Blog of Pascale Muylaert, SI Representative to the UN in Geneva. These days, international Geneva practitioners and environmental defenders in general face deep uncertainty, overlapping crises, and competition between major problems. Despite these challenges, their activities have to remain politically relevant to ensure steady progress in the fight against the

Blog of Tania Gomez Herazo, SI Belgium. Recently, Tania Gomez, from Soroptimist International Belgium, attended the 2024 to 2025 Inter-sessional Panel of the UN Commission on Science and Technology for Development (UN-CSTD). In her below report, Tania summarises the key discussion during the opening session, held on 21 October 2024,

Blog of Olga Tzortzatou Nanopoulou, SI Representative to the UN in Geneva. During a recent meeting coordinated by Warwick University, SI Representative Dr. Olga Tzortzatou Nanopoulou was among a number of stakeholders brought together to discuss the urgent needs within digital health spheres, particularly concerning coordination needs and gaps in

Blog of Berthe De Vos Neven, SI Representative to the United Nations in Geneva.  This two day seminar on Widows: Challenges, gaps, and best practices, hosted on October 17 and 18 at the UN in Geneva, was organised by Widow's Rights International and Co-organised by Soroptimist International. Five years ago,

Blog of Berthe De Vos-Neven, SI Representative to the United Nations in Geneva. On October 25th, 2024, at the UN in Geneva, the Convention on the Elimination of all forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW) Committee, under the lead of Mrs. Nicole Ameline, and in the present of Mr. Volker

Blog of Berthe De Vos Neven, SI Representative to the United Nations in Geneva.  From the 19th to the 20th of October, the Beijing +30 Review for Civil Society in the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe region (UNECE) took place in Geneva, organised by the NGO Committee on the

Blog of Berthe De Vos Neven, SI Representative to the United Nations in Geneva.  Since all women are a part of the economy in the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe region (UNECE), this is a particularly vast topic to consider. The title of this workshop 'Women and the Economy',