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  • Helen Clark in Conversation with Keshini Navaratnam

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    A Round Table event was organised by The Commonwealth Journal of International Affairs and took place at the Royal Over-Seas League, in St, James, London on Thursday 11th April 2019 in the packed Hall of India and Pakistan.

  • SIFAF Update – African Federation is getting ready to go!

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    African Soroptimists have been working very hard all through the past year towards the moment of chartership so that SIFAF , the Soroptimist International Future African Federation, may become SIAF, the Soroptimist International African Federation in 2020.

  • Equality in Law for Women and girls

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    Worldwide, 2.5 billion women and girls are affected by discriminatory laws and a lack of legal protection. Dr. Nina Smart reports from Equality in Law for Women and Girls by 2030: A Multistakeholder Strategy for Accelerated Action, addressing the legal needs of women and girls.

  • Why We Love Convention!

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    by Karen Cromer Johnson, SI Twin Cities, Minnesota, USA “I love to go to International Soroptimist Conventions. I went to my first one in 2003 in Sydney, Australia and have been hooked ever since. I remember seeing women with these large, beautiful gold chains of office. I thought they must be some important International Soroptimist officer…

  • Post CSW63 – the Agreed Conclusions

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    Is the world going to be a better place for women and girls? The Chair of CSW63, H.E. Geraldine Byrne Nason, the Irish ambassador thinks so, but at what cost?

  • Introducing SI Convention 2019 plenary speaker Kanta Kumari Rigaud

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    Meet Kanta Kumari Rigaud, environmental specialist, with more than 25 years of professional experience in natural resources management, environmental management, and climate change adaptation. Plenary speaker at the Soroptimist International Convention 2019 in Kuala Lumpur. Make sure to be at KL2019 to hear her view on Climate Action Plan!

  • Join the SI 2019 Annual General Meeting

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    On behalf of the Authorised Representatives and Board of Soroptimist International we would like to extend an invitation to you to join us for our 2019 Annual General Meeting. The meeting is being held on Thursday 18 July, commencing at 2pm in the Impiana Hotel, Kuala Lumpur. Cost per delegate to attend is ten UK…

  • Your Voice at the United Nations

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    This edition of ‘Your Voice at the United Nations’ includes articles relating to Human Rights history and frameworks, and the 1st World Summit on Leaving No-One Behind. ‘Girl’s Rights and Human Rights Frameworks’ This year is the 70th anniversary of the United Nations Universal Declaration of Human Rights. When Thomas Jefferson declared in 1776,  that…

  • Introducing SI Convention 2019 speaker Loretta Mayer

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    Meet another amazing speaker at the Soroptimist International Convention 2019 in Kuala Lumpur. Loretta Mayer has done so much for women, most notably in the field of heart disease in women. Make sure to be at KL2019 to hear her view on Women Leading in Technology and Innovation!

  • Reflection on the Outcome of the Fourth Session of the UNEA-4

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    Alongside UNEA-4 was the Open-Ended Committee of Permanent Representatives (CPR) convened from 4-8 March, with informal consultations on 9-10 March, to negotiate the resolutions and decisions to be adopted by UNEA-4.