President Elect Alice Wells and Programme Director Reilly Dempsey visit our UN Reps in Vienna for International Women’s Day! From the 9th to the 13th March, Alice and Reilly visited Roswitha Benesch, our UN European Liaison and Dora Vrdlovec, UN Rep in Vienna.  Roswitha and Dora had set up quite

 Source: UNODC Press Release At any given time, an estimated 2.4 million people are trapped in modern-day slavery – human trafficking. Women, children and men across the globe find themselves being enslaved in forced labour and domestic servitude, sexually exploited or used as child soldiers. A global enterprise worth in

As part of the UNESCO NGO Committee of the Executive Board meeting in May, a one day debate and round table discussion on International Migration is planned. NGOs with experience in this area have been invited to share their experiences. In response, Soroptimist International has submitted a summary paper outlining

Monday March 14th was Commonwealth Day. This year, the celebrations were of particular significance to Soroptimist International as the theme was 'Women - Agents of Change'. To mark Commonwealth Day and to draw attention to this theme, a Parliamentary event was held in London paying particular attention to the transformational

The event took place for the first time at the UN FAO (Farming and Agricultural Organisation) Headquarters in Rome, with the presentation and launch of SOFA: The State of  Food and  Agriculture 2010-2011. The report was presented by the Division Gender, Equity and Rural Employment, whose director is Mrs. Marcela Villarreal.

Source: UN Press Release Following an unusual delay in the negotiations of the CSW 55 agreed conclusions, the final session was held yesterday (March 14th). The final report was adopted after a period of 'extensive and intense' negotiations. Noting that quality education and women’s full access to and participation in

We are all deeply concerned for those affected by the disasters in Japan.  Information about the safety of Soroptimist clubs and members will be posted as soon as we hear. The following information released by Soroptimist International of the Americas (SIA) details how you can help right now: While disasters create hardships for

Please visit http://www.youtube.com/user/SoroptimistGlobal to watch videos of 'Formal and Non-Formal Education for women and girls: a Life Course Approach', from SI and WAGGGS at CSW55.  

  Soroptimists throughout New Zealand have had many enquiries about helping the thousands affected by the devastation of the earthquake on Tuesday February 22nd at 12.51 p.m. 165 people died and several thousand were seriously injured. You will have seen clips and pictures on TV and internet. Women are particularly

 Below are some updates from Soroptimists in the affected areas – SI’s thoughts are with you.  Please visit SISWP's website for more information and up to date news.  Sheilah Downs, SI Lower Hutt, NZ My nephew's wife Alison, is a nurse and was on the 14th floor of the Grand Chancellor Hotel,