Formerly known as the “Global Civil Society Steering Committee”, the Major Groups Facilitating Committee (MGFC) is a committee consisting of 21 members:
- Nine major groups representatives are appointed every two years after email consultation and online bidding process,, one from each of the nine major groups: Farmers, Women, the Scientific and Technological Community, Children and Youth, Indigenous Peoples and their Communities, Workers and Trade Unions, Business and Industry, Non-Governmental Organizations, and Local Authorities.
- Twelve regional representatives (two from each of the six regions: Africa, Asia and the Pacific, Europe, Latin America and the Caribbean, North America and West Asia) are elected for a 2 year term during the Regional Consultative Meetings (RCMs).
The role of the MGFC is to provide guidance and coordinate the engagement of major groups in the GCSF cycle (see Terms of Reference (TORs) for the MGFC Committee).
The 9 Major Groups Representatives
- Mr. Lucien Royer, ITUC, OECD (TUAC), Workers and Trade Unions, Chair of the Committee
- Ms. Nyurguyana Dordina, RAIPON, Indigenous People, Russian Federation
- Mr. Ruud Schuthof, ICLEI - Local Governments for Sustainability, Local Authorities
- Ms. Sascha Garbizon, Director, Women in Europe for a Common Future, Women’s Group
- Ms. Birgit Engelhardt, International Council of Chemicals Associations (ICCA), Business and Industry
- Mr. Daniel B Magraw Jr. President, Center for International Environmental Law (CIEL), NGOs
- Ms. Sara Svensson, Tunza Youth Advisor for Europe. Tunza Youth Advisory Council. Sweden.Youth
- Ms. Daniëlle Aletta de Man, Policy Officer, International Federation of Agricultural Producers (IFAP), Farmers
- Mr. Deliang Chen, Executive Director, International Council for Science, Scientific Community
The 12 Regional Representatives
- Dr. Muhammad Al-Sayrafi, Member of the Board of Directors, Friends of the Environment Center. Non-Governmental Organization, Qatar
- Ms. Nuha Mahmoud Mouse Ma'ayta, President, General Federation of Jordanian Women. Women’s Group, Jordan
- Mr. Gordon Bispham, SIDS Expert, Caribbean Policy Development Center, Non-Governmental Organization, Barbados
- Mr. Carlos Gomez Flores, Director General, Fundacion Mundo Sustenable, Non-Governmental Organization, Mexico
- Ms. Violet Ford, Inuit Circumpolar Council, Indigenous People, Canada
- Mr. David Foster, Blue-Green Alliance, Trade Union, USA
- Ms. Judith Carreras Garcia, Sustainlabour Foundation, Workers and Trade Unions, Spain
- Mr. Jan-Gustav Strandenaes, Senior Policy Adviser, The Northern Alliance for Sustainability (ANPED), Non-Governmental Organization, Norway
- Ms. Mildred Mkandla, External Relations Director, EarthCare Africa, Non-Governmental Organization. Ethiopia
- Mr. Mensah Todzoro, Friends of the Earth Togo, Non-Governmental Organization, Togo
- Mr. Masonara Kobayashi, Program Manager Institute for Global Environmental Strategies, Japan
- Prof. Deo Prasad, Professor, University of New South Wales, Scientific and Technological Community, Australia
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