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.
10th Session of the Open Working Group (10OWG) on Sustainable Development Goals (SGDs): Focus Area 7 “Energy”
Read Carmen Capriles's (Reacción Cimática) combined statement presented on behalf of the Women's Major Group, Youth, Indigenous Peoples and international networks including Slowcat and IBON, during th [...]
10th Session of Open Working Group (10OWG) on Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs): Health
Read Sarah Gold's (International Women's Health Coalition) combined statement on behalf of the Women's Major Group ensuring healthy lives. Download here. [...]
10th Session of Open Working Group (10OWG) on Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs): Focus Area 6 “Water and Sanitation”
Read Grove Harris's (Representative to the United Nations for the Temple of Understanding) combined statement presented on behalf of the Women's Major Group during the 10th session of the OWG on SGDs [...]
10th Session of Open Working Group (10OWG) on Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs): Cluster 8 “Peaceful, Non-violent Societies and Rule of Law”
Read Pooja Parvati's combined statement on behalf of Women's Major Group, Children & Youth group, and others presented during the 10th session of the OWG on SGDs held at the UN Headquarter from 31 [...]
10th Session of Open Working Group (10OWG) on Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs): Focus Area 18 “Means of Implementation/Global Partnership”
Read Ranja Sengupta's (Third World Network) combined statement on behalf of the Women's Major Group, presented during the 10th session of the OWG on SGDs held at the UN Headquarter from 31 March-4 Apr [...]
10th Session of Open Working Group (10OWG) on Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs): Cluster 2 “Gender Equality and Women’s Empowerment”
Read Naomi's combined statement presented on behalf of the Women's Major Group during the 10th session of the OWG on SGDs held at the UN Headquarter from 31 March-4 April. Download here. [...]
10th Session of Open Working Group (10OWG) on Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs): Focus Area 11 “Employment and Decent Work”
Read Rosa Lizarde's (Feminist Task Force) combined statement presented on behalf of the Women's Major Group during the 10th session of the OWG on SGDs held at the UN Headquarter from 31 March-4 April. [...]
10th Session of Open Working Group (10OWG) on Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs): FOCUS AREA 15 “CLIMATE”
Read Maria Theresa Nera-Lauron's (Ibon and the Campaign for Peoples’ Goals) combined statement presented on behalf of the Women's Major Group during the 10th session of the OWG on SGDs held at the UN [...]
10th Session of Open Working Group (10OWG) on Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs): Focus Area 15 “Climate”
Read Maria Theresa Lauron's (IBON International and the Campaign for Peoples’ Goals) three minutes intervention on behalf of the Women's Major Group presented during the 10th session of the OWG on SGD [...]
9th Session of Open Working Group (9OWG) on Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), 3-5 Mar 2014, New York, UNHQ
The Ninth session of the Open Working Group on Sustainable Development Goals was held between 3-5 March at the UN headquarters and dealt with 19 Focus Area. […] [...]