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.
Supporting National Action through the High-level Political Forum outcomes: Evelyn Lead’s intervention
Evelyn Lead's (Women Environmental Programme ) presented a combined intervention on behalf of the Women's Major Group, during the Panel discussion: “Supporting national action through the high-leve [...]
Intergovernmental Negotiations on Post-2015 Outcome Document: Marisa Viana’s Intervention
Read Marisa Viana's [Realizing Sexual and Reproductive Justice (RESURJ)] intervention on behalf of the Women’s Major Group during the June Intergovernmental Negotiations on Post-2015: “As dive [...]
HLPF 2015, “the Role of Business in Implementation”: Nausheen Khan’s intervention
Nausheen Khan (Khan Foundation ) spoke on behalf of the Women's Major Group, during the 2nd meeting of the High-level Political Forum 2015 (under the auspices of ECOSOC). Read her full combined in [...]
HLPF, 2015 -The Role of Business in Implementation: Sehnaz Kiymaz’s intervention
Sehnaz Kiymaz (Women for Women's Human Rights - New Ways) spoke on behalf of the Women's Major Group during the 2nd meeting of the High-level Political Forum 2015. Read the full combined interventi [...]
10 Red Flags for the Zero draft of the outcome document for the UN Summit to adopt the Post-‐2015 Development Agenda
Read the Zero draft of the outcome document for the UN Summit to adopt the Post-2015 Development Agenda: "The Post-2015 has the potential to create a new global paradigm for just, sustainable an [...]
UNGA 2015: Emilia Reyes’ intervention at the Informal Interactive Hearings on the Post-2015 Development
Emilia Reyes (Equidad de Genero & WMG OP) delivered her statement on behalf of the Women’s Major Group, during the Informal Interactive Hearings with Representatives of NGOs, Civil Society, Maj [...]
UNGA 2015: Tina Rai’s intervention at the Informal Interactive Hearings on the Post-2015 Development
Mrinalini Rai (Global Forest Coalition (GFC) & WMG OP) delivered her intervention on behalf of the Women’s Major Group, during the Round Table 1, on the theme of theme of the Declaration at th [...]
Women’s Major Group asks Ban Ki Moon that all GA Post-2015 „Roundtables“ should include gender equality experts
Read the Letter presented by the Women's Major Group during the Intergovernmental Negotiations on the Post‐2015 Development Agenda: Round Tables. Download here [...]
Intergovernmental Negotiations on Post-2015 Follow-up and Review: Accountability and Monitoring. Eleanor Blomstrom’s intervention
The post-2015 agenda has incredible potential to turn aspiration to reality and to end structural inequalities. We talk about a transformative agenda that leaves no one behind. This also demands a [...]
Women’s Major Group Recommendations for Accountability, Monitoring, and Review of the Post-2015 Agenda
Read the Women’s Major Group Recommendations for Accountability, Monitoring, and Review of the Post-2015 Agenda, released on May 18th, 2015. Download the recommendations here and the Paper on Accoun [...]