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.
Solidarity Strike for Climate at CSW63
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UNEA 4: Damaris Uja’s delivered Combined Statement of Major Groups Women, Workers and Trade Unions
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UNEA 4: Intervention by Isis Alvarez (Global Forest Coalition)
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UNEA 4: Khawla Almuhanedi’s Intervention on the Combined Statement of the Major Groups and Stakeholders
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UNEA 4: WMG Side Event on Why is Gender Important in Envoronmental Governance?
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WMG RESOURCES & POLICY STATEMENTS
Women’s Major Group Chemicals intervention at United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) Open Ended CPR, Nairobi
The Women's Major Group participated in the UNEP Open Ended CPR, on 25th of March, preparing for the upcoming first-ever United Nations Environment Assembly (June). The Women MG delegation prepared in [...]
Aizhamal Bakashova presented the joint policy recommendations from all the Women’s organisations at the ESCAP Forum on Sustainable Development Post-2015, 19 May, Pataya, Thailand
Read Aizhamal Bakashova's presentation at the ESCAP Forum on Sustainable Development Post-2015, 19 May, Pataya, Thailand. Download here. [...]
11th Session of Open Working Group (11OWG) on Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs): Recommendations on Health
Read the Major Group's combined policy statement presented during the 11th session of OWG on SDGs. Download here. [...]
11th Session of Open Working Group (11OWG) on Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs): Focus Area 16 “Peaceful and Inclusive Societies, Rule of Law and Capable Institutions”
Read Emilia Reyes's (Equidad de Género, Mexico) combined statement presented on behalf of Women Major Group during the last 11th Session of Open Working Group on Sustainable Developments Goals held at [...]
11th Session of Open Working Group (11OWG) on Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs): Focus Area 15 “Means of Implementation”
Read the Third World Network's combined statement presented on behalf of Women Major Group during the last 11th Session of Open Working Group on Sustainable Developments Goals held at the UN Headquart [...]