WILFRIDA HENDRICKX SI REPRESENTATIVE TO THE UNITED NATIONS GENEVA CENTRE, INTERVIEWS MOHINDER WATSON, FOUNDER OF ACTION ON CHILD, EARLY AND FORCED MARRIAGE (ACE&FM) DURING THE 16 DAYS OF ACTIVISM AGAINST GENDER VIOLENCE CAMPAIGN, NOVEMBER 2015 Mohinder Watson is a British Asian who escaped from an intended arranged marriage in the
The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGS) are an opportunity to increase political will and determination to implement a truly ambitious Post-2015 Agenda, that addresses the fundamental inequalities between peoples. The SDGs are 17 global goals and the targets within them and include commitments to eliminate gender-based violence, eradicate human trafficking, ensure
EARLIER THIS YEAR, WORLD REFUGEE DAY JUNE 2016, SAW THE RELEASE OF A GLOBAL TRENDS REPORT BY THE UN REFUGEE AGENCY, CLEARLY SHOWING THAT GLOBAL FORCED DISPLACEMENT INCREASED IN 2015, RESULTING IN RECORD-HIGH NUMBERS. What are those high numbers? The report showed that by the close of 2015, 65.3 million
He aha te nui o te ao What is the most important thing in the world? He tangata, he tangata, he tangata It is the people, it is the people, it is
Child.org and SI Canterbury Club put together a proposal for the SIGBI Federation Project 2016-2019. Shortlisted to the final three out of seventeen, the three selected projects were invited to present at the SIGBI conference in Glasgow. A vote followed and the Meru Women’s Garden Project was selected as the
THE INTERNATIONAL PRESIDENT’S APPEAL 2015 – 2017, SUPPORTS PROJECTS IN NEPAL WITH A FOCUS ON
“WHEN WE EMERGE FROM THIS NIGHTMARE AND THE STRUGGLE IS OVER WE MUST BE STRONGER THAN EVER TO SEE THAT ALL OUR INFLUENCE IS ON THE SIDE OF A JUST AND LASTING PEACE." the BRITISH SOROPTIMIST 1939. Since the founding of the very first Soroptimist club in Oakland, California in
by Soroptimist International President, Yvonne Simpson "The Soroptimist International Board renewed its commitment to a world of peace, gender equality, and human rights at its September Board meeting. Soroptimist International moved forward with a revised mission to meet the SI vision, with confirmed principles and five strategic priorities in a
Around 800 government representatives, crime experts and civil society partners are expected to meet this week 17-21 October, to discuss the global challenges of transnational organized crime. The eighth session of the Conference of the Parties (COP) to the UN Convention against Transnational Organized Crime (UNTOC) promotes the strategies needed
Accessibility Soroptimist International is committed to providing a website that is accessible to the widest possible audience, regardless of technology or ability. Web Accessibility Initiative This website strives to achieve accessibility standards set out by the World Wide Web Consortium's (W3C) Web Content Accessibility Guidelines 1.0 (WCAG 1.0). The guidelines
