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Conclusions of the 111th International Labour Conference

This year in Geneva, from 5 to 16 June, the discussions of 111th session of the ILC were concentrated around “a just transition towards sustainable and inclusive economies, quality apprenticeships, and labour protection”. The Convention was attended by approximately 5,000 delegates representing governments, workers and employers from the 187 Member

UN Report: Inequalities cause hunger, change is needed

Blog of Liliana Mosca, SI UN Representative to the FAO, Rome The High-Level Panel of Experts on Food Security and Nutrition (HLPE-FSN) of the UN Committee on World Food Security (CFS) on Thursday, June 15, 2023, launched its flagship report on “Reducing inequalities for food security and nutrition”. The launch

The United States obtained their reintegration into UNESCO, five years after their departure

Blog by Evelyne Para, SI UN Representative at UNESCO On 29 and 30 June 2023, the 193 Member States of UNESCO meeting in an extraordinary General Conference examined and approved by a very large majority the proposal submitted by the United States to rejoin again the United Nations Educational Scientific

Hunger Hotspots and early warnings on acute food insecurity

Blog of Liliana Mosca, SI UN Representative to the FAO, Rome The FAO-WFP last report: Hunger Hotspots and early warnings on acute food insecurity, June to November 2023 outlook According to the report 'Hunger Hotspots FAO‑WFP early warnings on acute food insecurity”” jointly published on May 29, by the Food

Together, Let us Shape the Global Framework on Culture and Arts Education

Blog by Evelyne Para, UN SI Representative at UNESCO This was the title of the invitation launched on 25 and 26 May 2023 by the two Sectors "Education" and "Culture" of UNESCO, with the support of the Republic of Korea, to recall that culture and education play together a crucial role

Sisterhood on the Road: How a Coach Trip Made the Dublin Convention a Breeze

On a mild summer’s day, in a busy farm shop near Wakefield in West Yorkshire, two friends and sister Soroptimists sit with us to discuss their upcoming trip to Dublin. Linda Davis, Joint President SI Dewsbury & District and Programme Action Chair for SI Yorkshire, and Susie Westwood, President Elect

Harmonising Menstrual Hygiene with Caring for the Environment!

By Mary Muia, SI UN Representative Nairobi Centre World Environment Day 2023 is hosted by Côte d'Ivoire and supported by the Netherlands. The theme will focus on solutions to plastic pollution under the campaign #BeatPlasticPollution and is a reminder that people’s actions on plastic pollution matters. This year's theme highlights the

Environmental Advocacy and Impact: A look back to ESCAP78

A blog by Dr Theresa Devasahayam, SI UN Representative in Bangkok Registration is currently open for our webinar for World Environment Day 2023: Joining Forces to Beat Plastic Pollution! This webinar event will be held on Monday 5 June at 8:00am BST, where each of our five Federations will come

Climate Action in the Making: Asia Pacific Country Commitments and Challenges

“Climate [action] is a core issue of our survival” (Jeffrey Sachs, 15 May 2023) Soroptimist International was represented by Dr Theresa Devasahayam at the 79th Session of the Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP 79) held in Bangkok from the 15th to the 19th May 2023.

Looking back on…. CSocD

The 61st session of the Commission on Social Development (CSocD) took place 6-15 February 2023, at the United Nations Headquarters in NY. Under the chairmanship of Ambassador Alya Ahmed Saif Al-Thani of Qatar the session was held entirely in person for the first time since 2020. The priority theme for