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United Nations Secretary General seated at desk as he address Women's Civil Society Audience

UN Secretary-General Meets with Women’s Civil Society

Written by SI Advocacy Advisor, Linda Witong. Owing to the cancellation of the Commission on the Status of Women earlier this year, the Secretary-General’s annual consultation with women’s civil society was postponed. However, on 31 August 2020, a virtual Townhall Meeting was held between UN Secretary-General, António Guterres, and a

Young woman wearing a medical mask. This is the cover image of the ILO survey report 'Youth and COVID-19'.

The impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on young adults

Blog by Berthe De Vos, SI United Nations (UN) Representative in Geneva. "The global survey 'Youth & COVID-19: Impacts on jobs, education, rights and mental well-being' carried out this year (April-May 2020), orchestrated by the Youth team in the Employment, Labour Markets and Youth Branch of the International Labor Office

Women and Armed Conflict

As part of Soroptimist International's (SI's) series of blogs discussing the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action (BPfA), SI UN Representative, Liliana Mosca, examines the topic of women and armed conflict, looking at both the legal framework that has developed in the years since the BPfA and the lived reality

Sustainable Cities and COVID-19: Plans for Action

"Last month, Soroptimist International participated in the High-Level Political Forum Parallel Dialogue ‘Sustainable Cities and COVID-19: Plans for Action’, which was organised by the Urban Cluster (NGO Major Group). This event was orchestrated to facilitate a lively dialogue focussing on how the effective implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

SI Board Meeting & Annual General meeting 2020

27 – 30 JULY 2020 Plans for the annual Soroptimist International (SI) in person board meeting and Annual General Meeting (AGM) to be held in Seattle may have been abandoned, but the SI Board and Federation Presidents embraced the digital alternative holding a series of highly successful meetings over four

On the Road to Equality: News from the UN on FGM

THE HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL ADOPTS PIVOTAL RESOLUTION ON THE ELIMINATION OF FEMALE GENITAL MUTILATION The draft resolution A/HRC/L.20 on the elimination of female genital mutilation (FGM) was recently adopted by the Human Rights Council in its 44th Session. This comes as a pleasant news for FGM survivors, anti-FGM activists and

Older Women on the SI Road to Equality

Frances Zainoeddin, SI UN Representative in New York asks: At what age is a woman no longer economically viable? At what age is a woman considered of no consequence and of no value? At what age should a woman not receive education and training? At what age should a woman

Emerging Human Trafficking Trends in the face of COVID-19

A report by Linda Witong, Special Advisor to SI advocacy “As we have continued our work during the COVID-19 pandemic, traffickers have continued as well. Traffickers did not shut down. They continue to harm people, finding ways to innovate and even capitalise on the chaos. The ratio between risk and

THE UNITED NATIONS POLICY BRIEF ON OLDER PERSONS AND COVID-19

The SI President’s Appeal for 2019-2021- ‘The Road to Equality’, inter alia focuses on older women. It was felt necessary to include this theme as a part of the Appeal, to ensure that the lifelong efforts to empower women and girls, are not wasted as in later life, a time

Introducing the Soroptimist Lab

The Soroptimist International LAB was officially launched on 29 July 2020, during SI’s first ever digital Annual General Meeting. The SI LAB is an inspired new online platform established for Soroptimists, where you can learn about SI's global advocacy work at the United Nations and access expert opinions from fellow

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