b'advocacyMaria Fornella Oehninger served her second year as co-chair of the NGO Committee on SocialIn April, 2021 as a continuum to its previous Development. The theme for 2021 was The roleprogramme, CSTIP organised four breakout of digital technologies on social developmentsessions with 21 experts from law enforcement, and the well-being of all. Marias role was togovernment, business, and civil society to coordinate Civil Society participation withshare best ideas for ending human trafficking. UNDESA and plan the Civil Society Forum.Jacqueline was also involved in organising Many hours were spent on advocacy work,a webinar collaboration between the NGO virtually meeting with UN Permanent Missions,Committee on Migration and Stop Trafficking and working towards the Civil Society Forum,in Persons entitled Improving Outcomes for an official part of the commissions officialMigrant Children at Risk of Trafficking as part of programme.the 2021 International Year for the Elimination of Together with her co-chair, Maria was invitedChild Labour. to participate in the Opening Session via video,Jacqueline Shapiro and Maria Fornella were additionally overseeing morning briefingsinvolved in the NGO Coalition to Ratify ILO C190, with UNDESA and members of the Bureau.the first international treaty to recognise the Maria coordinated participation of NGOs inright of everyone to a world of work free from main debate and dialogs of the Commission,violence and harassment, including gender-coordinating question and answer panels, andbased violence and harassment. The Convention organising and presenting the Closing Session. came into force on 25 June 2021. Governments Maria represented NGO CSocD as speaker onthat ratify C190 are required to put in place the the Club de Madrid Side-event Transformingnecessary laws and policy measures to prevent Multilateralism for Social Justice and Inclusion,and address violence and harassment in the presenting a vision of a new multilateralism thatworld of work. The Convention represents an includes civil society. Maria is a member of theopportunity to shape a future of work based on working group on homelessness advocating fordignity and respect for all.women and girls.Jacqueline Shapiro focused on the Working Group on Girls (WCG), and the NGO Committee to Stop Trafficking in Persons (CSTIP). WCG formed in the lead up to the Fourth World Conference on Women to ensure the particular challenges faced by girls were addressed. For the International Day of the Girl Child, the WCG focused primarily on girls participation at an event held at the UN New York.Barbara Rochmans valued work focused on migration and the Migration Compact for Safe and Orderly Migration. Barbara completed her term as a UN Representative in February 2021.The WGG made a pledge for the International Year for the Elimination of Child Labor (2021), to work with high school girls and create a model for educating youth on sustainable clothes shopping. Jacqueline was involved in organising three programmes, including a webinar delivered on UN WEB TV Bankrupting the Business of Human Trafficking 101. soroptimistinternational.org 11'