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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

Political Declaration Agreed at CSW59: What does it mean for women and girls?

Governments formally agreed a Political Declaration on day one of CSW59, 9 March. But what impact will this have on the future advancement of gender equality? CSW59 hosted the global review of Beijing+20 and the implementation of the Beijing Platform for Action, providing governments, NGOs and civil society with an

Soroptimist International Written Statement relevant to CSW59

Soroptimist International is a grassroots organisation that speaks on behalf of 80,000 women from 3,000 communities, across 130 countries and territories worldwide. Since 1921, Soroptimists have united around the principles of educating, empowering and enabling women and girls locally, nationally and internationally. All of Soroptimist International’s positions are based on

SI Project Stories October

SI Townsville Breakwater, North Queensland, Australia Mother and Baby Pack In rural Papua New Guinea many women and teenage girls visit the rural health centres to give birth, and many of them do not have baby care items for their new born babies. SI Townsville Breakwater provided free baby

Soroptimists advocate for women and girls at CEDAW

SOROPTIMIST REPRESENTATIVE ADVOCATES FOR THE RIGHTS OF WOMEN AND GIRLS AT CEDAW The 65th session of the Committee on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) is taking place in Geneva 24 October – 18 November 2016. Soroptimist International’s UN Representatives in Geneva, Wilfreda Hendrickx, Sabine Kinzer and

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