COVID-19 Archives - Soroptimist International

Our Voice at the UN – Geneva – Part 2

Welcome to part 2 of this special edition of 'Our Voice at the UN', focussing on the United Nation's office of Geneva (UNOG). First up, let's hear from Berthe, Stacy, and Donatella, as they list their key areas of interest and share some of their hopes for the future: Left

UN names the Digital Divide as the New Face of Inequality

On Tuesday, 27 April, in response to calls from United Nations (UN) Member States to address digital development in the context of the COVID-19 era, Volkan Bozkir, the President of the UN General Assembly, convened the High-level Thematic Debate on “Digital Cooperation and Connectivity: Whole-of-Society Approaches to End the Digital

Launch of Soroptimist International’s HLPF 2021 Report

Soroptimist International is delighted to announce the launch of its 2021 High-level Political Forum report, “Confronting Inequalities: Achieving the Sustainable Development Goals During the COVID-19 Pandemic”. This year, the report focuses on how to sustainably respond to and recover from the COVID-19 pandemic while addressing the inequalities which create fundamental

Employed Women, Empowered Women: The Mentari Sewing Studio in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Blog by Nisha Dobberstein, Kala Subramaniam, Suganthini Masilamoney and Dr Theresa Devasahayam. It has been agreed upon by development planners that "unemployment and underemployment lie at the core of poverty", and especially amongst the poor, labour is the “only asset [the poor] can [leverage] to improve their well-being”.[1] Central to

Solidarity of NGOs Facing the Pandemic: Ecological Reconstruction

SI United Nations (UN) Representative, Evelyne Para, brings us the final instalment in her series of blogs about how Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs) are responding to the COVID-19 pandemic. This blog focuses on Ecological Reconstruction. "The COVID-19 pandemic, which we still continue to face, offers us the opportunity to reconsider our

How Has the COVID-19 Pandemic Impacted the Health of Women and Girls?

Liz Batten, of SI Salisbury, continues the conversation on women and health - as discussed in her episode of SI Voices Podcast - with this blog post focusing on the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. "The COVID-19 pandemic is not over yet. As we are constantly being reminded, it is

Solidarity of NGOs Facing the Pandemic: Communication and Culture

SI United Nations (UN) Representative, Evelyne Para, brings us the third instalment in her series of blogs about how Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs) are responding to the COVID-19 pandemic. This blog focuses on Communication, Information, and Culture. "To face the consequences of the global COVID-19 crisis, the mobilisation of local associations

Our Voice at the UN – Paris

This edition introduces SI’s advocacy efforts at the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO). The United Nations (UN) Agency in Paris is the home of UNESCO, where Soroptimist International has three UN representatives, Marie-Christine Gries, Evelyne Para, and Rina Dupriet, whose work and expertise covers the role of

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Solidarity of NGOs facing the pandemic: Education

SI UN Representative, Evelyne Para, brings us the next instalment in her series of blogs about how NGOs are responding to the COVID-19 pandemic. This blog focuses on education and distance learning. The great solidarity of civil society and UNESCO's partner NGOs are helping populations in the field, especially the

Virtual Townhall CSW65 Meeting with UN Secretary-General, António Guterres

Blog by Francesca Fletcher Williams, SI Global Policy Coordinator 16 March 2021 saw civil society representatives virtually meet with United Nations (UN) Secretary-General António Guterres to share their opinions and to ask him questions about gender equality and the impacts of COVID-19. The UN is often criticised for being “a

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