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Creating a coalition of international and grassroots NGOs

Blog of SI Representative at UNESCO, Marie-Christine Gries. Creating a coalition of international and grassroots NGOs In November 2023, our representative at UNESCO, Marie-Christine Gries, had the honour of leading one of the three special sessions during the General Conference of Member States, to present the success stories of the

Monitoring progress towards Global Education

Blog of Evelyne PARA, SI UN Representative at UNESCO. On 7 – 9 February 2024, a Conference was organised at UNESCO Paris on Education Data and Statistics, by UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS) with support of UNESCO Education Sector. Since 2015, countries have been invited to set national targets as

Meet Renata Trottman, soon to be President Elect of Soroptimist International

Renata Trottman , from Switzerland and a previous President of Soroptimist International of Europe (SIE) will be taking over the reins as President of Soroptimist International on 1 January 2026. On 1 July 2024 Renata will become President Elect using this 18-month period until appointed as SI President to become

An Invitation from SI Global Executive Director, Deborah Thomas to share your views on the Soroptimist International website

Dear Soroptimists Soroptimist International is planning to design and procure a new website. Many of you visit our website to find information, read blogs from our UN Representatives, discover news of projects from our Appeals and Foundation and of course to learn more about events like CSW and SI’s Quadrennial

YOUth Centered Future: Reflections from the 2024 CSW Youth Forum

Author: Sofia Calicchio During the 68th Commission on the Status of Women (CSW68), Soroptimist International youth participated in and engaged with the CSW Youth Forum on 15 to 17 March 2024. Effective and significant participation of youth, the inclusion of Indigenous knowledge in policy discussions, and the use of technology

Closing the Gender Gap in Education: Long Term Barriers and Emerging Challenges

The Office of the President of the General Assembly and UN Women presented an in-person event at CSW68 titled ‘Closing the Gender Gap in Education: How to Address Long-term Barriers and Emerging Challenges in a World of Complex Crises? How can we make sure we are intersectional in closing the

Access to finances locally for Women through Gender Budgeting

On 14 March, Soroptimist International (SI) hosted an online parallel event during the Commission on the Status of Women in partnership with Women for Water Partnerships. The session featured key speakers Mariet Verhoef-Cohen, Lesha Witmer, and Maria Fornella, who delved into the critical relationship between gender equality and access to

Socio-economic empowerment policies for HIV prevention

The Southern African Development Community (SADC) is an inter-governmental organisation headquartered in Gaborone, Botswana. SADC hosted a side event at CSW68 on 15 March 2024 to discuss socio-economic empowerment policies for HIV prevention among adolescent girls and young women. During the event, Nazneen Damji from UN Women stated that it

CSW Side Event: Taiwan Coalition Against Violence

This article provides a review of the Taiwan Coalition Against Violence (TCAV) side event held during the Sixty-Eighth Session of the UN Commission on the Status of Women (CSW68) earlier this month. Our reporter, Soroptimist international’s (SI) Advocacy Policy Advisor Hana Smith, in collaboration with Joseph Mason, SI’s Advocacy and

The Intersections of Gender, Poverty and Climate Change

Soroptimist International President Siew Yong Gnanalingam opened the CSW68 parallel event/webinar, introducing the topic of gender poverty and climate change. President Siew Yong discussed how women are over exposed to the effects of poverty and climate change, illustrating how social factors restrict women’s access to resources, economic opportunities and decision

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