Category: Blog
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Contemporary Enslavement and Trafficking of Women and Girls – UNODC Vienna
Around 800 Government representatives, crime experts and civil society partners met in Vienna, 15 – 19 October, 2018, for the Ninth Session of the Conference of the Parties (COP9) to the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organised Crime (UNTOC)
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45th session of the Committee on World Food Security, Rome
The 45th session of the Committee on World Food Security (CFS) convened 15-19 October 2018 in Rome, Italy. Established in 1974 and reformed in 2009, the CFS serves as an inclusive international and intergovernmental platform for all stakeholders to work together to ensure food security and nutrition for all.
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Founder of European Soroptimist Federation Suzanne Noël honoured
On September 27, 2018, the French Union of Soroptimist International paid tribute to Dr. Suzanne Noël (1878-1954), by inaugurating a commemorative plaque on the facade of the building located at 36 Avenue Charles Floquet in the 7th arrondissement of Paris, where Suzanne Noël lived during the last 15 years of her life.
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Happy Birthday LA!
A 96th birthday celebration was held at Trail’s Cafe in Griffith Park, a famous Los Angeles landmark, where Soroptimist International of LA (SILA), dedicated a Soroptimist Grove first in 1947 and again in 1955.
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A 360-degree view of migration
By Barbara T. Rochman, SI UN Representative, New York The Final Draft Outcome Document of the Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration (GCM) was transmitted to the United Nations General Assembly by its President on 13 July, 2018. It was approved by consensus of the United Nations Member States. Final Draft. It will…
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Ending Hunger in the World: Why the Female Factor?
As of 2014, 795 million people are estimated to be chronically undernourished. Worldwide, children form a vulnerable group with 25 percent of them suffering from stunted growth. Moreover, nearly 40,000 children die as a result of malnutrition and accompanying diseases each day. United Nations estimates reveal that 67 percent of those in need of adequate…
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International Day of the Girl 2018 – SIA Career Support for Girls
After much research, input from educators, and focus groups with members and girls themselves, SIA developed and launched its newest program- “Dream it Be It: Career Support program” curriculum, focus in 2015. This program delivers a curriculum designed for girls 14-18 years old and a few different “models” of styles for implementing the program including…
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Women are living longer, but are we ageing well?
Today there are 700 million people world-wide over age 60, and it is expected to increase to 1.4 billion by 2030 and 2 billion by 2050 when 20% of the global population will be over 60.
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So What? Part One
One of the most powerful elements about the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) is their interconnectedness. Simply put, we cannot achieve one Goal without achieving the others.
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Opening of the 73rd General Assembly at the United Nations in New York, September 18, 2018
A blog by SI UN Representative, Marie D’Amato-Rizzi “The 73rd meeting of the United Nations General Assembly was begun by its President, Maria Fernanda Espinosa Garces of Ecuador. As only the fourth woman to hold this position since the founding of the United Nations, she noted that this should encourage women and girls. President, Maria…