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.
ECERFSD 2019: Anton Leppik’s Intervention at the closing session
"We believe that full compliance with international obligations is precondition for any of the SDGs. Regretfully, some governments that report SDG achievements fail to ensure respect of economic, [...]
ECERFSD 2019: Andrea Nakova’s Intervention at the Plenary Debate
"CSO forum calls for a stronger recognition of the contribution of civil society to the Agenda2030 process". Andrea Nakova (Journalists for Human Rights) spoke on behalf of the Regional Civil S [...]
ECERFSD 2019 Side Event: Reducing Inequalities in Access to Clean and Safe Water
Join Europe and Central Asia Women's Major Group OP, WECF side event on Reducing Inequalities in Access to Clean and Safe Water, during the Regional Forum on Sustainable Development for the UNECE R [...]
Regional Forum on Sustainable Development for the UNECE Region (ECERFSD)
"The Regional Forum on Sustainable Development for the UNECE Region will be held on Thursday, 21March, and Friday, 22 March 2019, at the International Conference Centre Geneva (CICG). The Regional [...]
Twentieth Meeting of the Standing Committee on Finance
"The Standing Committee on Finance meets at least twice a year, and among other things, one item of interest this year is how the SCF will operationalize the Gender Action Plan's invitation to "hos [...]
WMG RESOURCES & POLICY STATEMENTS
Analysis and key recommendations: Putting Women and Girls at the Center
A standalone goal on gender equality and women’s human rights must be transformative and truly address the root causes of gender inequalities and the social and cultural norms that lead to violati [...]
Analysis & key recommendations by the Women’s Major Group on Biodiversity
...forests and biodiversity and the policies to protect both must be discussed together and not be separated into two different topics as has been done in the TST Issues Briefs. Read the Women’s M [...]
Comments prepared by the Women’s Major Group on the zero – draft Presented by the OWG co – chairs
Read the Women's Major Group comments on the “Introduction and Proposed Goals and Targets on Sustainable Development for the Post2015 Development Agenda” delivered during the 12th OWG session, hel [...]
6OWG on SDGs: Kafui Afiwa Kuwonu’s Intervention on Africa Issues
Kafui Afiwa Kuwonu (Women in Law and Development in Africa (WiLDAF) and Femmes, Droit Et Développement en Afrique (FeDDAF) ) presented a combined position paper on behalf of the Women's Major Group [...]
6th Session of Open Working Group (6OWG) on Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs): Policy statement on special country needs of Small Island Development States (SIDS)
The Women’s Major Group asserts that the current global development system plays a major role in exacerbating patriarchal inequalities. The small scale, ecological complexity, and remoteness of mos [...]