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.
WMG members intervene at the STI Forum 2022
WMG members recently intervened at the the 7th Multi-stakeholder Forum on Science, Technology and Innovation for the Sustainable Development Goals, 2022 held from 5 to 6 May 2022. The theme for the ST [...]
WMG at the 66th Commission on the Status of Women
The WMG and our feminist advocacy was present at CSW66, the 66th UN Commission on the Status of Women, which, for the first time in 2 years, took place in person at the UN Headquarters in New York as [...]
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 RESOURCES & POLICY STATEMENTS
HLPF 2019: MGoS Report on EGM on Lessons Learned
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Women’s Major Group 2019 High-Level Political Forum Position Paper: Empowering people and ensuring inclusiveness and equality”
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Press Release: Reflecting on the outcomes of the 4th Meeting of the United Nations Environment Assembly
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4th African Regional Forum on Sustainable Development: Africa Women’s Major Group Position Paper
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4th Africa Regional Forum on Sustainable Development: Statement of Major Groups and Other Stakeholders
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