Category: News
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Educate to Lead: Leaving no Girl or Woman Behind
Soroptimist International aligns its work with the Sustainable Development Goals to improve the lives of women and girls. Read SI’s contribution to online magazine Impaker’s ‘United Nations SDG series’.
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SI UN Representative Recruitment
SI is looking to appoint UN Representatives in the Vienna area to attend official UN meetings, and report back to Soroptimist International headquarters.
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Understanding the gender dimension of water and waste
On Sunday 27 August, SI President Mariet Verhoef-Cohen presented during the seminar Understanding the gender dimension of water and waste, at World Water Week, Stockholm, in which she connected SDGs 5 and 6.3
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EVENT NEWS Literacy, Lifelong learning, A Sustainable Future for All
On the occasion of International Literacy Day, 11 September 2017, the French Union of Soroptimist International has organized a Conferences and Debates Day 11 September 2017, from 9:30 am to 5:00 pm at UNESCO, Paris, Room IV, 7 Place de Fontenoy 75007 Paris
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SI Board Restructure
At the recent SI Final Board Meeting of the 2015- 2017 biennium, the directors unanimously agreed to restructure the SI board.
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Connecting Children to the Arts
The United Nations observes International Day of Peace every year on 21 September, Sarah Cowley from SI Moreton North Inc, Australia, and her group’s Peace Crane Project have been invited to speak at the United Nations event in New York.
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Inauguration of Soroptimist International President 2017-2019 Biennium
During a celebrating meeting on 29 July 2017 at Rotterdam, Mariet Verhoef-Cohen was inaugurated with overwhelming support as President of Soroptimist International (SI) for the 2017 – 2019 biennium; the first Dutch President in the organisation’s almost 100 years of existence.
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HLPF – Making the SDGs Work for Women and Girls 2017
As the High Level Political Forum 2017 convenes at the UN, New York, Soroptimist International releases the HLPF report ‘Global Perspectives on Eradicating Poverty and Promoting Prosperity in a Changing World: Making the SDGs work for women and girls’.
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Every Soroptimist Club should have an Anne!
Soroptimist Anne Farrington’s lifelong commitment and service to women is acknowledged in her appointment as a Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit (MNZM) in the NZ Queen’s Birthday Honours.
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A Closer Look at Leadership Part Three – SI UN Reps Nairobi
As SI UN Reps in Nairobi, Alice Odingo and Rose Mwangi focus on issues such as rural women, disaster risk reduction, and the effects of climate change on women and girls.