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.
HLPF 2018: Means of Implementation, Gender Equality and Women’s Human Rights
"Member States should oppose the push of blending of ODA with privatization investments. Public Private Partnerships remain problematic. We oppose the privatization of public services and faciliti [...]
HLPF 2018: Essivi Sinmégnon’s response to Togo VNR
Essivi Sinmégnon Acakpo-Addra (Women Environmental Programme Togo) delivered her Q&A response on behalf of the Women's Major Group at the VNR reviews at the High-level Political Forum, held in [...]
HLPF 2018: Women Human Rights and Environmental Defenders
"Despite calls from civil society, and recent progress on commitment to WHREDs at a global level, the 2030 agenda fails to highlight the important and legitimate role of WHREDs working on developm [...]
Women Major Group (WMG) Organising Partners 2019-2021 Elections
These past two years the WMG was successful in influencing multiple spaces and mechanisms and even co-chaired the HLPF MGoCoordination Mechanism for the 2nd year in a row. Despite the shrinking of [...]
HLPF 2018: Katia Araujo’s Review of the SDG 15
Insecure land rights for women and communities is also a key threat to forests and gender equality. Women own less than 20% of the world’s land and in more than half of all countries. Additionally [...]
WMG RESOURCES & POLICY STATEMENTS
9th Session of Open Working Group (9OWG) on Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs): Focus Area 19 “Peaceful and Non-violent Societies, Capable Institutions”
Read Harriette Williams Bright's (Femmes Africa Solidarité) combined statement presented on behalf of the Women's Major Group during the Ninth Session of the Open Working Group on Sustainable Developm [...]
9th Session of Open Working Group (9OWG) on Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
Read Leida Rijnhout's (EEB) combined statement presented on behalf of the Women's Major Group during the Ninth Session of the Open Working Group on Sustainable Development Goals held between 3-5 March [...]
African Women’s Strategy and Capacity Building, Addis Ababa 9-12 November 2013.
The regional statement prepared by the African Women was the result of the women's strategy and capacity building meeting held on the 9th-11th of November in Istanbul, Turkey, prior to the UNECA Women [...]
8th Session of Open Working Group (8OWG) on Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs): Promoting Equality, Including Social Equity, Gender Equality and Women’s Empowerment
Read Yvette intervention on behalf of the Women's Major Group, presented during the Eight Session of the Open Working Group on Sustainable Development Goals, held at the UN Headquarter from 3-7 Februa [...]
8th Session of Open Working Group (8OWG) on Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs): Rule of Law and Governance
"Women stabilize governments through restorative justice and good governance. The rise of the globalization of community resources has worked to destroy many women's leadership traditions as women are [...]