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#Bringbackourgirls in Nigeria…but what then?

Image: Nigerian Soroptimists are continuing to call for the safe return of the abducted schoolgirls The world has rightly been focussed on more than 200 Nigerian schoolgirls abducted by Boko Haram on 15 April from a school in the northeastern village of Chibok in Borno state. Over a month

Women, the Environment, Climate change and Disasters

5th June is World Environment Day, a key day for encouraging worldwide awareness and action for the environment. To mark this occasion, this week's blog comes from one of Soroptimist International's Representatives to the UN Environment Programme in Nairobi, Dr Alice Odingo. A Senior Lecturer in the Department of Geography

Soroptimist International Attends AWID Forum in Istanbul

Programme Director Reilly Dempsey and President Elect Ann Garvie attended the 12th AWID International Forum on Women’s Rights & Development, held in Istanbul. AWID is the Association For Women’s Rights in Development, and Soroptimist International joined the association in 2011. AWID is an international, multi-generational, feminist, creative, future-orientated membership organisation

2002-2011: Soroptimists Celebrate International Peace Day

September 21st is International Peace Day. From 2002 to 2011, Soroptimist International has used this day to raise awareness, support peace projects, celebrate peace and goodwill, and connect with others around the world. Here we look back on actions taken since 2002 and look forward to what Soroptimists can already

"The Global Challenge of Chronic Disease – Interaction of Physical and Mental Health Risks"

The NGO Committee on Mental Health and the NGO Health Committee, of which SI is a member, collaborated to present a symposium on the global challenges of chronic disease on September 8, 2011. The symposium was timed to precede the UN High-Level Meeting on "Non-Communicable Disease Prevention and Control" entitled:

Soroptimist Review: Progress of the World's Women 2011: In Pursuit of Justice

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

The UNESCO Recommendation on the Ethics of Artificial Intelligence

Blog of Evelyne Para, SI UN Representative at UNESCO. In recent years, Artificial Intelligence (AI) has been rapidly integrated into all our environments, professional, domestic and other. New AI-related technologies are increasingly reshaping the way we work, interact and live. The rapid rise of AI has created numerous opportunities globally,

Connecting the dots: investing in gender data for gender equality

Side/parallel event at CSW68: Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development Written by Tania Gómez Herazo (Soroptimist International of Belgium – Club Aalst) Gender data financing challenges and solutions This event addressed how important it is to have available gender data and statistics for driving gender equality, and work needs to

Education to support the elimination of gender inequality – SIA parallel event at CSW68

Written by: Alice Paola Pomè who attended this event. As part of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW 68) held in New York between March 11 and 22, Soroptimist International organized a series of parallel events. The Federation of Soroptimist International Americas (SIA) organized a virtual event entitled

Soroptimist International Europe: Transforming Lives in Kabekel Village, The Gambia

This World Environment Day, we are sharing examples of best practices from across our federations to educate and inspire. Soroptimist International Europe has made a significant impact through its environmental and community development projects in Kabekel Village, The Gambia. This project, led by the Soroptimist Club of Silkeborg, Denmark, demonstrates

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