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.
Eighth meeting of the IAEG-SDGs
The eighth meeting of the Inter-agency and Expert Group on Sustainable Development Goal Indicators (IAEG-SDGs), will be held from 5 to 8 November 2018 in Stockholm, Sweden. The meeting will be hosted [...]
Regional Meeting on Arab States: Shaima’ intervention of Challenges of Engagement of Civil Society in the VNR Process in the Arab Region
Shaima (Kenana Association for Sustainable Development and Women Empowerment,WMG Arab States Regional OP Organizing Partner) presented her intervention on behalf of the WMG, during the Regional Mee [...]
Interregional Preparatory Meeting for the Mid Term Review of the SAMOA Pathway
The Interregional Preparatory Meeting will allow SIDS an opportunity to review the outcomes of the three regional preparatory meetings and agree on a set of common priorities to be further advanced [...]
Strengthening Civil Society’s Role in promoting gender equality through the Implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
"Structural barriers and persistent social norms continue to hold back women from fulfilling their political, economic, and social potential, and restrict their access to equality and social justic [...]
73rd Session of the UN General Assembly (UNGA 73)
The 73rd session of the UN General Assembly (UNGA 73) will be held from 18 September - 5 October 2018, in New York City. More information here. [...]
WMG RESOURCES & POLICY STATEMENTS
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. [...]
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 [...]
9th Session of Open Working Group (9OWG) on Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), 3-5 Mar 2014, New York, UNHQ
The Ninth session of the Open Working Group on Sustainable Development Goals was held between 3-5 March at the UN headquarters and dealt with 19 Focus Area. […] [...]