GV Advocacy Sept Archives - Soroptimist International

Peace, Literacy and Multilingualism

Article by Evelyne Para SI UN Representative at UNESCO "Every year, in many parts of the world, we celebrate two important International Days in September. These Days are an opportunity for the public authorities but also for the civil society to which belongs our international NGO, to organise awareness-raising activities

Peaceful Societies – Recovering from Conflict and Nurturing Peace

A blog by SI President Elect, Sharon Fisher, following her attendance at the 68th United Nations Civil Society Conference held in Salt Lake City. "Peace is necessary for the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). This session shared how civil society organisations are achieving an inclusive and sustainable culture

Plan B: Create An Opportunity

A blog by Aurora Daniels, SI Music City Nashville, SIA “At the crack of ten o’clock on a gorgeous Tuesday morning in Salt Lake City, a group of Soroptimists ascended to the “attic area” of the huge Salt Palace Convention Centre to attend a session titled “Empowering Women and Girls

Educating for Gender Justice: Stepping Stones to Achieving the SDGs

A blog by Karen Marshall “Between 5,000 and 6,000 people participated in the three-day United Nations Civil Society Conference. There were people from all over the world in attendance, and probably about one-half were under the age of 50. The organisers were exceptionally pleased with the positive response for the

Empowering Women & Girls: The Only Way to Accomplish the UN SDGs

A blog by Jo Breneman "Together with eight Soroptimist members and hundreds of other attendees at the 68th Civil Society Conference in Salt Lake City, Utah, USA, Aug 26-28, 2019, we listened to and learned from Smina Adhikari, Natalie W. Romeri-Lewis, Celeste Mergens, and James B. Mayfield who shared/reported data

Dream It Be It – Breakout Session at Civil Society Conference USA

A report by Sue Riney "With the theme, Building Inclusive and Sustainable Cities and Communities, the UN’s Civil Society Conference was held in Salt Lake City, USA, 26 - 28 August 2019, and Soroptimists from Utah, local students and a high school counsellor shared in a breakout session. Looking at

The 68th Civil Society Conference Salt Lake City Begins with Celebration and Challenge!

A report by Dawn Marie Lemonds, SI Board Member "Before this historic conference even began there was a lot to celebrate! The largest civil society conference ever - with 8,000 registered delegates from 130 countries representing many of the 1,500 NGOs affiliated with the United Nations (UN) with 43% of

Soroptimists attend the UN Civil Society Convention

A delegation of Soroptimists, including President-Elect, Sharon Fisher; Advocacy Director, Bev Bucur; SI Board Member, Dawn Marie Lemonds; Sue Riney, Advocacy Committee Member; Governor Rita Offret of Soroptimist International the Americas (SIA) Rocky Mountain Region and Soroptimists from SIA Northwestern, Rocky Mountain and Southern Regions, attended the 68th UN Civil

High-Level Political Forum Debrief

A blog by SI UN Representative New York, Maria Fornella. "On August 14, 2019, the Webinar for a “Debrief on HLPF 2019 and an Exchange on the SDG Summit” was jointly held by Together 2030 and TAP Network (Transparency, Accountability and Participation for 2030 Agenda). I hadn’t attended the HLPF

Closing the Gap – Ensuring inclusiveness and Equality in Bangkok

A report by Helen Yang, Soroptimist International of the Americas (SIA), Taiwan Region Helen Yang from SIA Taiwan Region was invited by PPSEAWA (Pan-Pacific and Southeast Asia Women’s Association) Thailand to participate in the 75th session of the United Nations ESCAP (Economic and Social Commission for Asia Pacific) and CoNGO’s

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