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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.
AHOEEG on Marine Litter and Micro-plastics 2018: Lea Guerrero’s intervention at Item 6 Environmental, social and economic costs and benefits of different response options
"We believe we need to look at the impacts and costs of plastics from the wellhead to the ocean, and on health, biodiversity, climate, society and the economy at each stage. This includes looking [...]
AHOEEG on Marine Litter and Micro-plastics 2018: Jane Patton’s intervention at Item 4 Barriers to combating marine litter and microplastics, including challenges related to resources in developing countries
"In the realm of waste management, incineration, waste-to-energy, or plastic-to-fuel technologies are not acceptable ways of dealing with plastic waste and cannot be considered environmentally soun [...]
AHOEEG on Marine Litter and Micro-plastics 2018: Christopher Chin’s Intervention at Item 5 National, regional and international response options, including action and innovative approaches, and voluntary and legally binding governance strategies
"a global framework will guide, inspire, and encourage effective national and regional action, keeping in mind that option 3 on the creation of a new global architecture also includes option 2 on i [...]
Elections Process for Co-Facilitators to WMG-UNEA is now open!
We are pleased to announce officially the start of the elections process for new co-facilitators of the WMG to UNEP/UNEA. Members to the WMG-UNEA are expected to endorse the WMG-UNEA p [...]
Outcome Document: first meeting of the Ad Hoc Open Ended Expert Group on Marine Litter and Micro-plastics
"plastics of any kind should not be a part of the marine environment" Read the outcome document regarding the Preparatory Meeting of Major Groups and other Stakeholders, on the first meeting of [...]
WMG RESOURCES & POLICY STATEMENTS
5th Session of Open Working Group (5OWG) on Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs): Morning Hearing on Energy
Read Emilia Reyes's (Equidad de Género, Gender Equity, Mexico) combined position paper presented on behalf of the Women’s Major Group, during the 5th session of the OWG on SDGs, held at the UN Headqua [...]
5th Session of Open Working Group (OWG) on Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs): Inclusive Economic Growth
Read Bhumika Muchhala's (Third World Network) combined position paper presented 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 [...]
5th Session of Open Working Group (5OWG) on Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs): Morning Hearing on Sustained and Inclusive Economic Growth
Read Corina Rodriguez's combined position paper presented 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. Downloa [...]
5th Session of the Open Working Group (5OWG) on Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs): Analysis and key Recommendations on Energy
Read the combined statement from Isis Alvarez & Almuth Ernstig, presented 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 No [...]
5th Session of the Open Working Group (5OWG): Analysis and key recommendations on Sustained and Inclusive Economic Growth and Macroeconomic Policy Questions
Read the combined statement presented by 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. [...]