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One Woman Writes – Scholarship Winner Shares her Experience of CSW

Dorjsumiya Yondonperenlei , President of SI Ulaanbaatar Club, Mongolia (2014-2016) Before sharing my experience of CSW59 in New York, I would like to express my deep gratitude for SISWP for granting me a scholarship and giving me an opportunity to attend such a great international event - hearing and learning

Disasters: From vulnerability to resilience and recovery

Disasters: From vulnerability to resilience and recovery The winds are picking up and the sea appears increasingly angry. What is coming? Does your community know? Have your local leaders a plan for such a situation? Yes? Then you will probably survive. No? Then you are likely to be among the

Disasters: From Vulnerability to Resilience and Recovery

by Di Lockwood SISWP Federation Programme Director "The winds are picking up and the sea appears increasingly angry. What is coming? Does your community know? Have your local leaders a plan for such a situation? Yes? Then you will probably survive. No? Then you are likely to be among the

From the NGO FOrum Consulatation Day

Ann Garvie at CSW59

"The Secretary General Ban Ki-moon addressed the assembly, stating that CSW59 was to be a celebration of 20 years of human rights for women. He said: " Women must be at the centre and at the front of future policy making. Women suffer disproportionately, society must end all forms of

The Struggle of Memory

THE STRUGGLE OF MEMORY AGAINST FORGETTING- "Security Council Resolution 1325 – For the first time the global community had a hard look at the plight of women during armed conflict. Not only as victims but as potential participants in the peace process. Their presence would mainstream the gender perspective and

Cool Feminism – Exploring Ideas from the North

Hafdis Karlsdottir, Soroptimist International of Iceland reports from CSW59 "After attending the Ministerial Round Tables in the morning and listening to the Ministers and representatives from 15 countries 'Making the economy work for women and girl', where they more or less explained what needed to be done, attending 'Cool Feminism

The World Must Change – Not the Women

The head of U N women Phumzile Mlambo-Nguika then spoke talking about the Beijing platform for action and the 12 key areas.what has and hasn't been achieved and the challenges that lie ahead. She said that the next five years are critical and that we must break the back

SI talks to Marty Parker, FBI at CSW59

Bringing an End to Sex Trafficking: We Can Do It! Featuring expert FBI Agent Marty Parker, 'Bringing an End to Sex Trafficking: We Can Do It' proved a highly sucessful key SI Parallel event for Soroptimist International at the NGO Forum, CSW59, New York. The SI HQ team had the

Bringing an End To Traifficking – Interview With Marty Parker

This year Soroptimist International will hold a key event at the CSW59 NGO Forum, on child and sex trafficking called ‘Bringing an End to Sex Trafficking: We Can Do It!’. FBI Special Agent Marty Parker specialises in this area, working in California, USA and will be Speaker at the

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