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CSW67 offered us the opportunity to participate live at the United Nations in New York and learn from the speakers who shared information specific to their communities. One such event, organised by the Soroptimists from the Soroptimist International South East Asia Pacific (SISEAP) Federation, was held on Thursday 16 March. The event offered a fresh…

Blog of Evelyne PARA, SI UN Representative at UNESCO Faced with the amplification of disinformation that is flourishing on social networks, UNESCO organised a world conference in Paris entitled “Internet for Trust”.   It was a first of its kind, which brought together more than 4000 participants: governments, independent regulators, digital companies, universities and civil…

How could we possibly have reached conclusions?  I know that many Soroptimists like a good party and can enjoy themselves into the early hours of the morning but could you concentrate on important discussions into those early hours, debating intricate points of detail on an important international document with others?  Could you counter arguments put…

Soroptimist International and the Global Alliance for the Rights of Older People co-hosted a virtual CSW67 parallel event on Thursday 16 March, looking at how women in their older years are treated across the globe, and discussing what can be done to reduce the discrimination and violence they face.  Past President of Soroptimist International, Sharon…

Soroptimist International (SI) and Zonta International (ZI) co-hosted a parallel event at CSW67 on Wednesday 15 March to address the root causes and debilitating impacts of violence against women (VAW)[1] in leadership positions. The panellists included Zarifa Ghafari, former mayor in Afghanistan and women’s rights activist; Sandra Pepera, Senior Associate and Director for Gender, Women…

This parallel event, held on Tuesday 14 March, was presented as a joint session between Soroptimist International (SI) and the Women for Water Partnership and featured panelists from around the world, discussing the nature and role of gender and technological innovation surrounding Water issues. The session was introduced by SI President, Maureen Maguire, who stressed…

On 15 March 2023, Soroptimist International of the Americas (SIA) hosted a parallel event at CSW67 entitled “A Century of Innovation for Increased Access to Education for Women and Girls”. With a focus on the priority theme of innovation and technological change and education, this session was led by SIA President Stephanie Smith and Immediate…

The panel discussion hosted by the Alliance of NGOs on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice, on Thursday 09 March, entitled “Gender Gaps in Cybersecurity”, aimed to analyse current issues within the cyberspace, discuss how cybersecurity failures have become a reflection of offline patterns of abuse, exclusion and discrimination, and better understand how different organisations are…

On Tuesday 7 March, Soroptimist International’s (SI) second parallel event was held at CSW67, informing us all on the achievements of President Maureen Maguire’s International Appeal “Opening Doors to a Bright Future”. The panel offered diverse insight into creative ways in which Soroptimists around the world are embracing science and technology to educate, empower, and…

On Monday 6 March, the UN in Vienna was addressing cybersecurity issues even before a sunrise greeted the beginning of the 67th CSW conference at the UN in New York. When it comes to cybercrime, there have always been wide divisions in views on how it should be addressed and investigated. These divisions have largely…