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Cholera Outbreak in Sierra Leone
19/09/12
Exacerbated by the rainy season, Sierra Leone's worst outbreak of cholera for 15 years has affected an estimated 32,000 people. The impact of the cholera outbreak on local communities has been devastating. Families have lost their loved ones; very young children have been left with no parents. Families have been left with no breadwinners. In addition, significant time is being…
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CEDAW Celebrates 30 years of work
17/09/12
For 30 years the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women, comprised of 23 experts, has reviewed reports in consultation with governments and civil society to improve the lives of women and girls. As Silvia Pimentel states, “Thanks to the work of the Committee and other stakeholders, not least the States parties themselves as well as non governmental organizations,…
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Exciting new developments for SI's website
07/09/12
It’s been a year and a half since we launched the new and improved website and we thought it was in need of a refresh! Over the last few months we have worked hard to update and brighten up our web pages making the site more user friendly and interactive. We have now replaced the previous headings SI at the…
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Momentous Decision taken by Women Leaders at Cambridge
03/09/12
Senior decision makers of Soroptimist International, a global movement linking women across the world which seeks to transform the lives of women and girls through service, met this week in Cambridge, England. The Board members, drawn from across all continents to represent the four Federations who are members of Soroptimist International, made the momentous decision to apply for charitable status.…
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26/07/12
The Rio+20 United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development (UNCSD) in Rio de Janeiro on 20-22 June 2012 brought together world leaders, government officials, and civil society and private sector representatives who sought the best ways to work towards achieving a global ‘green economy’, poverty eradication and sustainable development. Long before the conference even began, however, there was considerable pessimism that…
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