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.
Katowice Climate Change Conference (UNFCCC COP 24)
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COP 14 -Fourteenth meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity
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7th Global Forum on Gender Statistics
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NGOs urges Nigeria to prioritise WASH issues
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Engaging with the Voluntary National Review Process: A Guide for Members of the Women’s Major Group
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WMG RESOURCES & POLICY STATEMENTS
10th Session of Open Working Group (10OWG) on Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs): Focus Area 6 “Water and Sanitation”
Read Grove Harris's (Representative to the United Nations for the Temple of Understanding) combined statement presented on behalf of the Women's Major Group during the 10th session of the OWG on SGDs [...]
10th Session of Open Working Group (10OWG) on Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs): Cluster 8 “Peaceful, Non-violent Societies and Rule of Law”
Read Pooja Parvati's combined statement on behalf of Women's Major Group, Children & Youth group, and others presented during the 10th session of the OWG on SGDs held at the UN Headquarter from 31 [...]
10th Session of Open Working Group (10OWG) on Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs): Focus Area 18 “Means of Implementation/Global Partnership”
Read Ranja Sengupta's (Third World Network) combined statement on behalf of the Women's Major Group, presented during the 10th session of the OWG on SGDs held at the UN Headquarter from 31 March-4 Apr [...]
10th Session of Open Working Group (10OWG) on Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs): Cluster 2 “Gender Equality and Women’s Empowerment”
Read Naomi's combined statement presented on behalf of the Women's Major Group during the 10th session of the OWG on SGDs held at the UN Headquarter from 31 March-4 April. Download here. [...]
10th Session of Open Working Group (10OWG) on Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs): Focus Area 11 “Employment and Decent Work”
Read Rosa Lizarde's (Feminist Task Force) combined statement presented on behalf of the Women's Major Group during the 10th session of the OWG on SGDs held at the UN Headquarter from 31 March-4 April. [...]