ABOUT US
The Women’s Major Group was created at the 1992 Earth Summit in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, where governments recognized Women as one of the nine important groups in society for achieving sustainable development. The WMG is an official participant in the United Nations processes on Sustainable Development. Other processes use the major group or similar systems, with the WMG active in the processes of the United Nations Environment Program since 1996.
NEWS
The latest news on Sustainable Development & Agenda 2030, and on Environment & UNEP
UPCOMING EVENTS
The latest and upcoming events on Sustainable Development and Agenda 2030
POLICY STATEMENTS
Policy statements developed by Women’s Major Group members are written to present policy priorities from a women’s human rights and gender quality perspective on all thematic areas relating to Sustainable Development, Agenda 2030 and Environmental matters.
Reflections on the Major Groups and other Stakeholders (MGoS) System
“Women are often not even let in the door. The Major Group structure provides a guaranteed slot in the door. It's never enough, it's always very thin, but it's that guardianship that gives us t [...]
HLPF 2019: MGoS Report on EGM on Lessons Learned
Read the MGoS report for the Debrief from the Expert Group Meeting (EGM) on lessons learned from the first cycle of the High-level Political Forum, held in New York, from 6-7 May 2019. Download the [...]
Women’s Major Group 2019 High-Level Political Forum Position Paper: Empowering people and ensuring inclusiveness and equality”
Realising the transformative vision of the 2030 Agenda requires creating political rather than technical shifts. It requires moving from current failed approaches and towards nonviolent, equitable [...]
Press Release: Reflecting on the outcomes of the 4th Meeting of the United Nations Environment Assembly
Feminists at UNEA-4 Continue the Call for the Right to a Healthy and Sustainable Environment Read the Women's Major Group Press release reflecting on the outcomes of the 4th Meeting of UNEA, held [...]
4th African Regional Forum on Sustainable Development: Africa Women’s Major Group Position Paper
Gender inequality remains one of the most pervasive inequalities, evidenced by numbers of women and girls living in poverty and insecurity in many African countries. Laws and policies do not uphold [...]