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.
HLPF 2023 Interventions by WMG Members
In this year’s High-Level Political Forum for Sustainable Development (HLPF), feminists of Women’s Major Group came together to draft interventions, which we were able to deliver in official thematic [...]
HLPF 2023 Alternative VNR Reports by our Members
Similar to previous years, the Women’s Major Group’s members throughout the World, have prepared Alternative / Shadow Reports for their countries’ Voluntary National Reviews (VNRs). The list of HLPF 2 [...]
WMG 2023 HLPF Position Paper
The Women’s Major Group is excited to launch our Position Paper for the 2023 High-Level Political Forum (HLPF). Gathering the intersectional analyses of feminists and gender equality activists worldwi [...]
WMG’s Key Messages & Comments to the Draft Elements Document for the 2023 Political Declaration of the SDG Summit
Following are WMG's Key Messages and Comments to the Draft Elements Document for the 2023 Political Declaration of the SDG Summit. Introduction We thank the co-facilitators for ensuring an open, inclu [...]
WMG at 2023 UN Water Conference
Photo credit: WECF The 2023 UN Water Conference took place from 22-24 March 2023, at the UN Headquarters in New York, as a Midterm Comprehensive Review of the Implementation of the Objectives of the [...]
WMG RESOURCES & POLICY STATEMENTS
WMG Endorses HRC 51 Joint Civil Society Statement on Abortion
This year, the HRC 51 Joint Civil Society Statement on Abortion gathered the signatures of 425 organizations and 459 individuals, including that of the Women's Major Group. Together, we sent a strong [...]
WMG statement at OEWG1: Science-Policy Panel to contribute further to the sound management of chemicals and waste and to prevent pollution
WMG statement at OEWG1: Science-Policy Panel to contribute further to the sound management of chemicals and waste and to prevent pollution Statement delivered by Alexandra Caterbow, Co-Director at HEJ [...]
Reflections after HLPF, towards UNGA
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 achieve [...]
Feminist Collective Statement on the Sri Lankan Crisis
(Collective statement by Asia Pacific Forum on Women, Law and Development and Women’s Major Group) We stand in solidarity with the people of Sri Lanka, particularly with the grassroots women who are c [...]
WMG statement: Ad Hoc Open-Ended Working Group (OEWG) to Prepare for the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee on Plastic Pollution
WMG statement: Ad Hoc Open-Ended Working Group (OEWG) to Prepare for the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee on Plastic Pollution. This statement was delivered by Maria Soledad Mella Vidal, Chilea [...]