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
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HLPF 2018: Essivi Sinmégnon’s response to Togo VNR
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HLPF 2018: Women Human Rights and Environmental Defenders
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Women Major Group (WMG) Organising Partners 2019-2021 Elections
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HLPF 2018: Katia Araujo’s Review of the SDG 15
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WMG RESOURCES & POLICY STATEMENTS
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): Co- Chair Morning Session “Forest and Biodiversity”
Read Isis Alvarez's (Global Forest Coalition) combined intervention presented on behalf of the Women's Major Group, during the Eight Session of the Open Working Group on Sustainable Development Goals, [...]
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 [...]
8th Session of the Open Working Group (8OWG): Analysis & key recommendations on Oceans and Seas
Read the Women's Major Group analysis and recommendations for the 8th OWG on SGDs, "The oceans and coastal regions forming part of the oceans ecosystems are rich in resources which provide not only li [...]