This week, SI's UN Representatives in Vienna are attending the Commission on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice. They report back on the opening session: The 21st Session of the UN Commission on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice, chaired by Princess Bajrakitiyabha Mahidol of Thailand opened today in front of about

Press Release: Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights In an open letter to world Governments, a group of 22 UN independent human rights experts called on States to incorporate universally agreed international human rights norms and standards with strong accountability mechanisms into the UN Rio+20 sustainable development conference’s

Last month the UN Commission on the Status of Women failed to adopt agreed conclusions at its 56th session on the basis of safeguarding "traditional values" at the expense of human rights and fundamental freedoms of women. Together with our partner women's rights organisations through the UN NGO system, Soroptimist

SI UN Vienna Representatives, Roswitha Benesch and Martina Gredler, report back from the 55th Commission on Narcatic Drugs 12-16th March, 2012. In his opening speech at the 55th UN Commission on Narcotic Drugs, Yury Fedotov, Executive Director of UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), called for a real balance

Have you ever wondered what role UNESCO plays? Here, SI UNESCO Representatives Marie Christine De La Barbelais and Dominique Mertz report back from the 36th UNESCO Conference where the role and achievements of UNESCO in 2011 were reviewed: This was the title of the opening statement to the 36th UNESCO

Last week, SI UN Representatives Alice Odingo and Rose Mwangi attended a series of meetings at the UN Environmental Programme  (UNEP) in Nairobi. Global Major Groups and Stakeholders Forum (GMGSF): 18-19th February SI attended the second day of the meeting.  A great deal of discussion centred on Rio+20 and how