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.
APFSD 2018: CSOs Demand Development Justice for Sustainable Development Press Statement
"for sustainable development to be achieved, the burden needed to be shifted from communities to be resilient, to addressing the systemic issues like neoliberal and extractive model of development a [...]
APFSD 2018: IP Constituency Intervention in Session 7
"The realization of “leaving no one behind” is possible only with the full recognition and integrating of human rights commitments into national laws, regulations and policies that includes and ensu [...]
APFSD 2018: IP Constituency Intervention in Session 5
"We are concern that the universal pledges to “leave no one behind” will not be realized unless diligent political efforts are made by governments to address the systemic barriers and create the env [...]
Fifth Asia-Pacific Forum on Sustainable Development: Transformation towards sustainable and resilient societies
The Fifth Asia-Pacific Forum on Sustainable Development will engage member States, United Nations bodies, other international organizations, major groups and other stakeholders in highlighting reg [...]
Feminists Condemn Philippines President Duterte’s Accusation of Activists and Indigenous People Leaders as Terrorists
The Women's Major Group delivered a combined letter to the Philippine President Rodrigo R. Duterte, calling on the Philippine government to: 1. Remove the names of indigenous peoples’ leaders and h [...]
