Author: watchthedot
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Where We Stand: Defending Women’s Rights against Global Suppression of their Voices
In December 2022, Soroptimist International’s (SI) Board members approved a new position paper, which was authored by SI’s Global Policy Team, on the critical importance of ‘Defending Women’s Rights Against Global Suppression of their Voices’. Despite the international resolutions and declarations that promise the advancement of gender equality, the world is currently witnessing an unprecedented…
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CSW67 Advocacy Resources
Soroptimist International has launched its Advocacy Resource Pack for those attending CSW67 both in person and virtually. The PDF is now available for you to download and use in your advocacy work. → View and download PDF
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HOW TO ADDRESS THE GLOBAL FOOD CRISIS
Blog of Liliana Mosca, SI UN Representative at the FAO, Rome. COHERENT POLICIES, EFFICIENT ACTIONS: HOW TO ADDRESS THE GLOBAL FOOD CRISIS Held in Berlin and organised by the Federal Ministry of Food and Agriculture of Germany, a High-Level Forum took place in the context of the 2023 Global Forum for Food and Agriculture (GFFA)…
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Is it Possible to End Hunger by 2030?
Blog of Liliana Mosca, SI UN Representative at the FAO, Rome. There are 8 years left to meet the UN Sustainable Development Goals and the world is taking steps backward from ending hunger, food insecurity, and malnutrition in all its forms. Several factors, including conflict, economic shocks and stagnation, a lack of cohesion at the policy…
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Online Gendered Disinformation; What are the solutions?
Blog by Marie-Christine Gries, SI UN Representative at UNESCO, Paris For the International Day of Women in Multilateralism, celebrated on 25 January 2023 , UNESCO has launched a global dialogue on the governance of social media content to counter gendered disinformation, hate speech, and harassment online. Alarming and empowering the leaders of internet companies and…
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SI at the ECOSOC Partnership Forum 2023
Blog of Vanesa Treers, SI UN Representative at UNHQ, New York The 2023 Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) Partnership Forum took place recently on 31 January 2023 at the United Nations Headquarters (UNHQ) in New York. At the start of each year, the Partnership Forum serves as an opportunity for ECOSOC and other UN entities,…
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International Year of Millets 2023
Blog of Liliana Mosca, SI UN Representative at the FAO, Rome. Each year, the UN identifies a key food for the sustainable development of the Planet, and to which it dedicates 365 days of activities and awareness raising initiatives. The 75th session of the United Nations General Assembly, held in March 2021, declared 2023 as…
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CSW67 Training
Soroptimist International held an informative CSW67 Advocacy training Session in February 2023. The PowerPoint is now available for you to download and use in your advocacy work. → View and download PDF of the PPT HERE
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CCDO Annual Report; A 12-month update from Cambodia
It has now been a full year since the first project of the SI President’s Appeal 2021 – 2023, ‘Opening Doors to a Bright Future’, launched in Cambodia. Working in partnership with the Cambodia Community Dream Organisation (CCDO), and focusing specifically on ‘Education and Learning throughout the life course’, this Appeal project has delivered many…
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Prioritising Education: Empowering Women and Girls
On 24 January 2023, Soroptimist International (SI) hosted a webinar to celebrate International Day of Education by showcasing our Federation’s important education projects from around the globe. The webinar was exceptionally well attended, seeing hundreds of members from over 30 different countries joining! Led by SI President Maureen Maguire, whose President’s Appeal, ‘Opening Doors to…