Author: watchthedot
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An Ethical Approach to Artificial Intelligence
A blog by Rina Dupriet, as she joined fellow SI UN Representative, Evelyne Para at the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) event ‘Youth Voices and the Future of Artificial Intelligence: Towards a Human-Centred Approach’, in Paris. “The two panels were organised by UNESCO. The first panel was about “Developing Principles for A.I.”,…
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End Child Marriage #16Days
SI Advocacy Advisor, Hannah Agius, discusses the need for community specific responses to the issue of child marriage.
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Human Trafficking #16Days
In 1995 at the Beijing 4th World Conference, Human Slavery/Human Trafficking was seen as ‘hardly an issue’, and yet, the practice was viewed to be a priority for many Soroptimists already working in this area through an International Quadrennial Project taking place in Thailand.
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The Weight of Words
SI UN Representative, Marie-Christine Gries reviews the new UNESCO handbook for journalists reporting Violence Against Women and Girls.
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Sleepwalking into catastrophe – Climate Change #16Days
The world is still ‘sleepwalking’ into the ‘catastrophe’ known as climate change – even though we have been warned that climate impacts are now hitting harder and sooner than climate assessments indicated even a decade ago.
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The Power of Education
SI UN Representative in Paris, Rina Dupriet explains how education is key to reducing gender inequalities.
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Education for Sustainable Development and Climate Action
Education for Sustainable Development is not an ‘extra’ but rather an integral part of any strategy to combat the effects of climate change.
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Work Can Be a Dangerous Place for Women #16Days
We spend most of our waking hours at work and it is an important part of our lives; however, statistics show that millions of women are victims of violence at work.
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How can we achieve the global education goal SDG 4?
Following her attendance at the 40th UNESCO General Conference in Paris, SI UN Representative, Evelyne Para, explains the need for collecting reliable data in order to better identify gaps in the education sector.
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FGM – My Story #16Days
Today, 25 November is the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women, and Day One of the 16 Days of Activism. Today we deliver a powerful story written by Soroptimist Asha Abulrahman, and an equally moving video – both of which paint a very real and alarming picture of the dangers and lifechanging…