Soroptimist International has launched the CSW 56 pre-session advocacy tool kit. This tool kit is designed to help Soroptimists in all 124 countries lobby their Goverments and local decision makers to ensure that all Government missions attending CSW 56 are aware of SI's position. What is CSW? The Commission on

Soroptimist International has nominated two Soroptimists for the NGO CSW Woman of Distinction Award. The purpose of this award is to recognise a woman of distinction who is an inspiration to the world and who has shown leadership in the struggle for gender equality and women’s empowerment, particularly under the CSW

The Regional Preparatory Meeting (RPM) took place in Geneva on 1 and 2 December 2011 to prepare the contribution from the UN Economic Commission for Europe region to the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development. This conference will be held from 20 – 22 June 2012 in Rio de Janeiro

On December 10th we celebrate International Human Rights Day, and every year Soroptimists engage in different ways to use human rights to improve the lives and status of women and girls worldwide.  This year, the Soroptimist focus is using education and leadership to improve maternal health by increasing access to

This year, we are introducing the inaugural Soroptimist International December 10th Advocacy Campaign – one day when all Soroptimists and their local partners and supporters are asked to participate in a collective, worldwide advocacy effort which will link to the year’s December 10th Appeal.  We are excited to announce that

SI UN Representatives Roswitha Benesch and Dora Vrdlovec recently met with the International Atomic Energy Agency Programme of Action for Cancer Therapy in Vienna to discuss possible areas of joint working. They were joined by Susan Morgan, PACT programme Coordinator, and Jean-Pierre Cayol, PACT Programme Officer. The IAEA is dedicated

Soroptimist International of Europe (SIE) is delighted to announce the appointment of Anne Simon as its new Executive Director. Anne brings a wealth of experience to SIE and will be an excellent asset to SIE’s work as a global voice for women. Anne worked with Pricewaterhouse Coopers for some 20

16 Days of Activism Against Gender Violence Campaign is an international campaign that began in 1991. From November 25th, the International Day of Elimination of Violence Against Women, to December 10th, International Human Rights Day, the campaign calls on individuals and groups around the world to act to end all

International Past President Margaret Lobo, and SI South West Pacific Federation Programme Director recently represented Soroptimist International at the Commonwealth People's Forum and Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting.  The Commonwealth People's Forum: The value, structure and status of the Commonwealth were the subject of much debate and discussion, in light

“Sustainability is about women” - Mr Sha Zukang, UN under Secretary General for Economic and Social Affairs. This remark, made by the UN Under Secretary General of the Rio+20 Conference at the International Forum on Women and Sustainable Development in Beijing, underlines the important and urgent need for women’s organisations