such as the Women’s Major Group. The Women’s Major Group for the 2030 Agenda, facilitates the participation of women’s rights and feminist organizations and movements in the policy process, linking the global to the national process, as well as ensuring coherent with the other UN women’s rights and other related processes. The Women’s Major Group is currently facilitated by 8 elected Organizing Partners (OPs).
The Women’s Major Group 2030, works through active working groups to provide input to the policy processes at all levels, and to ensure coherence and cooperate with the Women’s constituencies in other policy processes.
To join the WMG, access here
More information about the 2030 Agenda process, access here
HLPF 2019: Marinella Matejčićs Intervention on Croatia VNR
"We further urge the Government to establish specific mechanisms for our networks to input to the monitoring framework". Marinella Matejčić (PaRiter, Croatia) delivered her intervention on behalf [...]
HLPF 2019: Maha’s Islam Intervention on VNR
How does the Government intend to improve access and working conditions for women and those in formal and informal economies, to ensure gainful, safe, and decent employment for all? Maha Islam ( [...]
HLPF 2019: Anne Sizomu’s Intervention on Four Years of VNRs
"Country’s VNR review process should be rooted in the human rights obligations of state, and a strengthened accountable framework within this agenda itself". Anne Sizomu (IPPF, Africa) delivered h [...]
HLPF 2019: Latin America and the Caribbean Civil Society Declaration
"The slogan "DO NOT LEAVE ANYONE BEHIND" must obligatorily include migrants of all ethnic and age groups, as well as Lesbians, Gays, Bisexuals, Trans and Intersex from Latin America and the Caribbe [...]
HLPF 2019: Prameswari Puspa Dewi’s Intervention on Indonesia, Guatemala and Turkey VNR Report
"What is planned to eliminate this de facto context and ensure progress on all SDGs from a gender equality and human rights perspective? What concrete actions, with assigned resources, transparent [...]
South Africa VNR 2019 Parallel Report: Ensuring an Inclusive Reporting Process for HLPF 2019
"The intersectionality that increases people’s vulnerability must be taken account, and the different stressors aggravating already at-risk groups. A human rights perspective and understanding tha [...]
HLPF 2019: Marcela Ballara’s Intervention on VNR for Azerbaijan, Chile, Philippines and Sierra Leone
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HLPF 2019: Sylvie Ndongmo’s Intervention on Are We on Track for Mobilizing the Trillions we Need for the SDGs?
Today, there is no country in the world that is free from conflict, because violence against women and girls exists everywhere. Financing for development requires changing the rules of the game fo [...]
HLPF 2019: Ground Level Peoples’ Forum (GLPF)
Don't miss this opportunity to envision the world we want with local and international grassroots activists! Join us at the Ground Level Peoples' Forum (GLPF): a counter-space to the United Nations [...]
HLPF 2019: Ifáṣínà Efunyemi’s Intervention on Report of STI
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