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.
48th Sessions of the UNFCCC Subsidiary Bodies
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Position Paper, 2018 High Level Political Forum: Transformation towards sustainable and resilient societies
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ESCWA Regional Forum on Sustainable Development 2018
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ECOSOC Forum on Financing for Development follow-up (FfD Forum)
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Peoples’ Forum Statement for Asia Pacific Forum on Sustainable Development 2018
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WMG RESOURCES & POLICY STATEMENTS
Africa Issues Publication: “The Africa we Want”
"The Africa we Want" is a publication resulting from consultations, strategy meetings and participation of African Women's organisations coordinated by FEMNET, including in the activities of the Women [...]
Policy Recommendations by the Women’s Major Group on global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and the Post2015 Development Agenda
The Women’s Major Group has a Southern-lead team of authors which have drafted a discussion paper with a women’s perspective on Sustainable Development Goals – a key outcome of th [...]
Follow Up of Rio+20: Regional Implementation Meeting – Asia Pacific
Read Teresita Vistro's (Asia Pacific Forum on Women, Law and Development) position paper presented on behalf of the Women's Major Group at the UNESCAP RIM, Bangkok, 22 April 2013. Download here.   [...]
2nd Session of Open Working Group (2OWG) on Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs): Gender Equality
Read Mette Kirstine Schmidt's (Sexogsamfund, Denmark) combined position paper presented on behalf of the Women's Major Group, during the second session of the open working group on sustainable develop [...]
2nd Session of Open Working Group (2OWG) on Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs): Poverty Eradication Intervention
Read Shannon Kowalski's (International Women's Health Coalition) combined position paper presented on behalf of the Women's Major Group, during the second session of the open working group on sustaina [...]