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  • Health for All Through Women’s Human Rights: Ensuring Universal Health Coverage & Social Protection

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    CSW63 Event Health for All Through Women’s Human Rights: Ensuring Universal Health Coverage & Social Protection – hosted by World Health Organization (WHO) A blog by Lee Ann Cochran “The key message heard repeatedly during this session was that Universal Health Coverage (UHC), is possible for all countries, when you have unwavering political commitment. Why…

  • Addressing Gender in Migration

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    The morning of Monday 11 March, saw the first of several events organised, or co-organised by Soroptimist International, to be held over the coming two weeks, at the Commission on the Status of Women Sixty-third session. Organised by Pan Pacific and SouthEast Asia Women’s Association (PPSEAWA) and Soroptimist International (SI), the event ‘Addressing Gender through…

  • Vocational Training of Women: an excellent investment

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    11 March saw the event ‘Vocational training of women: an excellent investment’ sponsored by Soroptimist International of Europe (SIE) and co-sponsored by Women for Water Partnership (WfWP), Business and Professional Women (BPW) and Soroptimist International (SI). Access to sustainable water-related services and infrastructure matters. Dysfunction, whether due to inadequate maintenance, weak management, limited structural funding…

  • CSW NGO Briefing 13 March

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    Susan O’Malley Chair of NGO CSW opens the briefing. Speakers: Andrew Gilmour, Assistant Secretary for Human Rights, OHCHR, NY Åsa Regnér, UN Women Lina Abu Habib, NGO CSW/Arab/MENA Haydee, Women’s Human Rights Defender   Asa Regnér spoke of engaging with civil society and plans for a Global Forum for NGOs. The Forum would include agencies…

  • CSW63 – The Women’s Political Leaders Global Forum

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    A blog by Linda Witong, Special Advisor to Advocacy “On 11 March 2019, I attended a fascinating seminar hosted by the Women’s Political Leaders Global Forum. Leaders were there as attendees and speakers representing every aspect of the global business and political community.  Their message was loud and clear. To quote UN Secretary General António Guterres,…

  • NGO CSW63 CONSULTATION DAY

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    A blog by Margaret Clark, at the NGO CSW63 New York Consultation Day.

  • CSW63 Opening Session

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    Kay Richmond reports from the opening day at CSW63.

  • CSW63 Delegate Handbook

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    The Delegates handbook is designed to help you to be an effective delegate and ensure you have a successful time at CSW. To complement the CSW63 Advocacy Pack, the handbook contains important resources on the focus of CSW63 including the Soroptimist International Where We Stand Statements and Soroptimist Key Asks. Click HERE to view the…

  • Social Protection for Gender Equality

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    Theresa W. Devasahayam, SI UN Representative for Bangkok, discusses Social Protection for Gender Equality in relation to the Social Development Goals and CSW63

  • WWL Update on International Women’s Day

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    A blog by SI President Mariet Verhoef-Cohen and Hafdis Karlsdóttir, SI President’s Appeal Chair 2017-2019 This International Women’s Day 2019 seemed like a perfect time to bring you up to date on the activities of the Soroptimist International President’s Appeal ‘Women, Water & Leadership’ (WWL). We will look back at why and how WWL was…