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.
Press release: 1,200+ Feminist Organisations and Allies Call on Major Powers to Pay Up and Defend the United Nations
PRESS RELEASE 19 February 2026, New York Women’s Major Group and 1,200+ signatories from 123 countries warn that withholding funds sets a dangerous precedent for global democracy and human rights. The [...]
1,200+ Feminist Organisations and Allies call on the United Nations’ Members to ”Pay up now!”
To: United Nations’ Member States 1,200+ Feminist Civil Society Organisations and Allies call on the UN’s Member States to ”Defend multilateralism, democracy and human rights. Pay up now!” Joint state [...]
SDG 5: Intervention by APRCEM, supported by Women’s Major Group
High Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development, session on SDG 5 Cielito Perez, CWR, Philippines 15 July 2025, New York Thank you, Chair. I deliver this statement on behalf of APRCEM. SDG 5 or [...]
SDG3 – lead discussant intervention by APRCEM, supported by Women’s Major Group
Photo credit: IISD ENB - Kiara Worth APRCEM Lead Discussant in SDG 3 Shobha Shukla, CNS, India Thanks for giving me the opportunity to speak on behalf of Asia Pacific Regional Civil Society Engageme [...]
SDG 5: Lead discussant intervention at HLPF
2025 High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development and High-Level Segment of ECOSOC Tuesday 15 July 2025: (CR 4) 10 AM – 1 PM Statement by Lead Discussant - Fer Ghanaa Ansari during the sessio [...]
WMG RESOURCES & POLICY STATEMENTS
Press release: 1,200+ Feminist Organisations and Allies Call on Major Powers to Pay Up and Defend the United Nations
PRESS RELEASE 19 February 2026, New York Women’s Major Group and 1,200+ signatories from 123 countries warn that withholding funds sets a dangerous precedent for global democracy and human rights. The [...]
1,200+ Feminist Organisations and Allies call on the United Nations’ Members to ”Pay up now!”
To: United Nations’ Member States 1,200+ Feminist Civil Society Organisations and Allies call on the UN’s Member States to ”Defend multilateralism, democracy and human rights. Pay up now!” Joint state [...]
SDG3 – lead discussant intervention by APRCEM, supported by Women’s Major Group
Photo credit: IISD ENB - Kiara Worth APRCEM Lead Discussant in SDG 3 Shobha Shukla, CNS, India Thanks for giving me the opportunity to speak on behalf of Asia Pacific Regional Civil Society Engageme [...]
SDG 5: Lead discussant intervention at HLPF
2025 High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development and High-Level Segment of ECOSOC Tuesday 15 July 2025: (CR 4) 10 AM – 1 PM Statement by Lead Discussant - Fer Ghanaa Ansari during the sessio [...]
Women’s Major Group Position Paper 2025
Only five years remain to fulfil the promises of the 2030 Agenda—but instead of accelerating progress, we are witnessing an alarming rollback. Governments, corporations, and anti-rights actors are not [...]