The Generation Equality Forum was held virtually from Mexico, 29-31 March. Francesca Fletcher Williams outlines how the Forum galvanised united action and mobilised the youth through agreed Action Coalitions and Compacts.
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The Generation Equality Forum (29-31 March) took place in Mexico where UN leaders, Presidents, Youth and Civil Society called for urgent action at the opening ceremony. SI Special Advisor to Advocacy, Linda Witong, reports.
Francesca Fletcher Williams gives us an insight to how negotiations work at the United Nations, and what they mean for CSW65 and beyond.
SI UN Representative, Evelyne Para, brings us the next installment in her series of blogs about how NGOs are responding to the COVID-19 pandemic. This instalment focuses on education and distance learning.
SI UN Representative, Marie-Christine, discusses Artificial Intelligence and considered whether it is causing a regression in gender equality.
Amplifying The Voices On Ending Female Genital Mutilation Parallel Event at CSW65.
The Special Event of the President of the General Assembly’s event, a CSW65 Side Event, “Political Leadership and Violence Against Women and Girls: Prevention First” was held on 23 March 2021.
SI Advocacy Advisor, Linda Witong, and SIA President Elect, Kazuko Morita, share their top takeaways from the 14th United Nations Congress on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice held in Kyoto, March 7-12, 2021.
Mary Muia, SI UN Representative in Nairobi, brings us the highlights of the Fifth Session of the United Nations Environment Assembly (UNEA).
The 25 years since the visionary Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action for Women have seen dramatic changes globally. While there has been important progress on some fronts, new challenges have emerged, including the current COVID-19 pandemic. At the same time, the concerns outlined 25 years ago remain deafeningly relevant for women’s and girl’s rights.
In a somber but riveting session, our audience learned about how challenging our future is in relation to the water crisis. H.E Mr. Volkan Bozkir, the President of the 75th session of the United Nations General Assembly, began by relating how we were a long way from reaching our goals even before the COVID 19 pandemic.
SI Advocacy Coordinator, Hannah Agius, blogs from the Soroptimist International CSW65 Parallel Event.
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