ABOUT US
The Women’s Major Group was created at the 1992 Earth Summit in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, where governments recognized Women as one of the nine important groups in society for achieving sustainable development. The WMG is an official participant in the United Nations processes on Sustainable Development. Other processes use the major group or similar systems, with the WMG active in the processes of the United Nations Environment Program since 1996.
12th Session of the Open Working Group (OWG) on Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), NY
A delegation of the Women’s Major Group took part in the twelfth session of the Open Working Group on Sustainable Developments Goals, 16-20 of June at the United Nations HQ in New York. The OWG was pr [...]
Open Letter to the Co-chairs and Member States from Major Groups and Stakeholders
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The role of partnerships in the implementation of the Post-2015 Development Agenda
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Planning for Sustainable, Gender-Equitable and Climate-Proof Development
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The new co-chairs Focus Areas document for Open Working Group 12
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