A blog by SI UN Representative in Geneva, Angela Sauvage, who began her role in November 2017. Angela advocates ...
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The 3rd Biennial Southwest Conference Against Trafficking (SWCAT), took place in Ontario California, from 11 - 13 January 2018. Over 200 conference participants gathered together from 8 states in USA, and two countries – approximately 30 of whom were Soroptimist members.
While there is no doubt that progress has been made both in access to water and sanitation and in the protection of fresh water sources, it is still true that in some countries, and particularly in rural areas, high water stress levels indicate a scarcity of water in the future.
A blog by Dianne Lockwood, Programme Director, Soroptimist International of South West Pacific.
The Asia Pacific ...
The official celebration of World Food Day on 16 October 2017 has the theme: 'Change the future of migration. Invest in food security and rural development'. In a blog, SI UN Representative, Rome, Liliana Mosca reports on this weeks' 44th Session of the Committee on World Food Security (CFS 44), 9-13 October 2017, held at the Headquarters of the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), Rome, Italy.
A blog by Soroptimist Sarah Cowley, following a speech she gave during International Day of Peace, at the United Nations.
On September 11, 2017, Soroptimist International France organised a Day of lectures and debates at UNESCO on the ...
Kay Richmond and Dr Joan Williams joined SI UN Representatives in attending the Fifth Informal Thematic Session for Global Compact on Migration in Vienna 4-5 September.
Gina Vucci of SI Marin County, California writes a blog on human trafficking.
To raise awareness of this horrific issue, possibly the greatest social injustice of our time, the United Nations has dedicated July 30 as World Day Against Trafficking in Persons.
"I just got back from Öland and the Soroptimist Nordic Leadership Academy (SNLA), 26 -30 of June 2017 where twenty-three young women from all the five Nordic countries gathered together at Ölands Folkhögskola.
"If there is one thing you can count on Soroptimists for… they will go the extra mile. On 17 June, A Road Map to Gender Equality Now: Symposium for Action, an open event in Vancouver was held, with Soroptimists making up almost a third of attendees.
The second ECOSOC forum on financing for development (FfD) follow-up, met at the UN in New York for 4 days at the end of May this year.
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