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International Club Friendship Day 2012!

Back in 1921, Soroptimist International was first established in Oakland, California! 91 years on here we are today, with Soroptimist groups all over the world working together to transform the lives of women and girls. One of the most important things about Soroptimist International are the friendship links that we

SI and Peace One Day Collaborate towards a Monumental Day of Peace!

This weeks Soroptivoice blog comes from Anna McCormick, the new Programme Manager at SIHQ, Cambridge. She has recently been liaising with Jeremy Giles, founder of Peace One Day, with regards to a collaboration between their organisation and Soroptimist International for International Peace Day, 21 September 2012, on their ‘Global Truce

CEDAW Celebrates 30 years of work

For 30 years the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women, comprised of 23 experts, has reviewed reports in consultation with governments and civil society to improve the lives of women and girls. As Silvia Pimentel states, “Thanks to the work of the Committee and other stakeholders, not least

Helping Women and Girls to Live Their Dreams Through "Educate to Lead"

This week's SoroptiVoice blog comes from SIA Executive Director Liz Lucas. Having been in post for almost 12 months, she takes the opportunity to reflect on what the SI 'Educate to Lead' programme of work means for Soroptimist International of the Americas, and how Soroptimists are helping thousands of women

Education for Change: Human Rights Council Discusses Traditional Practices

SI UN Representative Wilfrida Hendrickx attended the 20th Session of the Human Rights Council. She reports back from a side event on Harmful traditional Practices against Women and Girls - Laws vs. practic. During the 20th regular session of the Human Rights Council (18 June - 6 July 2012), special

Rio+20 News: Will Actions Speak Louder Than Words?

SI's delegation at the UN Conference on Sustainable Development, known as Rio+20, report back from the opening day of the Heads of State Plenary Session. You can tweet your questions to SIE Programme Executive @SubaUma with any questions, or leave SI International Assistant Programme Director Anusha a message through the

Rio+20: Successful Outcome for Women? Only Time Will Tell.

Suba, SIE Programme Executive is blogging and tweeting live from the UN Conference on Sustainable Development - known as Rio+20. We have a Soroptimist delegation observing the high level discussions, participating in the side events and networking with other NGOs. Progress over the past few months has been slow when

Rio+20: Count down to the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development

As we gear up for Rio+20, starting next week in Brazil, SI UN Representative Bette Levy summarises the current international position on the outcome document, and attempts to explain why the negotiations have been so difficult. She has been following events in New York since the start of the year.

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This week's SoroptiVoice comes from SIA Past President and SIA Federation Programme Director Sharon Fisher. She is clearly getting excited about the forthcoming SIA convention in Hawaii - we can understand why! So if you are still thinking about going, read on to be convinced! Every two years, Soroptimist International

Post CSW Advocacy Action Kit!

Disappointingly, the 56th Session of the UN Commission on the Status of Women failed to adopt agreed conclusions. As a result of this outcome, Soroptimist International, together with partner women's rights organisations signed a statement to discourage any re-opening of negotiations on the already established international agreements on women’s rights.

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