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.
Post- 2015 intergovernmental negotiations (sustainable development goals and targets): Nozipho Wright’s intervention
Read Nozipho Wright's (Botswana) intervention on behalf of the Women’s Major Group on developing indicators. Download here [...]
Indicators Messaging with imput from Women’s Major Group
The Women’s Major Group believes this is the start of a long-term process to define an indicator framework that is ambitious, feasible and that measures what we need to count in order to have the i [...]
Women’s Groups Urge UK Not to Roll Back Progress on Development Goals
Women’s human rights groups at the UN this week have criticized the continued lack of support by the UK government for the proposed sustainable development goals (SDGs) and targets that were create [...]
Statement on the Political Declaration on the occasion of the 20th anniversary of the Fourth World Conference on Women
Twenty years after the adoption of Beijing, this version of the Political Declaration is not what women need. There has been tremendous progress toward gender equality and the realization of the [...]
Advocating in 2015 for a Sustainable, Gender Just and Human Rights based Development Framework for the next Decades
States have the duty to mobilize the maximum available resources, including through combating tax evasion and avoidance, and expand the tax base in a progressive way Read Nicole Bidegain's (DAWN) s [...]
5th meeting, Post-2015 Intergovernmental Negotiations (Declaration Session) – General Assembly, Informal meeting Intervention
Sustainable development goes hand in hand with the empowerment of women and of women's movement, we can contribute to, and influence local and international governance in order to generate policie [...]
Intervention from the Women’s Major Group (WMG) Section on “Follow up and Review” Post-2015
"We call to prioritize human rights, gender equality and the full realization of human rights of girls and women of all ages and with disabilities and in all their diversities, including sexual a [...]
Women’s proposals for the Political Declaration of the Post-2015 agenda
The Women’s Major Group acknowledges the Co-facilitators proposed “Elements Paper for Declaration Discussion”, but feels the content and structure need a stronger focus on the Sustainable Developm [...]
Post-2015 Intergovernmental Negotiations (Declaration Session): Intervention by Marianne Haslegrave
We envisage that by 2030, we will not only have eliminated poverty in terms of income indicators, but we will have created the combination of social, health and justice systems which will uphold th [...]
Post-2015 Intergovernmental Negotiations (Stocktaking Session): Intervention by Irene Kagoya
Let Our History, Our realities, Our Commitments, and Our Aspirations inspire us for a truly transformative agenda for all. Read Irene Kagoya's intervention on behalf of the Women's Major Group duri [...]