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The priority theme for CSocD 57 is 'Addressing inequalities and challenges to social inclusion through fiscal, wage and social protection policies'.
The sixty-third session of the Commission on the Status of Women will take place at the United Nations Headquarters in New York from 11 to 22 March 2019. The Priority theme is Social protection systems, access to public services and sustainable infrastructure for gender equality and the empowerment of women and girls. Read a joint statement written by Soroptimist International and Associated Country Women of the World.
At the heart of Soroptimist International’s work on the Sustainable Development Goals is the International President’s Appeal 2017 – 2019 on Women Water and Leadership. Whilst focusing on SDGs 4, 5 and 6, the President’s Appeal is also addressing many other elements of the SDGs as it promotes the equal inclusion of women in water resource governance over five continents.
On World Soil Day, 5 December 2018, SI President Mariet Verhoef-Cohen spoke at the event 'Nature-Based Solutions for land, soil and water management; a new paradigm for sustainable agricultural development' at the 24th Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP24) in Katowice, Southern Poland.
SI is delighted to report that the project is now in full swing and the development of a rainwater harvesting and filtration system is progressing well. If you have been following the progress of the five Penan girls undergoing their Diploma in Welding in Kuala Lumpur, the great news is that they have now completed their studies.
The first time that non-governmental organizations were granted consultative status was in 1946 when Article 71 of the United Nations (UN) Charter opened the door for consultation with Non-Governmental Organizations. Initially, 41 organisations were chosen. Soroptimist International received General Consultative Status with the UN in 1987.
The Soroptimist International President’s Appeal ‘Women, Water & Leadership’ is working with women, girls and communities in Sabah and Sarawak, rural Malaysia, where communities lack access to a clean and safe supply of water, for cooking and drinking purposes.
Around 800 Government representatives, crime experts and civil society partners met in Vienna, 15 - 19 October, 2018, for the Ninth Session of the Conference of the Parties (COP9) to the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organised Crime (UNTOC)
A 96th birthday celebration was held at Trail's Cafe in Griffith Park, a famous Los Angeles landmark, where Soroptimist International of LA (SILA), dedicated a Soroptimist Grove first in 1947 and again in 1955.
On September 27, 2018, the French Union of Soroptimist International paid tribute to Dr. Suzanne Noël (1878-1954), by inaugurating a commemorative plaque on the facade of the building located at 36 Avenue Charles Floquet in the 7th arrondissement of Paris, where Suzanne Noël lived during the last 15 years of her life.
The 45th session of the Committee on World Food Security (CFS) convened 15-19 October 2018 in Rome, Italy. Established in 1974 and reformed in 2009, the CFS serves as an inclusive international and intergovernmental platform for all stakeholders to work together to ensure food security and nutrition for all.
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