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.
WMG signs on to CSO letter in support of UN and WHO
WMG has signed on to a letter addressed to António Guterres, UN Secretary-General, and Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, WHO Director-General, in support of the UN and WHO and in response to the Acting USAI [...]
WMG signs on to letter in support of Argentina’s debt restructuring
The Women's Major Group signed on to a letter, by the global debt justice movement, to call for the Paris Club Secretariat and Paris Club Member States' support for Argentina’s proposal regarding the [...]
WMG Members Launch Global Advocacy Toolkit: “Young feminists want system change”
A WMG member organization and previous OP, WECF, Women Engaged for a Common Future, has launched a global advocacy toolkit for the Beijing +25 process and beyond. The resource is entitled "Young Femin [...]
WMG Participation in WSSCC Roundtable
The Women's Major Group has been supporting ongoing efforts alongside the WSSCC towards integrating human rights in the WASH agenda to leave no one behind in SDG 6. In October 2019, we participated in [...]
WMG Members Host Feminist Digital Organizing Teach-Ins
In early April, as countries around the world began to implement social distancing measures to protect public health in the face of COVID-19, it became clear that feminists must be equipped with tools [...]
WMG RESOURCES & POLICY STATEMENTS
HLPF 2015: Vanesa Treers’s Intervention on the Challenge of Reviewing Implementation
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HLPF 2015: Valentina Bodrug-Lungu’s Intervention
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HLPF 2015: Jessica George’s Intervention on Statistical Indicators
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HLPF 2015: Malyn Ando’s Intervention on Reaching out to the World
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HLPF 2015: Kehkashan Basu’s Intervention
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