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.
HLPF 2017: Esther Kimani’s QA Response on “Ensure Healthy Lives and Promote Well-being for all at all Ages”
"We cannot achieve the SDGs without a focus on addressing the universal health and rights of all people, particularly women, with a special focus on girls, adolescents, young women and older women [...]
HLPF Session: “Review of SDGs implementation: SDG 5”
Nalini Singh (Executive Director, Fiji Women's Rights Movement (FWRM), representative of Women's Major Group) is one of the Lead discussants during the HLPF session: "Review of SDGs implementation [...]
HLPF Side Event: Still Left Behind: Women’s Rights Groups’ Participation and Leadership in UN and SDG Implementation Decision-Making
The Women's Major Group invites you to attend our combined Side Event during the High-level Political Forum: "Still Left Behind: Women’s Rights Groups’ Participation and Leadership in UN and SDG I [...]
HLPF Thematic Review: “Eradicating poverty and promoting prosperity in a changing world: Multi-stakeholder perspectives”
Luisa Emilia Reyes Zuñiga (Co-Chair of the Major Groups and other Stakeholders HLPF Coordination Mechanism; Equidad de Género: Ciudadanía, Trabajo y Familia) and the WMG Latin America and Caribbean [...]
HLPF Session: “Review of SDGs implementation: SDG 2”
The Review of SDGs implementation: SDG 2 Session will take place on Tuesday, 11 July, from 11:00 AM - 1:00 PM, at the Conference Room 4, UNHQ. Meena Bilgi (Women Organizing for Change in Agriculture [...]
