Processes
Women’s Major Group Meeting During the Global SDG7 Conference in Bangkok, 2018
Join the WMG Asia Organizing Partner Asia Pacific Forum on Women, Law & Development (APWLD) meet and greet for WMG members. The meeting will take place after the side event on Energy Democracy, [...]
Advancing the 2030 Agenda: Interlinkages and Common Themes at the HLPF 2018
"The UN Division for Sustainable Development will hold an expert group meeting (EGM) titled 'Advancing the 2030 Agenda: Interlinkages and Common Themes at the HLPF 2018' in preparation for the 2018 [...]
UNEA-3 “Pollution Free Periods – Addressing Pollution and Health Risks from Unsustainable Menstrual Hygiene Materials
"Stop commodifying periods - more health research to understand safe options for menstrual hygiene and care". Read the Women's Major Group proposition, key points and recommendations on the theme [...]
UNEA 3: Strengthening Gender Policies for a Toxic-free Planet
Save the date, Join us at the UNEA 3! "What has Gender got to do with Chemicals? strengthening gender policies for a pollution free planet". Download the invitation here. Date: Tuesday, 5 Dec 2017 [...]
Press Release: Attacks on Environmental Women Human Rights Defenders Unacceptable
"This year has been the deadliest year for environmental women human rights and environmental defenders, protecting their indigenous land and resources as they face increased crackdowns, violence, [...]
UN Environment Assembly: Towards a Pollution-Free Planet
"The UN Environment Assembly, the world's highest-level decision-making body on the environment, will gather in Nairobi, Kenya, from 4-6 December 2017 under the overarching theme of pollution. Thi [...]
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 [...]
Women’s Major Group Reflections of the 3rd United Nations Environment Assembly (UNEA-3)
Read the Women's Major Group reflections delivered to United Nations Environment (UNEP), from its engagement at UNEA-3 with an intent to improve future UNEAs in terms of civil society participation, [...]
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 [...]