The 2022 ECOSOC Partnership Forum took place in a hybrid format on the 2nd of February on “Building back better from the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) while advancing the full implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development”.

The Women’s Major Group (WMG) brought our feminist proposals and analysis to the forum in multiple ways:

We hosted the 6th official “Spotlight Session,” along with the LGBTI Stakeholder Group, Global Policy Forum, and Campaign of Campaigns, titled “Meaningful, effective and inclusive partnerships for gender equality.” We looked into the ways we can learn from the failings of the current partnerships systems in place and recommendations and examples for what meaningful and inclusive partnerships for gender equality can look like, that consider power dynamics, are accountable, feminist, human rights-centered, and that can deliver to the ambitions of Agenda 2030. The session had 115 attendees and the speakers included:

  • Rosa Lizarde, Feminist Task Force (Moderator)
  • Amb. H.E. Ms. Alicia Buenrostro – Permanent Mission of Mexico to UN
  • Andre Rivas – Familias Diversas of Argentina (AFDA)
  • Cham Perez – Center for Women’s Resources (CWR)
  • Emilia Reyes – Equidad de Género

We had an official intervention slot during the plenary session, where WMG member Elena Marmo (Global Policy Forum) delivered a powerful statement on behalf of the WMG. The statement centered on our concerns over corporate capture of UN spaces and called for an emphasis on human rights. You can watch the recording here (our intervention starts around minute 51.)

WMG members and Organizing Partners (OPs) also spoke at a wide range of events, including: