Category: Blog
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Recap of the CSW67 Opening Session
CSW67 has officially begun! The opening session, held on Monday 6 March, was Chaired by H.E. Ambassador Mathu Joyini of South Africa. Other keynote speakers included United Nations (UN) Secretary-General António Guterres, UN Secretary-General’s Envoy on Technology, Mr. Amandeep Gill, Executive Director of UN Women, Ms. Sima Sami Bahous, and representatives from Member States. This…
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Achieving Gender Equality and Empowerment through Innovation, Technology and Education
On Monday 6 March, Soroptimist International (SI) President Maureen Maguire introduced SI’s first CSW67 parallel event, highlighting how technology is essential to everyday life. She argued that digital technology is the future, but it needs to be safe to overcome issues of cyberbullying, cybercrime and harassment which disproportionately affect women and girls. The SI President’s…
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Reflection on CSW67 Consultation Day
Consultation Day (Sunday 5 March), which marked the opening of the NGO CSW67 Forum, did not disappoint! As in the past, Consultation Day was nothing short of inspirational, providing the background for all we have to look forward to in the fortnight ahead. Despite Consultation Day being completely virtual this year, over 500 participants attended.…
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HOW TO ADDRESS THE GLOBAL FOOD CRISIS
Blog of Liliana Mosca, SI UN Representative at the FAO, Rome. COHERENT POLICIES, EFFICIENT ACTIONS: HOW TO ADDRESS THE GLOBAL FOOD CRISIS Held in Berlin and organised by the Federal Ministry of Food and Agriculture of Germany, a High-Level Forum took place in the context of the 2023 Global Forum for Food and Agriculture (GFFA)…
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Is it Possible to End Hunger by 2030?
Blog of Liliana Mosca, SI UN Representative at the FAO, Rome. There are 8 years left to meet the UN Sustainable Development Goals and the world is taking steps backward from ending hunger, food insecurity, and malnutrition in all its forms. Several factors, including conflict, economic shocks and stagnation, a lack of cohesion at the policy…
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Online Gendered Disinformation; What are the solutions?
Blog by Marie-Christine Gries, SI UN Representative at UNESCO, Paris For the International Day of Women in Multilateralism, celebrated on 25 January 2023 , UNESCO has launched a global dialogue on the governance of social media content to counter gendered disinformation, hate speech, and harassment online. Alarming and empowering the leaders of internet companies and…
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SI at the ECOSOC Partnership Forum 2023
Blog of Vanesa Treers, SI UN Representative at UNHQ, New York The 2023 Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) Partnership Forum took place recently on 31 January 2023 at the United Nations Headquarters (UNHQ) in New York. At the start of each year, the Partnership Forum serves as an opportunity for ECOSOC and other UN entities,…
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International Year of Millets 2023
Blog of Liliana Mosca, SI UN Representative at the FAO, Rome. Each year, the UN identifies a key food for the sustainable development of the Planet, and to which it dedicates 365 days of activities and awareness raising initiatives. The 75th session of the United Nations General Assembly, held in March 2021, declared 2023 as…
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To invest in people, Prioritise education
Blog of Evelyne PARA, UN SI Representative at UNESCO, Paris. “Education is a basic human right that works to raise men and women out of poverty, level inequalities, and ensure sustainable development. Yet, millions of people worldwide continue to be excluded from education for reasons that are often beyond their control; for instance, some individuals…
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16 Days of Activism at UN Geneva
A Blog by Donatella Benjamin, SI UN Representative in Geneva. For a number of reasons, Geneva is an important city for international co-operation and key for multilateral negotiations. It is home to the United Nations Geneva Office (UNOG), alongside several other UN Agencies, Member States Missions, NGOs, and more; at the same time, Geneva is…