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.
WGC Webinar: Next Steps on the Gender Action Plan Under the UNFCCC
Save the Date! WGC Webinar for the Next Steps on the Gender Action Plan Under the UNFCCC Date: 29th May 2019 Time: 9 am EST [...]
Indonesia VNR 2019 Parallel Report: FKM-BKA YWU Monitoring and Review of the SDG and Development Justice
While Indonesia has achieved some noteworthy development strides in recent years, many barriers to the achievement of the SDGs still remain, particularly in relation to ending poverty (Goal 1) and [...]
UN-Habitat Assembly 2019: Innovation for Better Quality of Life in Cities and Communities
The first session of the UN-Habitat Assembly will be held from 27-31 May 2019, at the headquarters of UN-Habitat in Nairobi. more information here. [...]
UN 75th Anniversary: Open letter to Ambassadors Gafoor and Ellertsdóttir
"We are, therefore, alarmed to learn that the zero draft resolution for the commemoration does not envision a meaningful role for civil society. It appears to exclude civil society from the intergo [...]
UN Decade of Sustainable Energy for All 2014-2024: Nozipho Wright’s Intervention at the Session on A Mid-Point Review on
Government and relevant stakeholders should support gender-responsive policies and laws and ensure gender aware implementation. Nozipho Wright (ENERGIA, WMG Anglophone Africa OP), delivered her pr [...]
WMG RESOURCES & POLICY STATEMENTS
FEMNET report on African CSO Beijing+20 participation and policy statement
African women have been at the forefront of shaping the global agenda for women's rights from the 3rd World Conference on Women in Nairobi in 1985 that resulted in the "Nairobi Forward-Looking Str [...]
Asia Pacific Beijing +20 Civil Society Forum Statement
480 women and men from the Women's rights organizations and movements of Asia and the Pacific, worked at the Civil Society Organisations forum from 14 to 16 of November in Bangkok, Thailand, prior [...]
Letter of Co-Facilitators on Post-2015 Roadmap
Read the Co-Facilitators released letter on Post-2015 roadmap, containing details on the modalities and prospective dates for the negotiation sessions. Download here. [...]
Women’s Major Group Analysis of the Sustainable Development Goals “8 Red Flags”: translated into Russian
Find enclosed translated into Russian language, our Women MG analysis of the Sustainable Development Goals - "8 Red Flags". Download Here. [...]
Letter to the attention of the co-facilitators of the Post-2015 Intergovernmental Process
We ask for: for “a transparent intergovernmental process, which will include inputs from all stakeholders including civil society, scientific and knowledge institutions, parliaments, local authori [...]