Category: Blog
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Women’s Leadership in Disaster Risk Reduction
SI advocates at every level for women’s leadership in Disaster Risk Reduction.
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SI President speaks at UNESCO International Water Conference
SI President delivers inspirational speech at UNESCO International Water Conference.
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Civil Society Must Be Heard!
Civil society has been excluded from involvement in the 75th Anniversary of the United Nations. Soroptimist international is making moves to oppose this decision.
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Where are All the Women?
According to the Global Gender Gap Report, the world has closed 68 percent of its gender gap.1 The 21st century has seen women making significant headway especially in the areas of education and health. But stark gaps continue to endure in the areas of leadership in electoral politics and employment. A blog by Theresa W.…
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World Summit for the Information Society, Session 12 – Gender Mainstreaming
Stacy Ciulik attends World Summit for the Information Society (WSIS) Geneva 2019, Session 12 on Gender Mainstreaming
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Global Warming and Geoengineering
A pre-UNEA4 event, hosted by The Carnegie Climate Engineering Governance Initiative (C2G2), was held on 6 March 2019. The topic for discussion was Learning to govern geoengineering: insights from different experiences on environmental governance.
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Helen Clark in Conversation with Keshini Navaratnam
A Round Table event was organised by The Commonwealth Journal of International Affairs and took place at the Royal Over-Seas League, in St, James, London on Thursday 11th April 2019 in the packed Hall of India and Pakistan.
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Equality in Law for Women and girls
Worldwide, 2.5 billion women and girls are affected by discriminatory laws and a lack of legal protection. Dr. Nina Smart reports from Equality in Law for Women and Girls by 2030: A Multistakeholder Strategy for Accelerated Action, addressing the legal needs of women and girls.
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Post CSW63 – the Agreed Conclusions
Is the world going to be a better place for women and girls? The Chair of CSW63, H.E. Geraldine Byrne Nason, the Irish ambassador thinks so, but at what cost?
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Reflection on the Outcome of the Fourth Session of the UNEA-4
Alongside UNEA-4 was the Open-Ended Committee of Permanent Representatives (CPR) convened from 4-8 March, with informal consultations on 9-10 March, to negotiate the resolutions and decisions to be adopted by UNEA-4.