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Podcast Top Tips!
OK, headphones on? Walking boots laced up? Everything is ready for your first SI Voices Podcast listening experience! But wait…Hold up! Do you need a little more help setting up your device or downloading an app on your phone so you can enjoy our Podcasts on the move? Click on the TOP TIPS logo to…
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Twitter for Beginners
So are we Twittering of Tweeting? What’s a Hashtag and how should I use it? Who should I follow? Should I use a picture? All questions that deserve an answer if you are just starting out on your social media journey! Please Click on the Twitter Logo below to view a PDF and find answers…
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Human Rights Council Social Forum 2020: Understanding the ‘Poverty Matrix’
Stacy Ciulik, SI United Nations Representative in Geneva, examines the analysis of the ‘poverty matrix’ in discussions held at this year’s Human Rights Council Social Forum.
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SI Voices Webinar – Ending domestic violence on the Road to Equality
Deemed a ‘shadow pandemic’, it is reported that during lockdown, as some four billion people stayed safe in their homes, many found themselves in danger; a parallel pandemic of violence against women taking place behind closed doors. On 5 April 2020, António Guterres, UN Secretary General, urged Member States to recognise that ‘violence is not…
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Applications for President Appeal Co-ordinator 2022-2023
Soroptimist International is pleased to announce that it is inviting applications for the volunteer role, President Appeal Co-ordinator. The SI PA Coordinator will work with the President Elect to research and determine the proposed appeal area of work, which will be ratified by the SI Board.
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Mitigating the Human Rights Risks: The Rule of Law and COVID-19
SI UN Representative, Barbara T. Rochman looks at how the UN are working to mitigate the current dangers that the COVID-19 crisis poses to human rights and the rule of law.
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Addressing the “new normal” in education
SI UN Representative, Marie-Christine Gries, considers the importance of global partnerships and sharing best practices to ensure education for all in the time of COVID-19.
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World Food Day: Our Actions are Our Future
SI UN Representative, Liliana Mosca, blogs about the theme for this year’s World Food Day: ‘Grow, Nourish, Sustain. Together. Our Actions are Our Future’ and invites you to register for the UN Food and Agriculture Organisation’s World Food Day Ceremony.
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Keeping Girls in the Picture on International Day of the Girl
In recognition of the International Day of the Girl, UN Representative, Evelyne Para, highlights why it’s more important than ever to support and advocate for the fundamental rights of girls and young women.
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Trafficking and The Girl Child
As we approach the Day of the Girl, and as part of Soroptimist International’s series of blogs discussing the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action, SI United Nations Representative, Jacqueline Shapiro, examines the topic of the girl child.