Is the world going to be a better place for women and girls? The Chair of CSW63, H.E. Geraldine Byrne Nason, the Irish ambassador thinks so, but at what cost?
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A blog by Daria Sievers, Clinical and Forensic Social Worker, California, attending CSW63 for the first time as a delegate representing SI of Marin County.'Advancing Women's Health and Well-Being Across the Life Course: Focus on Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs) and Universal Health Coverage'.
Alongside UNEA-4 was the Open-Ended Committee of Permanent Representatives (CPR) convened from 4-8 March, with informal consultations on 9-10 March, to negotiate the resolutions and decisions to be adopted by UNEA-4.
Many will know that for several years my main interest in CSW is its role in celebrating and promoting gender equality, reminding the world that we still have a long way to go to achieve this. Since 2015, SDG 5 has given a focus to gender equality, but as we keep reminding ourselves, gender equality also features in all the other SDGs.
Soroptimist International Union of Italy is promoting gender equality in STEM disciplines and training primary school children in logical-mathematical thinking, through 'Maggie' a wonderful free downloadable app!
The audience heard that 200 million girls were alive today who had survived FGM and that an additional 68 million could be victims of this brutal practice in the by 2030. In addition, 500,000 women or girls living in the US were described as being at risk or having undergone FGM.
Barbara Rochman, SI UN Representative in New York, provides insight into sections of the WHO Report on 'Health of Refugees and Migrants', with specific focus on issues effecting women and girls.
SI UN Representative Liliana Mosca reviews the Italian Government’s response to Sustainable Development Goal 2 ‘Zero Hunger’.
On 14 March, the Soroptimist International Federations of Soroptimist International of Europe; Soroptimist ...
Friday 15 March, United Nations Conference Room A, saw an excellent event sponsored by Soroptimist International ...
CSW63 - Tuesday 19th March, 2019, a blog by Sylvia Rose-Ann Walker, Ph.D SIGBI
Daily NGO Briefing:
"The day ...
A blog by Pat Black
"I took a huge leap forward in my learning thanks to an interesting and diverse panel of ...
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