SI at the United Nations New York As the United Nations headquarters and home to the General Assembly, all areas of the UN’s work are discussed in New York. The Centre is also the headquarters of UN Women, the United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women
UN Representative to Rome, Liliana Mosca, attended the 43rd session of the Committee on World Food Security (CFS), which took place in Rome from 17-21 October, one day after World Food Day, 16 October. The objective of the CFS is ‘to improve the food security and nutrition of populations affected
From 20-21 September, Soroptimist International UN Representatives at Nairobi, Dr. Alice Odingo and Rose Mwangi attended a workshop, ‘Reflection on the second session of the United Nations Environmental Assembly (UNEA 2) outcomes and climate change adaptation through a multi stakeholder approach: Post UNEA 2 workshop for East and Southern Africa’
“Education for Global Citizenship”. "This is the first time the UN DPI/ NGO Conference has been held in Asia and it is appropriate to have it in Korea, Ban-Ki Moon’s home country, as he ends his very successful term as Secretary General. Korea is a country that has embraced education
At the recent SISWP Conference of Clubs the following clubs were recognised for their excellence in planning, administering and evaluating a project to transform lives for women and girls around the Federation. Congratulations to all the winners and nominees. For Goal 1 Objective 1: SI Penang for their Education Fund
by Soroptimist International President, Yvonne Simpson “There are two active Soroptimist clubs in Singapore and I was fortunate to spend quality time with both. On Saturday 23 April I joined Soroptimists from SI Singapore and visited its project supporting the Humanitarian Organisation for Migration Economics (Home). The law states that
"On Monday 14 March, I started the day by joining the Icelandic delegation for breakfast at the office of the Permanent Mission of Iceland, and then I set off to meet the core delegation of SI for a morning briefing. There the discussion was about yesterday‘s Consultation Day and the
Picture: Chennai airport "1 December 2015 recorded the highest rainfall in the city of Chennai - a one hundred year record was demolished. Climate change – a global concern - became a rude reality in a matter of hours for this city of 8.2 million. By 1 December in
"When we work together as the Global Network we are very powerful." "One of the things that I love the most about being a Soroptimist is the international or global aspect, getting to meet women from around the world and having an immediate bond because we know we share similar
by Pat Black Soroptimist International Director of Advocacy The new 2030 Agenda has water and sanitation at its core, with a dedicated Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 6 and clear linkages to Goals relating to health, food security, climate change, resiliency to disasters and ecosystems, amongst many others. SDG: Goal 6
