Author: watchthedot
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59th Session of the Commission for Social Development (2021)
The Commission for Social Development (CSocD59) will take place from 8 to 17 February 2021, in person at the United Nations HQ in New York and online. Covering a range of topics in relation to the role of digital technologies, the CSocD59 SI Statement has been issued.
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Women and Health
As we reach the twenty-five-year review of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action, we can say that there have been considerable developments in specific areas of women’s health, but this year, many of these advances have not withstood the effects of the pandemic
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Report of Universal Periodic Review Nov 2020
A blog by Stacy Ciulik, SI UN Representative, Geneva The United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) is an inter-governmental body within the United Nations system. Its mission is to promote and protect human rights around the world and to address human rights violations as well as make recommendations on them. The UNHRC has 47 United…
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SI Position Paper ‘COVID-19 and Gender Inequality’
Read SI’s position paper, COVID-19 and Gender Inequality.
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Soroptimists Oranging the World
Soroptimists support the 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence, 25 November to 10 December 2020.
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Females on the Frontline: Fighting COVID-19 in Asia
SI United Nations (UN) Representative, Bangkok, Theresa Devasahayam, takes a deep dive into the challenges faced by female migrant workers in Asia during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Women and the Media
“The world needs women’s free and equal participation in the media”. SI Advocacy Coordinator, Hannah Agius discusses the progression of gender equality in modern media.
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Soroptimist Social Isolation Friendship Group Sing the ‘Orange song’
Soroptimist Social Isolation Friendship Group Sing the ‘Orange song’ by Chris Knight, SI Moreton North Inc. (SIMNI), SI Global Ambassador & Admin SI Social Isolation Friendship Group Facebook.
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COVID-19 & Human Rights
Could the global lockdown be an ongoing loss of personal freedom? – this and other thoughts – a matter of reflection in the face of Human Rights Day, by Christine Peer-Valenta, SI representative UN Vienna, part of our series of blogs on the Beijing Platform for Action.
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10 December – Lugari Youth Training on the Road to Equality
SI Introduces the next project on the SI Road to Equality.