Author: watchthedot
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Rio+20 Zero Draft Document: The Future We Want
Last week, the zero draft document for Rio+20 was released. This is the first version of the document which will be discussed and amended over the coming months, and after revision and addition, hopefully accepted by Member States attending the Rio+20 conference in Brazil, June 2012. As SI UN Representative Bette Levy reported last week,…
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Why Did Geneva Become a UN Centre?
This week’s SoroptiVoice blog spot comes from Sina Stiffler, one of our dedicated UN Representatives in Geneva. As the January Monthly Focus is on SI and the United Nations, Sina decided to write about why Geneva was selected to be a leading UN centre when Switzerland did not become a UN member state until 2002.…
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SI Attends Rio+20 Intersessional Meeting in New York
Soroptimist International attended the Second Intersessional Meeting of the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development (Rio+20), which was held in New York 15-16 December, 2011. Bette Levy reports on behalf of the SI delegation: In 2012 the UN will convene the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development (Rio+20). This will be a 20 year follow-up…
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Intercountry Workshop on Maternal Death Review – Kuala Lumpur
Submitted by Dr. Saradha Narayanan (Consultant Physician and President 2010- 2012, SI Damansara) The Intercountry Workshop on Maternal Death Review was held in Kuala Lumpur in November 2011. Participants at the workshop included WHO Representatives from Malaysia, Philippines, Cambodia, Lao PDR, Vietnam and Papua New Guinea. In addition, Government Health officials, O & G Consultants…
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SI Meets with UNIDO in Nairobi
On 10 January, SI Representatives in Nairobi, Kenya, met with UNIDO officials to continue discussions begun by SI UN Representative Roswitha in Vienna last year. Michelle Chitechy, Women and Climate Change Project Coordinator, sent the following meeting report: "Dr. Alice Odingo, SI UNEP Represenative, Sophie Koech, Lucy Mburu and I had a very successful meeting…
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Project Update: Restoring Dignity – Securing A Future
Soroptimist International Past President, Margaret Lobo, has shared an update received from ‘Hamlin Fistula International’ – the project partner for the 2007 December 10th Appeal, ‘Restoring Dignity – Securing a Future’. As she shared in her SoroptiVoice blog last week, the 2007 appeal supported the Adis Ababa Fistula Hospital in Ethiopia, and annexed projects. As…
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Restoring Dignity – an Update from Ethiopia!
This week’s SoroptiVoice Blog comes from SI Past President Margaret Lobo. In October she attended the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) in Perth, Australia. While she was there, she had the pleasure of meeting with James Grainger, CEO of the Fistula Trust, and Catherine Hamlin, who shared an exciting update from Desta Mender village in…
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Charter Ceremony in Benin
The first SoroptiVoice Blog of 2012 comes from Herta Kaschitz, Governor of the Austrian Union. We received her report a little while ago but kept it for today as we thought this would be an inspiring way to start the 2012 blog series! Many thanks to Herta for her report. Remember, if you would like…
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Education IS Empowerment
Throughout December, we are delighted to welcome SI leadership to the SoroptiVoice blog spot! This week, SISWP President Yvonne talks about how education IS empowerment – and how Soroptimists are working to ensure this at all stages of life. In previous weeks we have heard from SIGBI Maureen, SIA President Pat and SIE President Kathy.…
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Soroptimist Leaders
Throughout December, we are delighted to welcome SI leadership to the SoroptiVoice blog spot! This week, SIA President Pat talks about the importance of encouraging leadership skills and opportunities within our own clubs and nurturing new members. Next Friday SISWP President Yvonne will close the year for us (30th). Click here to read SIE President…