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.
UNFF14: Major Group Statement on DESA Reform
We need to avoid seeing forests slide into irrelevance Forests matter. If a change needs to happen, we must be sure that the objectives, the functionality, and the resources of the UNFF won't be [...]
UNFF14: Cécile Ndjebet’s Presentation at the Actions by Major Group Partners in Support of the UNSPF 2030
MGs stand ready to work with Members States, the UNFF Secretariat, the CPF and all stakeholders to accelerate progress in the implementation of the GFGs and the SDGs! Cécile Ndjebet (African Women [...]
HLPF 2019: MGoS Report on EGM on Lessons Learned
Read the MGoS report for the Debrief from the Expert Group Meeting (EGM) on lessons learned from the first cycle of the High-level Political Forum, held in New York, from 6-7 May 2019. Download the [...]
LACRFSD 2019: Monica Jasis’ Intervention on Conclusions and Recommendations
We, the populations of Latin America and the Caribbean, acknowledging that the governments must be conscious to account for their citizens and must facilitate the participation of the making of pu [...]
NO to Nuclear as Climate Solution, YES to Renewables and People Powered Solutions
We, as representatives of civil society, send a clear message to you today upon conclusion of the Climate & SDGs Synergy Conference, that nuclear energy cannot be part of the just transition we [...]
WMG RESOURCES & POLICY STATEMENTS
13th Session of the Open Working Group on Sustainable Development Goals: Final Compilation of Amendments to Goals and Targets
Read the combined Final Compilations of Amendments to goals and Targets document delivered by Major Groups and other stakeholders including citizen’s responses to MY World 6 priorities as result fro [...]
13th Session of the Open Working Group on Sustainable Development Goals: Land Rights
We believe that these targets, with our proposed additions, are capable of capturing a wide array of concerns related to land rights in rural and urban settings, and ensuring a transformative agend [...]
High-level Political Forum Ministerial Dialogue: Gigi Franscisco’s Intervention
Gigi Francisco (Dawn) spoke on behalf of the Women's Major Group during the High-level Political Forum Ministerial Dialogue, on regional realities and regional priorities, highlighting the importan [...]
Network of Women Ministers and Leaders of the Environment meeting at UNEA, Nairobi
The Network of Women Ministers and Leaders of the Environment met at UNEA, Nairobi. Many Women Major Group members took part in the Gender Forum at UNEA, including from Tunisia, Colombia, India, C [...]
Small Island Development State Issues: Final Preparatory Committee meeting
We also urge governments to consider both targeted and universal social floor and social protection measures for young women and girls including but not limited to young women with disabilities, yo [...]