Human settlements / related
NO to Nuclear as Climate Solution, YES to Renewables and People Powered Solutions
We, as representatives of civil society, send a clear message to you today upon conclusion of the Climate & SDGs Synergy Conference, that nuclear energy cannot be part of the just transition we [...]
UNEA 4: WMG Side Event on Your Trash My Cash
Join us at the skill share session Your Trash My Cash. The session will reflect on skills and good practices for sustainable consumption, Production in Energy, Water, Chemicals & Waste from di [...]
NGOs urges Nigeria to prioritise WASH issues
Benson Attah (National Coordinator, Society for Water and Sanitation [NEWSAN], WMG member) and Priscila Achakpa (National Coordinator, WEP, WMG Africa Regional OP) participated at the one-day stake [...]
HLPF 2018: Lillian Cueva’s Review on SDG 11: Cities
Unequal structures, including the current economic model, lead to: climate change and ecological degradation; militarization and conflict; unjust ecosystem, financial, trade and investment gove [...]
HLPF 2018: Cities, Human Settlements, Gender Equality and Women’s Human Rights
Human rights obligations, such as under the Convention on the Elimination of all Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW) including its general recommendations, must be met at all levels of governmen [...]
HLPF 2018: Energy, Gender Equality and Women’s Human Rights
Women’s leadership in sustainable energy production can help influence policy and regulation to protect people, communities and the planet from contamination from open pit mining, strip mining, mo [...]
HLPF 2018: Nozipho Wright’s Review on SDG 7, Energy
The WMG, commend member states and development partners for work done so far to integrate gender issues in energy policies and programmes. Though it has taken almost 20 years to reach this minima [...]
HLPF 2018: Water, Sanitation and Hygiene, Gender Equality and Women’s Human Rights
Lack of access to water, sanitation and hygiene services undermines human rights and gender equality, exacerbates poverty and prevents achievement of other goals, including health, education and [...]
HLPF 2018: Nathalie Seguin’s Review of SDG 6, Water and Sanitation
Women’s participation in decision making at local, national and global levels is essential to adopt a new vision of water management urgently needed to achieve water related SDGs. Standards for i [...]
AD HOC Open-ended Expert Group on Marine Litter and Microplastics
Read the combined position Statement on the 1st meeting of the Ad Hoc Open-Ended Expert Group on Marine Litter and Microplastics delivered by the Women's Major group and NGO Major group, and unders [...]