Between the 14 – 20 November, South West Pacific Federation Programme Director Dianne Lockwood attended the UNESCAP regional review on Beijing+20 and the preceding civil society forum in Bangkok. Over 400 delegates from a diverse range of organisations attended the meetings. Photo: South West Pacific Federation Programme Director, Dianne Lockwood,

  Click on the picture above to view the flickr album of Club Projects for November SI of Hills District Inc, Australia has responded to a lack of information amongst women in their community about the signs and symptoms of domestic violence and its effect on families. The club teamed

During the NGO Forum on Beijing+20 in Geneva, Soroptimists were given the opportunity to provide a grassroots perspective on the 12 Critical Areas of Concern of the Beijing Platform for Action. An area of significant concern for Soroptimists, is the education and training of women. SI UN Representatives Wilfrida Hendrickx

SI Brande, Denmark, conducted a series of lessons for high school students to help increase understanding of other peoples living conditions. As a result of these lessons, students concluded that the most effective and sustainable way to improve a community's living conditions is to ensure all children have access to

“We had a great time meeting the young women of R4WR. They are young, bright and so motivated about their mission. They are the new generation Soroptimists!” Frances Luns, President-Elect SI Bangkok

 

This month Soroptimist International’s UN Representatives have been hard at work advocating for the rights of women and girls. Here is some of the news from New York, Paris, Geneva and Vienna, where the voices of Soroptimists have been heard on the issues of female genital mutilation, the Beijing Platform

On 26 October, Soroptimist International UN Representative Bette Levy moderated a panel entitled ‘UN Women and Beijing+20’. 20 years after the Beijing Platform for Action, and many women are still campaigning for the principles and commitments it outlined to become a reality. Unfortunately, many more women do not even know