Exacerbated by the rainy season, Sierra Leone's worst outbreak of cholera for 15 years has affected an estimated 32,000 people. The impact of the cholera outbreak on local communities has been devastating. Families have lost their loved ones; very young children have been left with no parents. Families have been

For 30 years the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women, comprised of 23 experts, has reviewed reports in consultation with governments and civil society to improve the lives of women and girls.  As Silvia Pimentel states, “Thanks to the work of the Committee and other stakeholders, not least

It’s been a year and a half since we launched the new and improved website and we thought it was in need of a refresh! Over the last few months we have worked hard to update and brighten up our web pages making the site more user friendly and interactive.

Senior decision makers of Soroptimist International, a global movement linking women across the world which seeks to transform the lives of women and girls through service, met this week in Cambridge, England. The Board members, drawn from across all continents to represent the four Federations who are members of Soroptimist

The Rio+20 United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development (UNCSD) in Rio de Janeiro on 20-22 June 2012 brought together world leaders, government officials, and civil society and private sector representatives who sought the best ways to work towards achieving a global ‘green economy’, poverty eradication and sustainable development. Long before

For many years the Union of Denmark has been supporting the Danish AIDS foundation. This work has now been recognised through a national award, presented on behalf of the Danish AIDS Foundation. This award celebrates and acknowledges their advocacy and awareness raising work.  Since 2004, Soroptimist International Denmark has been

SI UN Representative Wilfrida Hendrickx recently attended a CoNGO and Human Rights Council session on women’s rights and the multiple discrimination women face around the world. During this session, the various barriers women and girls face in realising their full rights were reviewed and debated, taking into account the various

Last week, SI UN Representative Cinzia Palmi attended the 144th Session of the Food and Agriculture Organisation. She reports back on the latest debates on food security and rural investment.Many of the regional conferences held earlier in 2012 focussed on issues of food security – particularly in rural areas. There

SI UN Representative Wilfrida Hendrickx attended the 20th Session of the Human Rights Council. She reports back from a side event on Harmful traditional Practices against Women and Girls - Laws vs. practic. During the 20th regular session of the Human Rights Council (18 June - 6 July 2012), special

SI UNESCO Representative Dominique Mertz attended the annual review of the Global Partnership for Female Education at the end of May. She reviews some of the innovative private sector partnerships which are providing schools and resources in some of the poorest countries. The Global Partnership was launched in 2011, armed