This Edition of Our Voice at the UN follows the activities of SI UN Representative Liliana Mosca, as she recounts her experience advocating for the rights of women and girls at two international events coordinated by the UN Food and Agriculture Organisation in Rome. Headquartered in Rome, Italy, are three
As the protests across Iran continue in response to the death of the young woman, Mahsa Amini, Soroptimist International is deeply concerned that this is just one example of the human rights of women and girls being suppressed in many countries across the globe. Soroptimist International rigorously opposes such violations
Blog of Evelyne Para, SI UN Representative at UNESCO, Paris. “Two major events were organised by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) in September 2022 on the theme of intercultural dialogue, in order to promote and disseminate values, attitudes and behaviours conducive to learning to live together
Blog of Evelyne Para, SI UN Representative at UNESCO, Paris. “Our current way of life is unsustainable, we are depleting the resources of the planet, and if we continue to live as today, we will need the resources of three Earths by 2050! For many years, human behaviours and activities
Blog by Berthe De Vos, SI Representative to the International Labour Organisation. “What is Child Labour? Child labour is work that harms the health of the child, endangers it, and it is a violation of international and/or national laws. It deprives children of education and/or puts a double burden on
Rita Nogueira Ramos, blogs from the 4th UN Ocean Conference, held in Lisbon, Portugal, 27 June – 1 July 2022. "In 2017, at the first edition of the UN ocean conference in New York, the United Nations Secretary General had already warned that the oceans face "an unprecedented threat" and
A blog by SI UN Representative, Berthe De Vos-Neven. "The International Labor Conference (ILC) is the highest decision-making body of the ILO. 187 tripartite delegations from governments, trade unions and workers meet every year to discuss priority matters related to the world of work. The 110th Session was held 27
The SI President's Appeal Team is delighted to bring news of the second SI President's Appeal project, now taking place in the Soroti District of Eastern Uganda. Within the Soroptimist International Africa Federation, this project will be working together with our partner Rose Academies. Since 2014, Rose Academies has worked
'Opening Doors to a Bright Future' is the Soroptimist International (SI) President’s Appeal, 2021-2023, which officially launched on 1 October 2021. The appeal is headed by SI President, Maureen Maguire, and is part of the Soroptimist International Foundation. The appeal has established projects in each of the five Soroptimist Federations,
An update from Pat Black, who the SI Advocacy Team is delighted to have nominated to sit as W7 Gender Equality Advisor to the G7. "In my previous blog I talked about the work we had done as W7 Advisors in presenting recommendations to this year’s G7 under the Presidency
