Category: Blog
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International Day of Women and Girls in Science
“We must continue to stand up!” Evelyne Para, SI UN Representative at UNESCO, discusses the under-representation of women and girls in science.
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Get Ready for the NGO/CSW Forum
NGO CSW/NY organises the civil society side of the UN Commission on the Status of Women, and runs parallel to the official session taking place at the UN Headquarters in New York. Find out more and download the SI Advocacy Resources Pack.
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AND WHAT ABOUT OLDER WOMEN?
Frances Zainoeddin, Representative to the United Nations, New York asks, What attention is being given to older women? Her finding suggest – not much.
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Changing Course, Transforming Education to build a better future
on the occasion of the International Day of Education, celebrated around the world on 24 January, UNESCO invited governments, civil society, educators, students and young people, and all NGOs of which we are part, to mobilise our collective intelligence in order to re-imagine our future together.
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Highlights from COP26 Part 2
Blog by Yvonne Freeman, Regional President of SIGBI South East England. COP26 Part 2 3 November – Finance First Session: Urban LEDS – Time4MultilevelAction Dialogue: Finance flowing to accelerate Climate Action: Innovation and Partnership This session was organised by the International Council for Local Environmental Initiatives (ICLEI) World Secretariat, ICLEI Europe and UN Habitat. It…
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Highlights from Geneva Peace Week (GPW21)
Donatella Benjamin, SI United Nations Representative in Geneva, attended the 2021 Geneva Peace Week last month, and reports on the powerful sessions that put women at the centre of peacebuilding and international cooperation.
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Our Global Voice at the 41st session of UNESCO’s General Conference
Evelyne Para represented Soroptimist International and spoke at the 41st Session of the UNESCO General Conference, amplifying the voice of women and girls.
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Global Ethical Standards for Artificial Intelligence
Marie-Christine Gries explains how artificial intelligence has both the potential to accelerate progress as well as harm, as she outlines a UNESCO report on the global standards for emerging new technologies.
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A New Social Contract for Education
Marie-Christine Gries, SI United Nations Representative in Paris, delves into the work of UNESCO’s approach to securing a better future for education through a “new social contract”.
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What happened at COP26? Part 1
Catch up with key moments from COP26 in Glasgow. We find out why it is essential for climate action to be at the top of the 2030 Agenda, if we are to ensure that no one is left behind.