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Education for Sustainable Development

Blog of Evelyne Para, SI UN Representative at UNESCO, Paris. “Our current way of life is unsustainable, we are depleting the resources of the planet, and if we continue to live as today, we will need the resources of three Earths by 2050! For many years, human behaviours and activities

Stockholm+50 the overview

SI UN Representative, Beatrice Oluoch reports from Stockholm +50: A Healthy Planet for the Prosperity of All – Our Responsibility, Our Opportunity (2-3 June 2022). "In 2021, the United Nations General Assembly, through resolution 75/280, resolved to convene an international meeting in Stockholm to commemorate 50 years since the landmark

Opening Doors to a Bright Future

Blog by Helen Harvey. "This was my first time attending a Commission for the Status of Women Event. The knock-on effect of Covid has meant that some events are now accessible online. I was apprehensive when asked to speak myself, but also pleased to have the chance to highlight one

CSW SI Events

22 March | 12 PM London Organised by Soroptimist International and the Soroptimist International Federations (EVENT ID #: 12768) 'OPENING DOORS to a BRIGHT FUTURE: EDUCATING, EMPOWERING, and ENABLING WOMEN' Participants will hear of women who have overcome obstacles to enable empowerment and leadership in the world of work. Learn

Our Voice at the UN – Geneva – Part 1

Feature image left to right: Berthe De Vos, Donatella Benjamin, Stacy Ciulik. This edition of Our Voice at the UN takes a look at the work of SI's United Nations Representatives in Geneva. Part 1 introduces SI's newest UN Representative in Geneva, and brings news from the 48th Session of the

Are We Really ‘Leaving No-one Behind’?

Blog by Pat Black, SI Special Advisor to Advocacy. When the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) were agreed at the United Nations (UN), there was an almost euphoric atmosphere in the UN General Assembly. Many promises were made to achieve a transformation for the peoples of the world by 2030 and

World Environment Day 2021: Tree Planting in Kibera, Nairobi

Soroptimists have always been dedicated to addressing the issues related to the environment. The first-ever Soroptimist project was to ‘Save the Redwoods’, which was launched by the first Soroptimist club formed in 1921 in Alameda County, California made up of over 80 business and professional women. The great ancient Redwood

Our Voice at the UN

Rome The United Nations (UN) office in Rome is the seat of the UN Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO), the World Food Programme (WFP) and the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD). These UN agencies share the common goal of eradicating hunger through food assistance and they work to eliminate

An Interview with Rugiatu Neneh Turay, Day of Zero Tolerance For FGM

On International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation (FGM), 6 February 2021, Soroptimist International and podcast host of SI Voices, Liz Batten, shine the spotlight on teacher, politician, and anti-FGM campaigner, Rugiatu Neneh Turay. Rugiatu Neneh Turay was born in Sierra Leone in the semi-rural town of Lunsar,

‘We the Peoples’ in Conversation with UN Secretary-General

10 January marked the 75 anniversary of the first United Nations (UN) General Assembly. To celebrate this momentous event, the UN hosted 'We the Peoples’, a virtual conversation with the UN Secretary-General, António Guterres. The event kicked off with the UN Secretary-General’s first major speech of the year, in which

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