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: Gertrude Kenyangi’s intervention as Lead Discussant on SGD 15
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HLPF 2018: Joyce Hamilton’s Review on Leaving No One Behind: are we succeeding?
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HLPF 2018: Land, Biodiversity, Gender Equality and Women’s Human Rights
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HLPF 2018: Sustainable Consumption and Production, Gender Equality and Women’s Human Rights
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HLPF 2018: Lillian Cueva’s Review on SDG 11: Cities
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WMG RESOURCES & POLICY STATEMENTS
8th Session of Open Working Group (8OWG) on Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs): Conflict Prevention, Post-Conflict Peace Building and Promotion of Durable Peace
Read Helen Hakena's (Leitana Nehan Women Development Agency and APWLD) combined intervention presented on behalf of the Women's Major Group, during the Eight Session of the Open Working Group on Susta [...]
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, [...]
Africa Common Position on Post 2015, Istanbul 2013
The African Women's regional statement was prepared as a result of a women's strategy and capacity building meeting held on the 9th-11th of November in Istanbul, Turkey, prior to the UN ECA Women and [...]
7th Session of the Open Working Group (7OWG) on Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
The seventh session of the Open Working Group on Sustainable Development Goals took place at the UN headquarters in New York, from 6-10 January, and dealt with: Sustainable cities and human settlemen [...]
7th Session of the Open Working Group (7OWG) on Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
Read Emilia Reyes’s (Equidad, Mexico) combined position paper presented on behalf of the Women's Major Group, during the 7th session of the open working group on sustainable development goals, held at [...]