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.
Feminist Collective Statement on the Sri Lankan Crisis
(Collective statement by Asia Pacific Forum on Women, Law and Development and Women’s Major Group) We stand in solidarity with the people of Sri Lanka, particularly with the grassroots women who are c [...]
HLPF 2022 Interventions
In this year’s High-Level Political Forum for Sustainable Development (HLPF), feminists of Women’s Major Group came together to draft interventions, which we were able to deliver in official thematic [...]
WMG Highlights from HLPF 2022!
WMG Highlights from HLPF 2022! HLPF 2022 has been an amazing two weeks with our members and allies in New York and online. The challenges of participation and process were still very much there, furth [...]
HLPF 2022 Alternative VNR Reports by Our Members
Similar to previous years, the Women’s Major Group’s members throughout the World, have prepared Alternative / Shadow Reports for their countries’ Voluntary National Reviews (VNRs). The list of HLPF 2 [...]
WMG joins 200+ NGOs drafting letter to the UN Secretary-General on NGO access to HQ in New York
WMG recently joined hands with more than 200 NGOs in drafting a letter to the UN Secretary-General (UNSG) raising concerns surrounding NGO access to the UN Head Quarters in New York. The collective ef [...]
WMG RESOURCES & POLICY STATEMENTS
WMG Members Lead Dialogue About Care in LAC
Report on the dialogue about care in Latin America and the Caribbean, organized by the Women's Group of the CS Participation Mechanism from Latin American and the Caribbean for Sustainable Development [...]
The Future of Advocacy – New briefer from WMG
Feminist, women's and girl-led movements and organizations are facing intersecting crises. The COVID-19 pandemic has heightened systemic barriers as well as introduced new challenges to advocac [...]
HLPF 2020 Interventions by WMG members
In this year's virtual High-Level Political Forum for Sustainable Development (HLPF), feminists of Women's Major Group came together to draft interventions, 12 of which we were able to deliver in offi [...]
Draft Short Report from Major Groups and Stakeholders from UNEA5
Last week, the Women's Major Group had a strong presence at the online consultations with Major Groups and other Stakeholders and the bureau of Member States for UNEA 5. Representing WMG, Isis Alvarez [...]
WMG HLPF 2020 Position Paper is Out!
Women's Major Group's 2020 High-Level Political Forum Sectoral Position Paper is out! "In order not to lose the gains and the promises of these anniversaries we commemorate, feminist, women’s, girl-le [...]