UN Women, the European Union and the Government of Rwanda recently held a high level meeting to discuss the role of Gender Responsive Planning and Budgeting in increasing accountability and development effectiveness.  Taking place ten years after the 2001 High Level International Conference Strengthening Economic and Financial Governance through Gender-Responsive

Dr Alice Odingo, SI Representative to the UN Environment Programme, recently attended two UNEP consultations in Bonn, Germany, along with SI International Assistant Programme Director, Anusha Santhirasthipam. On September 1st, our representatives attended the UNEP Consultation for Rio+20: "Engaging with Major Groups and Stakeholders on Rio+20: the Role of Civil

The third day of DPI/NGO opened with a round table on “Sustainable Development Governance: Issues from Local to Global”. The focus was on the role of citizen participation and much of the discussion spoke directly to the experience of civil society organisations and NGOs. Thierno Kane from the Open Society

The second day of DPI NGO opened with a roundtable on Green Economy and Poverty Eradication. In particular, the roundtable focussed on the green economy through the lens of climate change, and what this means for poverty eradication and economic growth in both the global north and the global south.

This was the message from the mayor of Bonn during his opening address at the welcome ceremony at the 64th DPI/NGO Conference. As we move towards Rio+20 where the DPI/NGO theme of sustainability societies  will be top of the agenda, this was both an intimidating and inspiring opening thought. This

Every three years, UN Women (previously UNIFEM) produces a report looking at a particular aspect of gender equality and women’s rights.  This year, the report looks at legal systems through the eyes women, exploring ways in which women still experience discrimination, rights violations, and barriers in access, but also ways

It is with great pleasure that we share this story with you.  SI’s Programme Director, Reilly Dempsey, worked on this case in 2006 while at the Center for Reproductive Rights.  For five years she has been watching this case with bated breath.  Alyne da Silva Pimentel from Brazil died of

SIA welcomes Elizabeth M. Lucas of Lake Bluff, Illinois, as its new executive director. She replaces SIA’s long time executive director, Leigh Wintz, who has assumed a full-time position as Principal Consultant with Tecker International.   Lucas comes to SIA with a diverse professional background. Her experience includes 15 years

Soroptimist International Past President Hanne Jensbo has received a letter of thanks from UN Women, recognising the work of SI and the Danish Union in supporting the former UN Development Fund for Women (UNIFEM). "In these historic moments that hold great promist for women, as the UN Entity for Gender

At the start of the month, we reported from the Working Group on Ageing. Here is a follow up report from our UN Representative in New York, Carol Themm. Throughout the four days of the working group on ageing, the focus kept returning to the legal gaps which exist in all