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ILO C190 and the NGO Coalition to End Violence and Harassment in the World of Work

Blog by Maria Fornella-Oehninger, SI United Nations Representative in New York and Co-chair of the NGO Committee on Social Development. As part of the Global Action Week, 21-29 June 2021, the International Labour Organization (ILO) is promoting the ratification of the Convention Concerning the Elimination of Violence and Harassment in

Reclaiming Space for Civil Society at the United Nations

Blog by Maria Fornella-Oehninger, SI United Nations Representative in New York and Co-chair of the NGO Committee on Social Development. "Amid insistent calls by UN Secretary-General, António Guterres, for a New Networked Multilateralism and a New Inclusive Social Contract, the opposite seems to be taking place: the space for civil

Negotiating at CSW65: Struggling to Stop the Rollback of Women’s Rights

Blog by Francesca Fletcher Williams, SI Global Policy Coordinator. It’s commonly said at the United Nations that ‘you know a negotiation went well when everyone is equally unhappy’. The idea is that every country, every group should have to compromise an equal amount to reach a ‘balanced’ agreed outcome. This

CSW Civil Society Briefing: Making Soroptimist Voices Heard

by Francesca Williams, Global Policy Coordinator “CSW is the best representative of how much women and young people believe in the United Nations (UN). I emphasise the importance of this year’s theme during COVID, given that women have demonstrated such leadership – but much of the leadership is informal, and

CSW65 Side Event: Digital Gender Gaps and Opportunities

Blog by Siren Fadler and Maria Fornella-Oehninger, SI UN Representatives, New York. Siren and Maria report on the CSW65 Side Event, "Digital Gender Gaps and Opportunities – Fostering equal participation and ending violence against women in a connected age", organised by Germany and the Council of Europe. Accelerated by COVID-19

The Road to Equality: Preparing Women and Girls to Lead – CSW Parallel Event

Blog by SI Advocacy Coordinator, Hannah Agius. “It was a pleasure to join Soroptimist International (SI) President Sharon and the SI Advocacy Team as they hosted the Soroptimist International CSW65 Parallel Event, ‘The Road to Equality: Preparing Women and Girls to Lead’. Representatives from the five Federations demonstrated how this

CSW65 Official Sessions for 16 March: Follow up to the Beijing Platform for Action

Blog by Pat Black, SI Special Advisor to Advocacy. The Committee of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) continues to meet in formal session at the United Nations and online. During the last session on 16 March, the members have been considering Agenda Item 3: Follow-up to the

CSW65 side event – Australia’s eSafety model for addressing gendered-based violence online

Blog by Linda Witong, SI Special Advisor to Advocacy. Being aware of the fact that international research had determined that women and girls were subjected to very high levels of online abuse simply because they were women, I joined this seminar to learn more about the perils of being a

The sixty-fifth session of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW65)

The 65th session of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) will take place from 15 – 26 March 2021 in a hybrid format with mostly virtual meetings. Delegates of Soroptimist International (SI) will attend together with representatives from Member States, UN entities, and accredited non-governmental organisations (NGOs) from all

How Digital Finance Can Help achieve SDGs Around the World

As the fifty-ninth session of the Commission for Social Development (CSocD59) commences, SI New York UN Representative, Maria Fornella, offers her thoughts on how the phenomenon of digital finance can help achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) set out by the 2030 Agenda. "During COVID-19, governments have developed an enormous

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