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SI Voices Webinar – Ending domestic violence on the Road to Equality

Deemed a 'shadow pandemic', it is reported that during lockdown, as some four billion people stayed safe in their homes, many found themselves in danger; a parallel pandemic of violence against women taking place behind closed doors. On 5 April 2020, António Guterres, UN Secretary General, urged Member States to

Applications for President Appeal Co-ordinator 2022-2023

Mid-January 2021 – 31 December 2024 - working with the SI President's Appeal for the biennium 2022 – 2023 Soroptimist International is pleased to announce that it is inviting applications for the volunteer role, President Appeal Co-ordinator. The SI PA Coordinator will work with the President Elect to research and

Title page reading Mitigating Human Rights Risks: The Rule of Law and Covid-19

Mitigating the Human Rights Risks: The Rule of Law and COVID-19

Blog by Barbara T. Rochman, SI United Nations (UN) Representative, New York. Barbara Rochman, member of the Committee on Migration, and the Committee to Stop Trafficking in Persons (CSTIP), takes a closer look at a recent report by UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres, ‘Strengthening and coordinating United Nations rule of

Addressing the “new normal” in education

Blog by Marie-Christine Gries, SI UN Representative in Paris. "Facing the COVID crisis at school, UNESCO has launched the Global Education Coalition to support countries in scaling up their best distance learning practices and reaching children and youth who are most at risk. Never before have we witnessed educational disruption

World Food Day: Our Actions are Our Future

Following the announcement that the 2020 Nobel Peace Prize has been awarded to the United Nations (UN) World Food Programme (WFP) on account of its efforts to combat hunger and improve conditions for peace, SI UN Representative, Liliana Mosca, blogs about the theme for this year's World Food Day: 'Grow,

Keeping Girls in the Picture on International Day of the Girl

Blog by Evelyne Para, SI UN Representative at the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO). Every year, all over the world, we celebrate International Day of the Girl in accordance with Resolution 66/170 adopted in 2011 by the United Nations General Assembly. This day, 11 October, is an opportunity

Trafficking and The Girl Child

As part of Soroptimist International’s (SI’s) series of blogs discussing the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action (BPfA), SI United Nations (UN) Representative, Jacqueline Shapiro, examines the topic of the girl child, recalling the work by activists to insure the girl child was included in the BPfA, and that ensuring

SI Voices Webinar – Ending FGM on the Road to Equality

We are delighted to invite you to register for the 4th webinar in our SI Voices series! - this time taking a look at a key theme of the SI President's Appeal, Female Genital Mutilation (FGM). Hosted by SI President, Sharon Fisher, and SI President Appeal Co-ordinators, Olga Sidenko and

Soroptimist International – A winner in the Incredible Impacts Programme 2020

The business events sector is one of many to be hit hard by the ongoing pandemic, however, not to be held down, The Incredible Impacts Programme, now in its fourth year, is again recognising and celebrating associations who have proved dedication in creating legacies that reach far beyond the conference

Digital technology and Social Change

SI UN Representative, Maria Fornella-Oehninger, brings us the next in a series of blogs relating to the Beijing Platform for Action as she discusses the emerging theme of 'gender equality and the implications of the digital revolution'. "There is no aspect of social, economic, or political development that has escaped

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