Category: Blog
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Solidarity of NGOs facing the pandemic: Education
SI UN Representative, Evelyne Para, brings us the next installment in her series of blogs about how NGOs are responding to the COVID-19 pandemic. This instalment focuses on education and distance learning.
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Artificial Intelligence: A Regression for Gender Equality?
SI UN Representative, Marie-Christine, discusses Artificial Intelligence and considered whether it is causing a regression in gender equality.
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Amplifying The Voices On Ending Female Genital Mutilation
Amplifying The Voices On Ending Female Genital Mutilation Parallel Event at CSW65.
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Liechtenstein to Ratify the Istanbul Convention – President of General Assembly’s Special Event at CSW65
The Special Event of the President of the General Assembly’s event, a CSW65 Side Event, “Political Leadership and Violence Against Women and Girls: Prevention First” was held on 23 March 2021.
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2021 is the Critical Turning Point to Make Peace with Nature
Mary Muia, SI UN Representative in Nairobi, brings us the highlights of the Fifth Session of the United Nations Environment Assembly (UNEA).
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Top Takeaways from the 14th Session of the UN Congress on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice
SI Advocacy Advisor, Linda Witong, and SIA President Elect, Kazuko Morita, share their top takeaways from the 14th United Nations Congress on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice held in Kyoto, March 7-12, 2021.
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Women’s Health and Gender Inequalities: Lessons and emerging priorities 25 years after the Beijing Platform for Action
The 25 years since the visionary Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action for Women have seen dramatic changes globally. While there has been important progress on some fronts, new challenges have emerged, including the current COVID-19 pandemic. At the same time, the concerns outlined 25 years ago remain deafeningly relevant for women’s and girl’s rights.
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General Assembly: High-level Meeting on Water 18 March, 2021
In a somber but riveting session, our audience learned about how challenging our future is in relation to the water crisis. H.E Mr. Volkan Bozkir, the President of the 75th session of the United Nations General Assembly, began by relating how we were a long way from reaching our goals even before the COVID 19…
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CSW Civil Society Briefing: Making Soroptimist Voices Heard
On the last day of the first week of CSW65, members of Soroptimist International (SI) and others from civil society met with the facilitator of the CSW negotiations, Armenia’s Ambassador Mher Margaryan and Lopa Banerjee, Director of UN Women’s Civil Society Division, during a Civil Society Briefing.
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CSW65 Side Event: Digital Gender Gaps and Opportunities
New York SI UN Representatives, Siren Fadler and Maria Fornella-Oehninger, report on the CSW65 Virtual Side Event, “Digital Gender Gaps and Opportunities”, organised by Germany and the Council of Europe.