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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
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Interregional Preparatory Meeting for the Mid Term Review of the SAMOA Pathway
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Strengthening Civil Society’s Role in promoting gender equality through the Implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
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73rd Session of the UN General Assembly (UNGA 73)
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WMG RESOURCES & POLICY STATEMENTS
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. [...]
10th Session of Open Working Group (10OWG) on Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs): FOCUS AREA 15 “CLIMATE”
Read Maria Theresa Nera-Lauron's (Ibon and the Campaign for Peoples’ Goals) combined statement presented on behalf of the Women's Major Group during the 10th session of the OWG on SGDs held at the UN [...]
9th Session of Open Working Group (9OWG) on Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs): Focus Area “18 on Means of Implementation”
Read the combined statement from WMG presented during the Ninth Session of the Open Working Group on Sustainable Development Goals held between 3-5 March, 2014 at the UN headquarters. Download here 9O [...]