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SI President-Elect speaks at ‘Safeguarding the Environment and Sustainable use of Water Resources’.

ACUNS Vienna-UN Annual Conference 'Implementing the 2030 Agenda: A New Vision for Development – The Contributions of UN Vienna-based Organizations', took place 17-19 January 2017. Hosted by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), the conference brought together major-stakeholders, including the diplomatic community, academics and civil society organisations

SI Announces Assistant Director of Advocacy 2017-19

Soroptimist International President, Yvonne Simpson says: “On behalf of the Soroptimist International Board of Directors I am delighted to announce the appointment of Hafdís Karlsdóttir as the SI Assistant Director of Advocacy for the next biennium 2017 – 2019. Soroptimist International believes succession planning and mentoring are excellent tools for

Women Economic Forum EU The Hague 27 – 28 January

Mariet Verhoef-Cohen, President-Elect of Soroptimist International (SI) and President, Women for Water Partnership (WfWP), is to be honoured at the Women Economic Forum – EU (WEF-EU), taking place at The Hague 27 to 28 January 2017. Mariet will be presented the Women Economic Forum 2017 award of ‘Women of the

Rome FAO – Healthy Diets and Improved Nutrition

Report on the International Symposium on Sustainable Food Systems for Healthy Diets and Improved Nutrition, Rome, FAO, 1-2 December 2016. by SI UN Representative, Liliana Mosca Responding to the mounting impacts of malnutrition on public health and economic development, estimated to cost $3.5 trillion per year, a shift to healthier

Malaysia to host 21st SI Convention

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia will be home to the 21st Soroptimist International Convention in 2019. The first Asian city to host the SI Convention, the event is expected to be held at the Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre from 18 – 21 July 2019. Those who were lucky enough to experience the 20th

SI UN Rep Paris Elected to NGO Liaison Committee

On 12-14 December, the International Conference of NGOs took place at the UNESCO headquarters in Paris, under the theme, 'The challenge of the digital revolution for NGOs’. This conference was attended by Soroptimist International UN representatives to Paris, Marie-Christine Gries and Rina Dupriet; together with Soroptimist International Director of Advocacy,

SIE partners with My Book Buddy to Combat Illiteracy

Soroptimist International of Europe (SIE), the largest Federation of SI, will partner with the Dutch organization, My Book Buddy (MBB), to provide disadvantaged women and girls with greater access to books in a joint effort to combat illiteracy. SIE President Maria Elisabetta de Franciscis says: "We are pleased to announce

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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