Author: watchthedot
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Day Two Women in Prison
Dr Kay Richmond, who chairs the Soroptimist International UK Programme Action Committee writes on Day Two of the 16 days of Activism Against Gender Violence. "About 6.5% of the world’s prisoners are women. Between 2000 and 2013 the number of women in prison increased by over 40%" Penal Reform International: Global Prison Trends 2015 "Following…
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Day Eight Sex Trafficking- a Global Malaise
Sex Trafficking- a Global Malaise and a Blot of the Sub-continent. ‘Bringing an End to Sex Trafficking: We Can Do It!’ "This SI event on the first day of the CSW59 sessions highlighted the varied work that Soroptimists across the world do on sex trafficking, an ill that plagues developed, developing and under developed countries.…
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Day One International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women
International President Yvonne Simpson calls on all Soroptimists to renew their efforts to eliminate violence against women through education, empowerment and enabling opportunities. "When we unite we increase the impact of our call for action". "One in three women worldwide have experienced physical or sexual violence. According to UN statistics one in two women…
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How to Achieve Universal Social Development – Statement Release
Soroptimist International and the International Federation of Business and Professional Women have released a statement focusing on the importance of social development as central to sustainable development. Combined, these two organisations represent the views of over 100,000 women worldwide and unite around the principle of empowering and enabling women in their communities up to the…
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SI welcomes Sharon Fisher as Assistant International Director of Advocacy
"It is with great pleasure that Soroptimist International announces the successful candidate for our Assistant Director of Advocacy. Sharon Fisher, from SI of the Americas, brings an excellent mix of passion, experience and skills to the position. She will lead the team responsible for the SI President’s Appeal and oversee the projects the Appeal will…
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The UN Turns 70! – Open Day at the UN Geneva
In celebration of the UN’s 70th anniversary, the UN Office in Geneva hosted an open day. Banners outside the UN read ‘Let’s Celebrate Together’, inviting the public to be a part of the festivities, giving an opportunity to see inside the UN buildings and learn more about what the UN does. More than 18,000 people…
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CSW60 Statement Release
Following the agreement of the Sustainable Development Goals, the next Commission on the Status of Women (CSW60) will focus on the theme ‘women’s empowerment and its link to sustainable development’. Soroptimist International, Zonta International, the International Federation of Business and Professional Women, and Graduate Women International, have released a statement concerning women’s empowerment and…
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Justina Mutale Foundation
The Justina Mutale Foundation and Soroptimism Attending: Barbara Dixon, Programme Director SI/GBI, Ann Hawken, SI Oxford and District SI/GB, Jane Slatter, Communications Director SI/GBI, Deborah Thomas, Global Executive Director SI and Eva Tyson, SI Dunfermline SI/GBI Chairperson: BARONESS SANDIP VERMA, Member of the House of Lords and Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State at the Department for…
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Syria ‘Back to School’
Picture: UNICEF/Nicky Jansen Earlier this year UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon speaking in Kuwait, warned that Syria’s children continue to suffer on what he called “a scale that haunts the soul”. (Article dated October 2015) More than four years since the Syria crisis began in 2011, stories depicting families desperately seeking refuge have now become…