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What does the future hold for the United Nations?

SI Advisor to Advocacy, Pat Black, explains the key points of the United Nations Secretary-General's recent report, which is set to be a key topic of discussion at this year's United Nations General Assembly (14-30 September). "The United Nations (UN) celebrated its 75th anniversary in 2020 by opening up a

Welcome to Speaker Emilia Reyes

Emilia Reyes has specialised in gender responsive public policies and budgets linked to sustainable development, including comprehensive disaster risk management and climate change; in those fields she has trained governmental officers from the Legislative, Judiciary and Executive Branch, as well as officers from United Nations agencies at national and regional

SI Statement on the Situation in Afghanistan

As Afghanistan returns to an acute crisis, Soroptimist International is extremely concerned about the impacts of a return to Taliban rule on women and girls. Over recent decades significant progress has been made supporting the realisation of women’s and girls’ rights in Afghanistan to the benefit of individuals, families, communities,

Our Voice at the UN

New York - Part 2 This edition takes a closer look at the current assignments of SI's Representatives operating at the UN Headquarters in New York. First up, Frances Zainoeddin talks us through her key focus area at the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) and the High-Level Political Forum

The World in 2030: Results of the UNESCO Survey

Blog by Evelyne Para, SI United Nations Representative at UNESCO. The results of the survey entitled "The World in 2030", launched last year by the UNESCO, have fed the thinking of Non-Governmental Organisations since 2021 with one aim - that the programmes implemented meet the real needs of citizens around

Are We Really ‘Leaving No-one Behind’?

Blog by Pat Black, SI Special Advisor to Advocacy. When the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) were agreed at the United Nations (UN), there was an almost euphoric atmosphere in the UN General Assembly. Many promises were made to achieve a transformation for the peoples of the world by 2030 and

State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World 2021 Report

Blog by Liliana Mosca, SI United Nations Representative, Rome. In July 2021, the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) published its annual report titled “State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World 2021 Report: Transforming Food Systems for Food Security, Improved Nutrition, and Affordable Healthy Diets for All." The present

HLPF Ministerial Declaration: Member States Struggle to Agree on Actions to Achieve the 2030 Agenda

Blog by Francesca Fletcher Williams, SI Global Policy Coordinator. To close the annual United Nations (UN) High-level Political Forum (HLPF), a Ministerial Declaration is negotiated and agreed. This Ministerial Declaration is meant to assess progress on, and challenges to, achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), as well as highlight concrete

The Pre-Summit of the United Nations Food Systems Summit

Blog by Liliana Mosca, SI United Nations Representative in Rome. The United Nations and the Italian Government organised a pre-Summit on food systems under the leadership of the Secretary-General of the United Nations António Guterres and the Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi. The event will take place in Rome from

High-level Political Forum 2021 Parallel Events

Blog by Maria Fornella-Oehninger, SI United Nations Representative in New York and Co-chair of the NGO Committee on Social Development. The NGO Committee for the Commission on Social Development held two events parallel to High Level Political Forum, 'Breaking the Cycle of Poverty and Hunger: Our Asks' and 'A Steeper

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