Donatella Benjamin and Stacy Ciulik, SI Representatives to the United Nations in Geneva, reflect on the Annual Full-Day Discussion on the Human Rights of Women held during the 59th Human Rights Council session. Marking the 25th anniversary of Security Council Resolution 1325, the blog highlights urgent calls to address gender-based violence in conflict and humanitarian settings. With compelling insights from global experts, including Clara Sandoval of the Global Survivors Fund, the authors emphasize the critical need for survivor-centered reparations and international accountability to break cycles of trauma and uphold justice for women and girls worldwide.
SI UN Representative in Geneva, Berthe De Vos, attends the United Nations Human Rights Council 42: ‘Women and Addiction’ panel discussion, and considers the issues surrounding women and addiction and the provision of their human rights.
June 20 is World Refugee Day. Soroptimists must stand with refugees, particularly with women and girls who suffer more than others from poverty, lack of clean water and food, no access to education and healthcare, no way to earn an income, and gender-based violence.