Category: News
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CSW61 Statement
Advancing women’s economic empowerment in the world of work is essential for achieving gender equality, realising human rights and for sustainable development. When governments, businesses and communities invest in empowering women in any workplace, and in eliminating inequalities, countries, communities and families see improvement in health, participation in education and poverty reduction. Aligned with this…
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UNESCO Paris The challenge of the digital revolution
The 2016 International Conference of Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) will be held from 12 to 14 December 2016 at UNESCO Headquarters in Paris. The 2016 Conference will focus on the theme ‘The challenge of the digital revolution for NGOs’ and will be organized around four subthemes: ‘The digital revolution and its impact on the diversity of…
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CSW60 Agreed Conclusions – Reaffirming the Role of Women in Sustainable Development
Just before midnight, on the 24 March, governments, civil society and other organisations celebrated the adoption of CSW60’s agreed conclusions. These celebrations came after nearly 80 hours of negotiations, and the conclusions will help develop how gender equality will be included in development efforts moving forward. “Countries gave gender inequality an expiry date: 2030. Now…
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CSW60 Statement Release
Following the agreement of the Sustainable Development Goals, the next Commission on the Status of Women (CSW60) will focus on the theme ‘women’s empowerment and its link to sustainable development’. Soroptimist International, Zonta International, the International Federation of Business and Professional Women, and Graduate Women International, have released a statement concerning women’s empowerment and its…
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CSW60 The BIG Issues
On Monday, 14 March, the UN Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) turned the focus of the United Nations towards women and gender related issues worldwide. This year stood as a landmark year for CSW, as it was the first global meeting of governments, NGOs, civil society and experts since the agreement of the…
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Political Declaration Agreed at CSW59: What does it mean for women and girls?
Governments formally agreed a Political Declaration on day one of CSW59, 9 March. But what impact will this have on the future advancement of gender equality? CSW59 hosted the global review of Beijing+20 and the implementation of the Beijing Platform for Action, providing governments, NGOs and civil society with an important opportunity to reaffirm their…
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Soroptimist International Written Statement relevant to CSW59
Soroptimist International is a grassroots organisation that speaks on behalf of 80,000 women from 3,000 communities, across 130 countries and territories worldwide. Since 1921, Soroptimists have united around the principles of educating, empowering and enabling women and girls locally, nationally and internationally. All of Soroptimist International’s positions are based on their voices, perspectives and opinions.…
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SI Project Stories October
SI Townsville Breakwater, North Queensland, Australia Mother and Baby Pack In rural Papua New Guinea many women and teenage girls visit the rural health centres to give birth, and many of them do not have baby care items for their new born babies. SI Townsville Breakwater provided free baby care items for birthing mothers…
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Soroptimists advocate for women and girls at CEDAW
SOROPTIMIST REPRESENTATIVE ADVOCATES FOR THE RIGHTS OF WOMEN AND GIRLS AT CEDAW The 65th session of the Committee on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) is taking place in Geneva 24 October – 18 November 2016. Soroptimist International’s UN Representatives in Geneva, Wilfreda Hendrickx, Sabine Kinzer and Sina Stiffler, are in attendance…
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The challenges that nature poses to humans, and humans pose to nature
UN Representative to Rome, Liliana Mosca, attended the 43rd session of the Committee on World Food Security (CFS), which took place in Rome from 17-21 October, one day after World Food Day, 16 October. The objective of the CFS is ‘to improve the food security and nutrition of populations affected by, or at risk of,…