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Building Back Greener – UNEA 5 is Here!

The United Nations Environment Assembly is the world’s highest-level decision-making body for the environment. The Assembly meets biennially in Nairobi, Kenya, to set priorities for global environmental policies and to develop international environmental law. Due to the global pandemic, the fifth session of the UNEA will be split into two events, with

Our Voice at the UN

Rome The United Nations (UN) office in Rome is the seat of the UN Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO), the World Food Programme (WFP) and the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD). These UN agencies share the common goal of eradicating hunger through food assistance and they work to eliminate

An Interview with Rugiatu Neneh Turay, Day of Zero Tolerance For FGM

On International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation (FGM), 6 February 2021, Soroptimist International and podcast host of SI Voices, Liz Batten, shine the spotlight on teacher, politician, and anti-FGM campaigner, Rugiatu Neneh Turay. Rugiatu Neneh Turay was born in Sierra Leone in the semi-rural town of Lunsar,

Sign up to the Virtual NGO CSW65 Forum!

The 65th session of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) will run from 15 - 26 March 2021 at the United Nations (UN) Headquarters, New York. Running alongside the events occurring within the UN Headquarters, the NGO Committee for Commission on the Status of Women, New York (NGO

59th Session of the Commission for Social Development (2021)

The fifty-ninth session of the Commission for Social Development (CSocD59) will take place from 8 to 17 February 2021 at the United Nations Headquarters in New York, and for the first time, participants from across the world are able to join virtually. The Commission is the advisory body responsible for

SI Position Paper ‘COVID-19 and Gender Inequality’

The COVID-19 pandemic has had a major impact on women and girls throughout the world, affecting all aspects of life, including health, education, employment, and personal safety. SI advocates for the protection of women and girls' human rights and for their full and equal participation in all levels of decision

10 December – Lugari Youth Training on the Road to Equality

10 December is traditionally the day Soroptimists join together in support of the SI President’s Appeal; a tradition established by SI President Catharine Salt in 1981. This year has proved a challenging time for all, and as we attempt to make plans for 2021, one thing is evident, and that

Webinar 17 December – Progress: From our Past, to our Future

The UN Women Generation Equality campaign, brings together gender equality advocates and visionaries instrumental in creating the Beijing Platform for Action, with future advocates of women's and girls' rights, demanding equal pay, equal sharing of unpaid care and domestic work, an end to sexual harassment and violence against women and

SI Voices Webinar – Ending domestic violence on the Road to Equality

Deemed a 'shadow pandemic', it is reported that during lockdown, as some four billion people stayed safe in their homes, many found themselves in danger; a parallel pandemic of violence against women taking place behind closed doors. On 5 April 2020, António Guterres, UN Secretary General, urged Member States to

Applications for President Appeal Co-ordinator 2022-2023

Mid-January 2021 – 31 December 2024 - working with the SI President's Appeal for the biennium 2022 – 2023 Soroptimist International is pleased to announce that it is inviting applications for the volunteer role, President Appeal Co-ordinator. The SI PA Coordinator will work with the President Elect to research and

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