Sustainable Development Goals Archives - Soroptimist International

‘Women Standing Up for Women to Mitigate Poverty’ – SIGBI’s CSW68 parallel event

At CSW68 Soroptimist International of Great Britain and Ireland (SIGBI) held a virtual event, titled ‘Women Standing Up for Women to Mitigate Poverty’ which showcased Federation projects that help women and girls around the world. SIGBI has 6,000 members in 270 clubs covering 18 countries including Great Britain, Ireland and

Decent Work for Women: Achieving the 2030 Agenda

Blog of Theresa Devasahayam, SI UN Representative in Bangkok. As the world emerges out of the COVID-19 pandemic, the question of building sustainable economies is at the forefront of the agendas of countries worldwide. Soroptimist International had an online presence at the meeting “Accelerating Progress towards Decent Work and Fairer

Enabling Intercultural Dialogue

Blog of Evelyne Para, SI UN Representative at UNESCO, Paris. “Two major events were organised by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) in September 2022 on the theme of intercultural dialogue, in order to promote and disseminate values, attitudes and behaviours conducive to learning to live together

Education for Sustainable Development

Blog of Evelyne Para, SI UN Representative at UNESCO, Paris. “Our current way of life is unsustainable, we are depleting the resources of the planet, and if we continue to live as today, we will need the resources of three Earths by 2050! For many years, human behaviours and activities

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

High-level Political Forum on Sustainable Development 2021

Every year, United Nations Member States, Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) including Soroptimist International, and other stakeholders, meet at the UN’s High-level Political Forum (HLPF) to review progress towards achieving the Sustainable Development Goals. The High-level Political Forum provides an opportunity for states and organisations to share what they are doing to

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