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The Sixtieth Session of the Commission for Social Development

The sixtieth session of the Commission for Social Development (CSocD60) starts today, 7 February 2022. Did you know that SI UN Representative, Maria Fornella, is Co-Chair of the CSoCD NGO Committee? This Committee is dedicated to raising awareness on the Priority Theme and bringing forward the voices and experience of

Get Ready for the NGO/CSW Forum

What is the NGO Forum? NGO CSW/NY organises the civil society side of the UN Commission on the Status of Women and runs parallel to the official session taking place at the UN Headquarters in New York. This gives all of us the opportunity to engage in a multitude of

SI Voices Webinars – Session 2 CSW66

The SI Voices Series of Webinars continues with the second in a three-part Series centred on the Sixty Sixth Session of the Commission on the Status of Women, taking place from 14 to 25 March 2022. Join the Soroptimist International Advocacy Team for Session Two, a Zoom meeting, on 19

AND WHAT ABOUT OLDER WOMEN?

Blog by Frances Zainoeddin, Representative to the United Nations, New York. What attention is being given to older women? NOT MUCH! A recent letter sent by the three NGO Committees on Ageing in Geneva, New York and Vienna to the new Executive Director of UN Women, expressed concern that UN Women

Soroptimist International written statement CSW66

As a non-governmental organisation in consultative status with the Economic and Social Council, Soroptimist International has submitted a statement, supported by more than 30 other organisations, detailing recommendations in response to the gendered impacts of climate change, and the need to mainstream gender equality and the empowerment of all women

Changing Course, Transforming Education to build a better future

Blog by Evelyne Para, UN SI Representative at UNESCO "We have not yet fulfilled our commitment put down in the 2030 Agenda to guarantee the right to quality education for all: education, this global public good, and this fundamental right which is the foundation of a sustainable future – Goal

NEW Series of SI Voices Webinars for CSW66

The SI Voices Series of Webinars is preparing to kick off with the first in a three-part Series centred on the Sixty Sixth Session of the Commission on the Status of Women, taking place from 14 to 25 March 2022. Join the Soroptimist International Advocacy Team for Session One, a

SI President’s Message 2021

To all my fellow Soroptimists, It has been a pleasure serving as your Soroptimist International President over the last two years and meeting so many new faces, whilst reconnecting with those I have known for years. As I reflect on the journey, we know there have been detours, but there

Highlights from COP26 Part 2

Blog by Yvonne Freeman, Regional President of SIGBI South East England. COP26 Part 2 3 November – Finance First Session: Urban LEDS - Time4MultilevelAction Dialogue: Finance flowing to accelerate Climate Action: Innovation and Partnership This session was organised by the International Council for Local Environmental Initiatives (ICLEI) World Secretariat, ICLEI

Highlights from Geneva Peace Week (GPW21)

Blog by Donatella Benjamin, SI United Nations Representative, Geneva. Geneva Peace Week (GPW) is a leading annual forum in the international peacebuilding calendar, held in Geneva, where bridges are built and where the various actors working on peace from all sectors, including Civil Society, can interact. This year, GPW21 was

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