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66th UN DPI / NGO Conference 2016

“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

Women Deliver – Invest in Women and Girls

DAY 4 - MAY 19 A report by Johanna Richardsson WOMEN DELIVER 4th GLOBAL CONFERENCE - When the World Invests in Girls and Women, Everybody Wins! "The final day of Women Deliver has come to an end. This is by far the best conference I have ever been to

Women Deliver – listen and align your hearts and minds

DAY 3 – MAY 18TH a report by Johanna Richardsson WOMEN DELIVER 4TH GLOBAL CONFERENCE Who are your Sustainable Development Girls? "The first plenary this morning was nicely moderated by Chris Elias on the topic of gender equality. Peter A Singer, Grand Challenges, talked about the sustainable development girls rather

A visit to Johor Bahru by SI President Yvonne Simpson

by Soroptimist International Yvonne Simpson "On Monday April 25, I had the privilege of visiting Johor Bahru and 'The Kota Tinggi ABC School Project'. President Lionel Sixtus invited me to venture across the Straits when she learned I was visiting Singapore. I was collected from my hotel at 8.30am by

Women Deliver – Copenhagen

DAY 1 – MAY 16TH by Johanna Richardsson , Soroptimist Sweden, Lund WOMEN DELIVER 4TH GLOBAL CONFERENCE "The Nordic Collaboration and working group consisting of Gunilla Rommerskirchen, Birgit Aarsnes Frandsen, Else Larsen, Linda Schang and myself, is now finally in Copenhagen attending the 4th Women Deliver Conference and the

SI President visits Soroptimists in Singapore

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

ECOSOC Forum on Financing for Development

Without ensuring that financing for development compliments the needs of sustainable development, it will be impossible to make the transformative change that governments committed to in 2015. SI UN Rep Marie D'Amato-Rizzi attended the ECOSOC Forum on Financing for Development (FfD Forum) which followed up on decisions made at the

Soroptimist Friendship – the Venetian way

Image L-R: President of SI Milan Fondatore, Francesca Tinelli di Gorla, Soroptimist International President Yvonne Simpson and President Elect Elena Demarziani, SI Venezia-Mestre. by Soroptimist International President Yvonne Simpson "It's a long way from New Zealand to New York and so when I looked at the world map and saw how

Charter of new SI club in Jerusalem

Image: A celebration - the chartering of the new club, SI Hanan Nashif Jerusalem, presented by Past President of SIE, Kathy Kaaf (third right). by Soroptimist International President, Yvonne Simpson "As of 7th April, there is once again a Soroptimist presence in Jerusalem. Tonight’s charter of, SI Hanan Nashif Jerusalem,

International Day of Sport – Maasai Cricket Warriors

In a message for International Day of Sport for Development and Peace, 6 April, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said: "Sport promotes health and well-being. It fosters tolerance, mutual understanding and peace. ... It empowers, inspires and unites." During the Soroptimist International 16 Days of Activism campaign, we had the opportunity

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