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Saving Our World – We Must Act Now

Article written by SI Advocacy Advisor, Bev Bucur. In February 2022, the UN’s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) released a report recognising the devastating and deadly consequences of climate inaction for humanity. Climate Change 2022: Impacts, Adaptation and Vulnerability The report acknowledges the interdependence of climate, ecosystems and biodiversity,

Building Equality through Multilateralism

A blog of Evelyne PARA, UN SI Representative at UNESCO At the beginning of 2022, UNESCO inaugurated the 1st International Day of Women in Multilateralism. The principle of creating this International Day had been approved by a large majority of Member States during the 41st session of UNESCO’s General Conference

Our Voice at the UN

SI Advocacy Advisor, Bev Bucur, brings us an insightful overview of this year's Commission on the Status of Women. "The 66th session of the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women (CSW66) came to a close on March 25. The results were historic because the core theme of gender

Opening Doors to a Bright Future

Blog by Helen Harvey. "This was my first time attending a Commission for the Status of Women Event. The knock-on effect of Covid has meant that some events are now accessible online. I was apprehensive when asked to speak myself, but also pleased to have the chance to highlight one

CSW66 Agreed Conclusions

by Pat Black "Following many hours of discussion and negotiation, the Commission on the Status of Women in its 66th session (CSW66) finally adopted by consensus the Agreed Conclusions on the priority theme ‘Achieving gender equality and the empowerment of all women and girls in the context of climate change,

CSW66 – A Reminder that Advocacy Work Is Ongoing

By Wanda Price As NGO CSW66 Forum draws closer to the final day of sessions, we will leave this event well informed on several issues directly affecting women and girls, but also realising there is still more to learn, more to share, and more to do. This article is not

CSW66 – Women in Politics

A blog by Linda Witong "Since the creation of the Convention on the Political Rights of Women, women have continued to fight to exercise their right to vote and hold office. But the path to achieving these goals has not been without many challenges. To begin with, during the CSW66

Opening of the sixty-sixth session of the Commission on the Status of Women

The message delivered by the speakers during the opening of the sixty-sixth session of the Commission on the Status of Women was loud and clear. The climate and environmental crisis which was described by Secretary-General António Guterres as “the defining issues of our time” could only be altered and prevented

CSW66 – Consultation Day

An initial reflection on the first days of the Sixty-Sixth Session of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW66) – by Wanda Price, SIA Representative member of the SI Global Impact Committee "The NGO CSW66 Forum kicked off with a great deal of anticipation and enthusiasm. Even though we

SI Statement Against the War in Ukraine

Soroptimist International, Associated Country Women of the World, International Federation of Business and Professional Women, Graduate Women International, International Alliance of Women, Federation of American Women’s Clubs Overseas (FAWCO), Zonta International and NGO Committee on Aging-Vienna stand in solidarity with the people of Ukraine, who have found themselves in an

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