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.
Analysis and key recommendations: Putting Women and Girls at the Center
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Analysis & key recommendations by the Women’s Major Group on Biodiversity
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Comments prepared by the Women’s Major Group on the zero – draft Presented by the OWG co – chairs
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6OWG on SDGs: Kafui Afiwa Kuwonu’s Intervention on Africa Issues
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6th Session of Open Working Group (6OWG) on Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs): Policy statement on special country needs of Small Island Development States (SIDS)
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6th of the Open Working Group (6OWG) on Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs): Global Partnership and Means of Implementation
Read Bhumika Muchhala ( Third World Network -TWN) combined presentation on behalf of the Women Major Group during the 6th Session of the Open Working Group on Sustainable Development Goals, at the [...]
Statement on Justice
Read the combined Statement presented by the Major Groups of Women, Children and Youth, Indigenous People, NGOs on justice. Download the statement here. [...]
United Nations Environment Assembly of UNEP ( UNEA) and the Global Major Groups and Stakeholders Forum.
The Women's Major Group will have a delegation at the very special event in June 2014: a Global Symposium on Environmental Rule of Law during the first ever meeting of the United Nations Environment A [...]
Toxic chemicals and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
The UNEP 2012 global chemicals report estimates close to 1 million deaths from harmful chemicals and pesticides each year! […] [...]
Immediate action to stop mercury pollution in ASGM, Minamata Convention on Mercury, Kumamoto, Japan, October 10, 2013
Five women ministers of environment from the South Africa, Malawi, Mozambique, Tanzania and Kenya spoke at high level event on “Women and Mercury in Artisanal and Small-scale Gold Mining (ASGM) – heal [...]