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Peaceful Societies – Recovering from Conflict and Nurturing Peace

A blog by SI President Elect, Sharon Fisher, following her attendance at the 68th United Nations Civil Society Conference held in Salt Lake City. "Peace is necessary for the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). This session shared how civil society organisations are achieving an inclusive and sustainable culture

Plan B: Create An Opportunity

A blog by Aurora Daniels, SI Music City Nashville, SIA “At the crack of ten o’clock on a gorgeous Tuesday morning in Salt Lake City, a group of Soroptimists ascended to the “attic area” of the huge Salt Palace Convention Centre to attend a session titled “Empowering Women and Girls

High-Level Political Forum Debrief

A blog by SI UN Representative New York, Maria Fornella. "On August 14, 2019, the Webinar for a “Debrief on HLPF 2019 and an Exchange on the SDG Summit” was jointly held by Together 2030 and TAP Network (Transparency, Accountability and Participation for 2030 Agenda). I hadn’t attended the HLPF

Closing the Gap – Ensuring inclusiveness and Equality in Bangkok

A report by Helen Yang, Soroptimist International of the Americas (SIA), Taiwan Region Helen Yang from SIA Taiwan Region was invited by PPSEAWA (Pan-Pacific and Southeast Asia Women’s Association) Thailand to participate in the 75th session of the United Nations ESCAP (Economic and Social Commission for Asia Pacific) and CoNGO’s

The clock is ticking, the status quo is over and it’s time to commit to Education

by Evelyne Para SI UN Representative Paris SI Representative Evelyne Para, attends the UNESCO International Conference 5 July 2019 Paris by the French G7 Presidency, in cooperation with UNESCO, with the theme: Innovating for girls' and women's empowerment through education'. "In an introduction to the G7 International Conference Audrey Azoulay,

Reducing Inequalities Within and Among Countries

SI UN Representative, Barbara Rochman. Blog by Barbara T. Rochman, SI UN Representative, New York I attended an interesting side event during the UN High Level Political Forum for Sustainable Development on July 11, 2019, where several European civil society organisations launched the report 'Falling Through the Cracks: Exposing inequalities

Your Voice at the UN

This month's edition contains news from the High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development, news from SI's UN Youth Delegate in New York, updates from the International Migration Review Forum, and an introduction to the newly appointed Director General of the Food and Agriculture Organisation. SI UN Representatives in New York

Cultural Visibility vs Political Rights

SI UN Representative in New York, Bette Levy SI UN Representative in New York, Bette Levy, blogs about her biggest take-away from the ECOSOC High-Level Political Forum (HLPF) held in New York this July. "If you, like me, eagerly followed the postings on Facebook of the many members who attended

World Day Against Trafficking in Persons

Tuesday, 30 July is World Day Against Trafficking in Persons. Special Advisor to SI Advocacy, Linda Witong, blogs about the need for the international community to accelerate efforts to end Human Trafficking. "UN Secretary General António Guterres has observed that: “Trafficking in persons is a vile crime that feeds on

An Inside view of the 2019 ECOSOC High-Level Political Forum

SI UN Representative, Bette Levy, introduces insights from the SI UN Team in New York, following their attendance at the 2019 ECOSOC High-Level Political Forum (HLPF) and the Ministerial High-Level Segment (HLS). "The theme this year was 'Empowering people and ensuring inclusiveness and equality' and the goals reviewed were as