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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.
Women’s Major Group HLPF 2018 Webinar’s Series
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Report by the Secretariat on UN Environment Programme’s Private Sector Engagement presented to the Committee of Permanent Representatives
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Save the date: Governing Exponential and Disruptive Technologies
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Multi-stakeholder Forum on Science, Technology and Innovation for the SDG
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AHOEEG on Marine Litter and Micro-plastics 2018: Tim Gabriel’s intervention at Item 7 Feasibility and effectiveness of different response options.
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WMG RESOURCES & POLICY STATEMENTS
6th Session of Open Working Group (6OWG) on Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs): Nebila’s presentation on Afrika’s Issues
Read Nebila Abdulmelik's (FEMNET) paper presented on on behalf of the Women's Major Group, during the 6th session of the Open Working Group on Sustainable Development Goals, held at the UN Headquarter [...]
6th Session of Open Working Group (6OWG) on Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs): Morning Dialogue of Major Groups with Co-chairs, Sascha’s Intervention on MOI
Read Sascha Gabizon's (WECF International & OP Women’s Major Group) position paper presented on behalf of the Women's Major Group, during the 6th session of the OWG on SGDs. Download here. [...]
6th Session of Open Working Group (6OWG) on Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
The 6th OWG on SDGs took place at the UN headquarters in New York, from 9 -13 December 2013. The sessions focused on Means of implementation (science and technology, knowledge-sharing and capacity bu [...]
5th Session of Open Working Group (5OWG) on Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs): Morning Hearing on Sustained and Inclusive Economic Growth
Read Magda Lanuza's combined position paper presented on behalf the Women’s Major Group during the 5th session of the OWG on SDGs held at the UN Headquarters from 25-27 November 2013. Download here. & [...]
5th Session of Open Working Group (5OWG) on Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs): MorningHearing on Sustained and Inclusive Economic Growth
Read Nicole Bidegain's (DAWN) presentation on behalf of the Women’s Major Group during the 5th session of the OWG on SDGs held at the UN Headquarters from 25-27 November 2013. Download here. [...]