Category: Blog

Blog of Berthe De Vos-Neven, SI Representative to the United Nations in Geneva. On October 25th, 2024, at the UN in Geneva, the Convention on the Elimination of all forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW) Committee, under the lead of Mrs. Nicole Ameline, and in the present of Mr. Volker Turk, UN High Commissioner for…

Blog of Berthe De Vos Neven, SI Representative to the United Nations in Geneva.  From the 19th to the 20th of October, the Beijing +30 Review for Civil Society in the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe region (UNECE) took place in Geneva, organised by the NGO Committee on the Status of Women-Geneva (NGO CSW…

Blog of Berthe De Vos Neven, SI Representative to the United Nations in Geneva.  Since all women are a part of the economy in the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe region (UNECE), this is a particularly vast topic to consider. The title of this workshop ‘Women and the Economy’, hosted during the Beijing +30…

Blog of Pascale Muylaert, SI Representative to the United Nations in Geneva.  The environment is everyone’s concern, but women are uniquely positioned to lead the way in protecting our planet. As part of the UNECE Beijing +30 review sessions, a group of committed, passionate women from around the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe region…

Blog of  Tania Gómez Herazo, from Soroptimist International Belgium.  The United Nations Economic Commission for Europe region (UNECE) Civil Society Forum for the review of the Beijing +30 Platform for Action convened a groundbreaking workshop on October 19, 2024, to explore the transformative potential of artificial intelligence (AI) in promoting gender equality and achieving the…

Blog of Olga Tzortzatou Nanopoulou, SI Representative to the United Nations in Geneva. From October 19th to 20th, the Beijing +30 Review for Civil Society in the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) region took place in Geneva. With a strong focus on the role of civil society, the review invited NGOs to engage…

Blog of Berthe De Vos Neven, SI Representative to the United Nations in Geneva.  The SI UN team in Geneva played an active role in the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) Beijing+30 Civil Society Forum, hosted by the NGO Committee on the Status of Women (NGO CSW) in Geneva. This forum gathered NGOs,…

Blog of Evelyne Para, SI Representative at UNESCO.  From 2 to 5 September 2024, the second edition of “Digital Learning Week” was held at UNESCO Paris, UNESCO’s annual flagship event on digital learning and transformation of education. This intergovernmental and multi-stakeholder UN Forum brought together the community of leaders, decision-makers, researchers and practitioners of digital…

Blog of Marie-Christine Gries, SI Representative to UNESCO in Paris. A journalist once asked Marie Curie (before she won her personal Nobel Prize): ‘How does it feel to be married to a genius? The eminent researcher replied: ‘I don’t know, ask my husband’…   The proportion of women in scientific research is stagnating at around…

Blog of Maria Fornella-Oehninger, SI Representative to the United Nations in New York, with contributions from SI Representatives Frances Zainoeddin and Shaleen Wanjiru.  “Participating in the Summit of the Future reinforced the significance of intergenerational dialogue in crafting sustainable solutions for our global challenges. The side event hosted by Soroptimist International, titled ‘Building Global Momentum…