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Recruiting for SI Representatives to the UN, Vienna

Dear Soroptimists Soroptimist International (SI) is delighted to announce that it is opening recruitment for permanent Representatives to the United Nations, Vienna. This is a wonderful opportunity for a Soroptimist who has a keen interest in international affairs, gender equality and human rights. We are seeking a Soroptimist who lives

Upcoming event: Hazardous drug consumption in advanced age: the crux of polypharmacy

Soroptimist International is very pleased to be taking part in a Commission on Narcotic Drugs (CND) side event titled 'Hazardous drug consumption in advanced age: the crux of polypharmacy'. The Commission on Narcotic Drugs (CND) will hold its sixty-seventh session from Monday 10 March, to Friday 14 March 2025 in

In Celebration of the 75th Anniversary of CoNGO

Blog of Marcella Sigmund, SI UN Representative in Vienna. Upon being invited to the Conference of NGOs (CoNGO), numerous Excellencies, colleagues and friends gathered to celebrate the 75th Anniversary of this acknowledged organisation. The United Nations has historically focused on Peace and Security (including freedom from fear, prohibition of war

Our Voice at the UN – Vienna

Linda Witong, SI Advocacy Advisor, updates us on the key issues addressed at the Thirty-First Session of the Commission of Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice (CCPCJ 31). “CCPCJ 31 began at the United Nations in Vienna on May 16, 2022, on a cloudy and rainy day and ended on May

30th Session of the Congress on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice, Vienna

Blog by Linda Witong, SI Special Advisor to Advocacy Read SI's Written Statement submitted to CCPCJ30 HERE. Watch SI's Oral Statement delivered at CCPCJ30 below, and read the transcript HERE. https://www.soroptimistinternational.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/SI_CCPCJ_OralStatement.mp4

SI Position Paper: Women and Drugs

The use of the whole spectrum of drugs has become a major source of threat to the health of women and girls. In 2018, an estimated 269 million people worldwide, including women or girls, continued to use drugs including opioids. The restrictions on movement, gatherings and social distancing which were

The Sixty-forth Session of the Commission on Narcotic Drugs

In April 2021, during the 64th Session of the Commission on Narcotic Drugs Vienna, scholars shared their considerable research with their audience during a presentation entitled “Shifting the Needle: The Impact of Global Policy on Women.” The research, which is now part of a book, was just one example of

2020 Global Report on Trafficking in Persons

Blog by Linda Witong, SI Advocacy Advisor. According to the recently released Global Report on Trafficking in Persons, female victims continue to be particularly affected by trafficking in persons. In 2018 for every 10 victims detected globally, about five were adult women and two were girls. About one third of the

Our Voice at the UN

This edition follows the activities of SI's United Nations Representatives in Vienna. The UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), the UN Congress on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice (CCPCJ), the UN Industrial Development Office (UNIDO) and the UN Convention on Transnational Organised Crime (UNTOC) are all based in Vienna.

Catch Up With SI’s Contribution to the Commission on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice

SI UN Representatives Martina Gredler, Marion Prechtl and Christine Peer, together with SI Special Advisor to Advocacy, Linda Witong and SI Club Member Dora Vrdlovec attended the 28th Session of the Commission on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice (CCPCJ). The theme of the event was: 'The responsibility of effective, fair,

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