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.
The sixty-third session of the Commission on the Status of Women: CSW63
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UNEA 4: WMG Side Event on Your Trash My Cash
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Fourth Session of the UN Environment Assembly (UNEA-4)
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Comments on Draft Ministerial Declaration of the 2019 United Nations Environment Assembly
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Global Pact for the Environment Meeting: Janice Cox’s Intervention
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WMG RESOURCES & POLICY STATEMENTS
11th Session of the Open Working Group (11OWG) on Sustainable Development Goals
This eleventh session was held at the UN Headquarter from 5-9 May 2014, and dealt with sixteen clusters: Poverty eradication, building shared prosperity and promoting equality; Sustainable agricult [...]
10th Session of the Open Working Group (10OWG) on Sustainable Development Goals
This session took place at the UN Headquarter from 31 March – 4 April, NY, was divided in eight clusters areas, which dealt with issues on: poverty eradication and equality promotion; gender [...]
10th Open Working Group (10 OWG) on Sustainable Development Goals (SGDs): Focus Area 19 “Gender Equality and Women’s Empowerment”
Read Emilia Reyes's (Equidad de Genero, Mexico) combined statement presented on behalf of the Women's Major Group. Download here. [...]
10th Session of the Open Working Group (10OWG) on Sustainable Development Goals (SGDs): Focus Area 7 “Energy”
Read Carmen Capriles's (Reacción Cimática) combined statement presented on behalf of the Women's Major Group, Youth, Indigenous Peoples and international networks including Slowcat and IBON, during th [...]
10th Session of Open Working Group (10OWG) on Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs): Health
Read Sarah Gold's (International Women's Health Coalition) combined statement on behalf of the Women's Major Group ensuring healthy lives. Download here. [...]