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  • Join the SI 2019 Annual General Meeting

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    On behalf of the Authorised Representatives and Board of Soroptimist International we would like to extend an invitation to you to join us for our 2019 Annual General Meeting. The meeting is being held on Thursday 18 July, commencing at 2pm in the Impiana Hotel, Kuala Lumpur. Cost per delegate to attend is ten UK…

  • Your Voice at the United Nations

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    This edition of ‘Your Voice at the United Nations’ includes articles relating to Human Rights history and frameworks, and the 1st World Summit on Leaving No-One Behind. ‘Girl’s Rights and Human Rights Frameworks’ This year is the 70th anniversary of the United Nations Universal Declaration of Human Rights. When Thomas Jefferson declared in 1776,  that…

  • Introducing SI Convention 2019 speaker Loretta Mayer

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    Meet another amazing speaker at the Soroptimist International Convention 2019 in Kuala Lumpur. Loretta Mayer has done so much for women, most notably in the field of heart disease in women. Make sure to be at KL2019 to hear her view on Women Leading in Technology and Innovation!

  • The Gender Effect

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    A blog by Hafdís Karlsdóttir – the gender effect of leave and care policies – stronger with dads involved! “Gender equality starts at home. Sharing unpaid care work is a game-changer for both women and men. In the Nordics, decades of political efforts have put in place affordable and quality childcare, paid parental leave and…

  • Introducing SI Convention 2019 keynote speaker Christina Lamb

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    Chief Foreign Correspondent for the Sunday Times of London and expert on the subject of women and war, Christina Lamb, will be keynote speaker at the Soroptimist International Convention 2019 in Kuala Lumpur.

  • Introducing SI Convention Speaker Rupa Shanmugam

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    Engineering, Quality and Operations businesswoman Rupa Shanmugam will be speaking at the 21st Soroptimist International Convention in Kuala Lumpur in July 2019.

  • CSW63 Delegate Handbook

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    The Delegates handbook is designed to help you to be an effective delegate and ensure you have a successful time at CSW. To complement the CSW63 Advocacy Pack, the handbook contains important resources on the focus of CSW63 including the Soroptimist International Where We Stand Statements and Soroptimist Key Asks. Click HERE to view the…

  • SI CSW63 Webinar

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    The CSW63 SI Webinar, led by The New York UN Representatives and SI Director of Advocacy, Beverly Bucur is packed with Top Tips and useful information for Soroptimist delegates visiting New York this month for the Commission on the Status of Women. Watch the video to catch up.    If you would also like…

  • Disaster struck Sulawesi and Lombok need all the help Soroptimists can give

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    Major earthquakes and tsunamis hit the islands of Sulawesi in September 2018 and Lombok a few months earlier and left the areas devastated. Soroptimists step in to help where they can.

  • SI CSW63 Reception and Orientation Events

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    If you are one of the Soroptimist Delegates making your way to the sixty-third session of the Commission on the Status of Women for 11 to 22 March 2019, SI is delighted to invite you to the Soroptimist International Networking Reception, hosted by Soroptimist International of New York City. Please follow the link below to…