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.
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MGOS Coordination Mechanism in Support for Ukraine on the occasion of the Russian Invasion!
Statement by the Major Groups and Other Stakeholders in Support for Ukraine on the occasion of the Russian Invasion On February 24th, Russian troops entered the territory of sovereign Ukraine and laun [...]
WMG at the 2022 ECOSOC Partnership Forum
The 2022 ECOSOC Partnership Forum took place in a hybrid format on the 2nd of February on “Building back better from the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) while advancing the full implementation of the 2 [...]
WMG & CSOs from around the world reject the forthcoming G7/G20/OECD tax deal
The “Deal Of The Rich” Will Not Benefit Developing Countries The Women's Major Group joined 250+ civil society organizations in endorsing the Global Alliance for Tax Justice's (GATJ) statement rejecti [...]
WMG Endorses Joint Civil Society Statement on Abortion ahead of HRC 28
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2MBaiUhtzNg The WMG has joined over 650 organizations and individuals in endorsing a joint civil society statement on abortion rights, which was then delivered on Oct [...]
Global People’s Assembly 2021
From September 21-23, the Women's Major Group co-organized the 2021 virtual Global People's Assembly (GPA) along with GCAP and over 30 regional and global networks. The GPA occurred in parallel to the [...]
WMG RESOURCES & POLICY STATEMENTS
HLPF 2019: MGoS Report on EGM on Lessons Learned
Read the MGoS report for the Debrief from the Expert Group Meeting (EGM) on lessons learned from the first cycle of the High-level Political Forum, held in New York, from 6-7 May 2019. Download the [...]
Women’s Major Group 2019 High-Level Political Forum Position Paper: Empowering people and ensuring inclusiveness and equality”
Realising the transformative vision of the 2030 Agenda requires creating political rather than technical shifts. It requires moving from current failed approaches and towards nonviolent, equitable [...]
Press Release: Reflecting on the outcomes of the 4th Meeting of the United Nations Environment Assembly
Feminists at UNEA-4 Continue the Call for the Right to a Healthy and Sustainable Environment Read the Women's Major Group Press release reflecting on the outcomes of the 4th Meeting of UNEA, held [...]
4th African Regional Forum on Sustainable Development: Africa Women’s Major Group Position Paper
Gender inequality remains one of the most pervasive inequalities, evidenced by numbers of women and girls living in poverty and insecurity in many African countries. Laws and policies do not uphold [...]
4th Africa Regional Forum on Sustainable Development: Statement of Major Groups and Other Stakeholders
We speak one voice of the African Major Groups and other stakeholders drawn from diverse organizations. We are committed to upholding the rights of all African peoples in the building and developin [...]