Speakers at a recent conference organised by UNA House, Edinburgh, Scotland discussed the importance for every country and every individual to play their part in mitigating the effects of climate change, especially global warming.
On 3 May 2018, Utrecht University celebrated the 70th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights with a keynote address and panel discussion entitled ‘Leadership in Human Rights, Diversity, and Inclusion’.
In November 2017, Soroptimist International of Singapore (SIS) supported a team of medical students from the National University of Singapore and 12 practising Singaporean doctors, whose mission it was to provide basic health screening and health literacy to villagers residing in the villages of Dangkut Thnong and Anlong Svay, in the Banan district of Battambang, the second poorest province in Cambodia. US $3000 was raised to cover drugs and medical supplies for Project Sothea.
Commission on the Status of Women Sixty-second session 12 – 23 March 2018 'Challenges and opportunities in achieving gender equality and the empowerment of rural women and girls'
Agreed conclusions 23 March 2018.
Presented by Madre, the theme was Addressing Political Concerns, this was a panel event, allowing 4 strong progressive rural women the chance to tell their story, and advocate on behalf of their communities.
Human Trafficking In America: Risks for Women and Girls in Rural Areas and Faith-Based Prevention and System-Wide Strategy on Gender Parity: How to Walk the Talk by Paula Freschi Kamena, Marin County District Attorney and Soroptimist of Marin County.
The UK Mission and Civil Society held their first joint event at CSW62 - A flagship occasion organised by the UK Gender Equality Office and UK CSW Alliance.
"Some of the most productive time I have spent at CSW starts “IN THE QUEUE" or Line as Americans say. This is a perfect time to start engaging, sharing the story of why we are here, and developing new networks and contacts that further add to my experience and knowledge base.