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.
8th Session of Open Working Group (8OWG) on Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs): Co-Chair Morning Session “Oceans and Seas”
Read Noelene Nabulivou's (Diverse Voices and Action for Equality, Fiji) combined intervention on behalf of the WMG during the morning session of the Eight Session of the Open Working Group on Sustaina [...]
8th Session of Open Working Group (8OWG) on Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs): Conflict Prevention, Post-Conflict Peace Building and Promotion of Durable Peace
Read Helen Hakena's (Leitana Nehan Women Development Agency and APWLD) combined intervention presented on behalf of the Women's Major Group, during the Eight Session of the Open Working Group on Susta [...]
8th Session of Open Working Group (8OWG) on Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs): Co- Chair Morning Session “Forest and Biodiversity”
Read Isis Alvarez's (Global Forest Coalition) combined intervention presented on behalf of the Women's Major Group, during the Eight Session of the Open Working Group on Sustainable Development Goals, [...]
8th Session of Open Working Group (8OWG) on Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs): Rule of Law and Governance
"Women stabilize governments through restorative justice and good governance. The rise of the globalization of community resources has worked to destroy many women's leadership traditions as women are [...]
Africa Common Position on Post 2015, Istanbul 2013
The African Women's regional statement was prepared as a result of a women's strategy and capacity building meeting held on the 9th-11th of November in Istanbul, Turkey, prior to the UN ECA Women and [...]
7th Session of the Open Working Group (7OWG) on Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
The seventh session of the Open Working Group on Sustainable Development Goals took place at the UN headquarters in New York, from 6-10 January, and dealt with: Sustainable cities and human settlemen [...]
7th Session of the Open Working Group (7OWG) on Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
Read Emilia Reyes’s (Equidad, Mexico) combined position paper presented on behalf of the Women's Major Group, during the 7th session of the open working group on sustainable development goals, held at [...]
7th Session of the Open Working Group (7OWG) on Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs): Chemicals
Read Yuyun Ismawati's (Global Focal Point) combined position paper presented on behalf of the Women's Major Group, during the 7th session of the open working group on sustainable development goals hel [...]
7th Session of the Open Working Group (7OWG) on Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs): Climate Change
Read Carmen Capriles's (Red Climatica, Bolivia) combined position paper presented on behalf of the Women's Major Group, during the 7th session of the open working group on sustainable development goal [...]
7th Session of the Open Working Group (7OWG) on Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs): Transport
Read Bright Oywaya's (Association of the Physically Disabled, Kenya) combined position paper presented on behalf of the Women's Major Group, during the 7th session of the open working group on sustain [...]