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Opening Ceremony CSW61

A blog by Soroptimist International President, Yvonne Simpson "The Opening of CSW61 was held in the General Assembly Hall at the United Nations, New York, today 13 March 2017. United Nations Secretary-General, António Guterres, addressed the Member States for the first time after taking office on 1st January 2017. Secretary-General António Guterres,

CSW61 NGO Consultation Day – Poetry in Motion

Sunday 12 March saw the Kaye Playhouse, Hunter College, New York, throw open its doors for the CSW61 NGO Consultation Day. Organised by the NGO Committee on the Status of Women, NY (NGO CSW/NY), and co-chaired by Soroptimist United Nations Representative New York, Bette Levy, the Committee supports the work of

Soroptimist Wins Design Competition for CSW Handbook Cover

This morning, the CSW61 NGO Consultation Day is taking place at The Kaye Playhouse, Hunter College, New York, and hot off the press is the NGO CSW61 Handbook, with a cover design by Soroptimist, Villy Makou. Here we talk to Villy to find out more about her design, and her inspiration for this fresh and original

Syria ‘Back to School’

In the past two years, SI has reported on the wonderful work of the Dutch Soroptimists and the Soroptimist/UNICEF project Syria 'Back to School'. Thanks to their astonishing hard work, since 2014 they have collected more than € 500,000 which has been used to help build 22 classrooms and 11 container

Soroptimist International at CSW61

Less than a week away, 13 – 24 March 2017, will see the 61st Commission on the Status of Women (CSW61) taking place in the United Nations headquarters in New York. CSW is the principal global intergovernmental body exclusively dedicated to the promotion of gender equality and the empowerment of women.

Soroptimist International President Yvonne Simpson

President’s Message: International Women’s Day 2017

"International Women's Day (March 8) is a global day celebrating the social, economic, cultural and political achievements of women. The day also marks a call to action for accelerating gender parity. Progress has slowed in many places across the world, so global action is needed. The 2017 call is will

SI Announces International Director of Advocacy 2017-2019

Lead home page image courtesy of UN Photo/John Isaac Soroptimist International President, Yvonne Simpson is delighted to announce the appointment of Bev Bucur as International Director of Advocacy for the 2017 – 2019 biennium. Bev will take up her post on Saturday 29 July 2017, in Rotterdam. “The Soroptimist theme of ‘Soroptimists

The Red Beanies Thunder Dragon Project

Pamela Fruin, SI Fremantle, Western Australia, writes a blog on The Red Beanies Thunder Dragon Project for Nuns and Disadvantaged Women and Girls in Bhutan. "Why Bhutan and why beanies? A Nun chanting with prayer wheel and mala, Shedra Tang Bebzur Bumthang Nunnery Bhutan, high in the Himalayas had been

United Nations 55th Commission for Social Development

A blog by Marie D’Amato-Rizzi, NGO UN Representative, New York Centre "In order to understand what’s happening with the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, one needs to start with the Commission for Social Development. This Commission addresses all the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and makes recommendations to ECOSOC that then

Soroptimist International joins Women for Water Partnership

“When we bring our expertise and resources together, we become a powerful force for progress”. UN Women Soroptimist International is delighted to announce its membership of Women for Water Partnership (WfWP). Joining the partnership together with other influential organisations such as International Federation of Business and Professional Women (BPW), Women

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