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.
Feminist NGOs Consultation during the Third Meeting of the Forum of the Countries of Latin America and the Caribbean on Sustainable Development
The Women's Major Group, together with the Comité de ONGs sobre la Condición Jurídica y Social de la Mujer de América Latina y el Caribe (NGO CSW LAC) and the Fundación para Estudio e Investig [...]
Forum of the Countries of Latin America and the Caribbean on Sustainable Development
The Third Meeting of the Forum of the Countries of Latin America and the Caribbean on Sustainable Development - 2019 will be held in Santiago de Chile, from 22 - 26 April 2019. For more information [...]
ECERFSD 2019: ECERCEM Input to the ECERFSD Report
Read the Regional Civil society Engagement Mechanism in the UNECE region (ECERCEM) collective input to the ECERFSD 2019 Report on 10th April 2019. All suggestions are highlighted in a different c [...]
ARFSD 2019: Lessons Learned for Supporting a Human Rights-based Approach to the SDGs Side Event
Join us at the side event on Lessons Learned for Supporting a Human Rights-based Approach to the SDGs, during the Africa Regional Forum on Sustainable Development, in Marrocco. Date: Thursday, [...]
Africa Regional Forum on Sustainable Development (ARFSD): Empowering people and ensuring inclusiveness and equality
The Fifth (2019) session of the Africa Regional Forum on Sustainable Development (ARFSD 5) will be held under the theme “Empowering people and ensuring inclusiveness and equality”. It will carry ou [...]
WMG RESOURCES & POLICY STATEMENTS
Report back from Women’s Major Group at 1st Environment Assembly
A small delegation of the Women’s Major Group (WMG) participated in the 1st UNEA, with representatives from Kenya, Uganda, India, Colombia, Nigeria, Netherlands, Philippines, Cook Island. Downloa [...]
Women’s Major Group Intervention at the Financing of Green Economy Symposium
Read the Women's Major Group combined interventions during the Green Economy Symposium at UNEP first UN Environment Assembly. Download here [...]
High Level Political Forum: Opening Session
A transformative change requires the full participation of women, Indigenous Peoples and workers! We stand here to work with you on this. Read Caroline Usikpedo's (Niger Delta Women’s Movement for [...]
Women’s Major Group Proposals from UNEA on better Integrating Environment and Gender
Read the Women's Major Group combined proposals documents from UNEA on better integrating environment and gender for the upcoming session of the open working group on sustainable development goals. [...]
Women Major Group Statement on Small Island Development (SIDS)
So there is an urgent need in the outcome document to make more gender and development links clear, and to adequately reflect gender and climate change causality factors in political will, funding [...]