Recently, civil society groups have raised concerns about the very real possibilities that the SDGs will not be achieved until 2065, and that gender equality and women’s rights won’t be achieved for another 298 years.
Despite these alarming statistics, member states did little during July’s High-Level Political Forum (HLPF) on Sustainable Development to advance implementation–instead maintaining the status quo. The Women’s Major Group expresses disappointment in the 2022 HLPF discussions and outcome, and raises red flags about the lack of accountability, political will and meaningful partnerships that are hindering progress towards achieving the 2030 Agenda.
After our fierce feminist advocacy at the 2022 HLPF and with UNGA 77 fast approaching, the Women’s Major Group has released a statement with our key feminist demands and reflections as states and UN processes continue to fail to meet our needs and raise ambition in this moment of intersecting crises.
The statement reflects our disappointment with HLPF 2022 and how we witnessed states barely holding the line on agreed language, the continued corporate capture of the UN, and a lack of accountability and ambition. The statement also offers our recommendations to truly transform the HLPF and sustainable development process into one that delivers on the promises of the 2030 Agenda.
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Thank you to our members who worked on the statement Sachini Perera (RESURJ), Tetet Nera-Lauron (Rosa Luxemburg Stiftung) and Lindsay Bigda (WEDO) along with the WMG Secretariat team, and Suman Saurav (WEDO) for the summary graphics, and to all our members for their continued efforts towards a more just and equitable future.
