Policy Statements
Policy statement developed by Women’s Major Group members present policy priorities from a women’s rights and gender quality perspective on all thematic areas relating to Sustainable Development, Post2030 and Environmental matters.
Press release: 1,200+ Feminist Organisations and Allies Call on Major Powers to Pay Up and Defend the United Nations
PRESS RELEASE 19 February 2026, New York Women’s Major Group and 1,200+ signatories from 123 countries warn that withholding funds sets a dangerous precedent for global democracy and human rights. The [...]
1,200+ Feminist Organisations and Allies call on the United Nations’ Members to ”Pay up now!”
To: United Nations’ Member States 1,200+ Feminist Civil Society Organisations and Allies call on the UN’s Member States to ”Defend multilateralism, democracy and human rights. Pay up now!” Joint state [...]
SDG3 – lead discussant intervention by APRCEM, supported by Women’s Major Group
Photo credit: IISD ENB - Kiara Worth APRCEM Lead Discussant in SDG 3 Shobha Shukla, CNS, India Thanks for giving me the opportunity to speak on behalf of Asia Pacific Regional Civil Society Engageme [...]
SDG 5: Lead discussant intervention at HLPF
2025 High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development and High-Level Segment of ECOSOC Tuesday 15 July 2025: (CR 4) 10 AM – 1 PM Statement by Lead Discussant - Fer Ghanaa Ansari during the sessio [...]
Women’s Major Group Position Paper 2025
Only five years remain to fulfil the promises of the 2030 Agenda—but instead of accelerating progress, we are witnessing an alarming rollback. Governments, corporations, and anti-rights actors are not [...]
Women’s Major Group Position Paper 2024 High Level Political Forum
Reinforcing the 2030 Agenda and eradicating poverty in times of multiple crises: the effective delivery of sustainable, resilient and innovative solutions Executive Summary As 2024 begins, cou [...]
HLPF 2023 Alternative VNR Reports by our Members
Similar to previous years, the Women’s Major Group’s members throughout the World, have prepared Alternative / Shadow Reports for their countries’ Voluntary National Reviews (VNRs). The list of HLPF 2 [...]
WMG 2023 HLPF Position Paper
The Women’s Major Group is excited to launch our Position Paper for the 2023 High-Level Political Forum (HLPF). Gathering the intersectional analyses of feminists and gender equality activists worldwi [...]
Closing Statement of the Women’s Major Group for OEWG1.2. : Science-Policy Panel to contribute further to the sound management of chemicals and waste and to prevent pollution
Women’s Major Group Closing Statement - OEWG1.2. : Science-Policy Panel to contribute further to the sound management of chemicals and waste and to prevent pollution. Statement delivered on 3 February [...]
Written statement of the Women’s Major Group for OEWG1.2. : Science-Policy Panel to contribute further to the sound management of chemicals and waste and to prevent pollution
Written Statement of the Women's Major Group for OEWG1.2. : Science-Policy Panel to contribute further to the sound management of chemicals and waste and to prevent pollution. GENERAL VIEWS We believe [...]