Opening of the Soroptimist International Dublin Convention 2023

On Thursday, 27 July, Soroptimists from across the globe gathered at the Soroptimist International (SI) 2023 Convention in Dublin, Ireland, celebrating their friendship and projects supporting women and girls.  Sue Perry, the Soroptimist International Convention Chair, welcomed everyone into the Convention and the city of Dublin.   Deborah Thomas, the

Gender Responsiveness in Partnerships for the SDGs

Blog of Bette Levy, SI UN Representative in New York Each year, during the High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development (HLPF), the Division for Sustainable Development Goals at the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN DESA/DSDG), along with the United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR),

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

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

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
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