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,

 At its fifty-sixth session, the Commission on Human Rights adopted resolution 2000/10 of 17 April 2000, in which it decided  to appoint, for a period of three years, a Special Rapporteur on the right to food in order to better respond to the necessity for an integrated and coordinated approach

  The 49th Sessions for the Commission for Social Development recently convened at the UN in New York where  a re-examination of the traditional measures for the eradication of poverty through global development was called for. Most societies continue to be characterised by significant economic and social disparities with sharp contrasts of

  The theme of Commonwealth Day 2011 is ‘Women as Agents of Change’. Women and girls make up over half of the world’s population. In the Commonwealth, that’s over one billion women and girls! As part of the events taking place throughout the year to celebrate this theme, the Commonwealth

The Human Rights Advisory Committee published the findings of a study into the right to food in January. The report is very informative, providing some concise and powerful insights into the challenges facing women and girls - in particular, rural women. Despite global efforts to combat extreme poverty through the