Soroptimists In Malta

The SIGBI 2016 Conference took place over the course of three days – 10-12 November 2016, and what a Conference it was. Here Pat Black reports for us from Malta, a place of sunshine, Soroptimist friendship and inspired key note speakers. “Always an amazing, stimulating, challenging and informative experience; add

Educate to Lead: Nepal and AHF

The 2015-2017 Soroptimist International President’s Appeal, Educate to Lead: Nepal, is working in partnership with the Australian Himalayan Foundation (AHF), to fund a Women and Girls Education Project (WGEP) in the remote rural area of the Lower Solukhumbu region of Nepal. Focussed on providing educational opportunities to women and girls,

SI sponsors Intern Programme at the UN

Every year NGO CSW/NY has between 5 and 8 interns to help facilitate the mission of the committee to achieve Gender Equality, and to assist with customer service during the actual Commission. Since last year SI has sponsored the internship programme. SI Un Representative Bette Levy explains: “The interns are
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International Round Table on Child Trafficking

by SI UN Rep Vienna Dora Vrdlovec "The Institute for the Danube Region and Central Europe IDM, organized the International Round Table Preventing Human Trafficking and Combating Child Trafficking & Exploitation in Europe, supported by the Austrian Federal Ministers for Labour, Social Affairs and Consumer Protection, for Education and Women,

CSW61 Statement

Advancing women’s economic empowerment in the world of work is essential for achieving gender equality, realising human rights and for sustainable development. When governments, businesses and communities invest in empowering women in any workplace, and in eliminating inequalities, countries, communities and families see improvement in health, participation in education and

UNESCO Paris The challenge of the digital revolution

The 2016 International Conference of Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) will be held from 12 to 14 December 2016 at UNESCO Headquarters in Paris. The 2016 Conference will focus on the theme ‘The challenge of the digital revolution for NGOs’ and will be organized around four subthemes: ‘The digital revolution and its

CSW60 Agreed Conclusions – Reaffirming the Role of Women in Sustainable Development

Just before midnight, on the 24 March, governments, civil society and other organisations celebrated the adoption of CSW60’s agreed conclusions. These celebrations came after nearly 80 hours of negotiations, and the conclusions will help develop how gender equality will be included in development efforts moving forward. “Countries gave gender inequality

CSW60 Statement Release

Following the agreement of the Sustainable Development Goals, the next Commission on the Status of Women (CSW60) will focus on the theme ‘women’s empowerment and its link to sustainable development’. Soroptimist International, Zonta International, the International Federation of Business and Professional Women, and Graduate Women International, have released a statement

CSW60 The BIG Issues

On Monday, 14 March, the UN Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) turned the focus of the United Nations towards women and gender related issues worldwide. This year stood as a landmark year for CSW, as it was the first global meeting of governments, NGOs, civil society and experts

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