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Soroptimist International congratulates Martina Gredler on being elected Chair of NGO CSW Vienna. This wonderful achievement acknowledges Martina’s dedicated work representing SI at the United Nations in Vienna since 2011. International Director of Advocacy Pat Black shares her congratulatory message: “Through Soroptimist International we know that Martina is an extremely active and enthusiastic supporter of…

The Paris Climate Conference (officially known as COP21) was the first time in over twenty years of UN negotiations where the aim was to achieve a legal and universal agreement on climate change. This landmark conference came after years of various climate change negotiations that produced the Kyoto Protocol and the Green Climate Fund. What…

"Soroptimist International President Yvonne Simpson is delighted to announce that the new President Elect for Soroptimist International is Mariet Verhoef-Cohen, Past President of SI Europe. Mariet brings passion and a tremendous amount of experience in advocacy work that will assist SI in being a Global Voice for Women. We welcome Mariet to the Officers’ team,…

Soroptimist International and the International Federation of Business and Professional Women have released a statement focusing on the importance of social development as central to sustainable development. Combined, these two organisations represent the views of over 100,000 women worldwide and unite around the principle of empowering and enabling women in their communities up to the…

"It is with great pleasure that Soroptimist International announces the successful candidate for our Assistant Director of Advocacy. Sharon Fisher, from SI of the Americas, brings an excellent  mix of passion, experience and skills to the position. She will lead the team responsible for the SI President’s Appeal and oversee the projects the Appeal will…

In celebration of the UN’s 70th anniversary, the UN Office in Geneva hosted an open day. Banners outside the UN read ‘Let’s Celebrate Together’, inviting the public to be a part of the festivities, giving an opportunity to see inside the UN buildings and learn more about what the UN does. More than 18,000 people…

  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…

  Picture: UNICEF/Nicky Jansen Earlier this year UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon speaking in Kuwait, warned that Syria’s children continue to suffer on what he called “a scale that haunts the soul”. (Article dated October 2015) More than four years since the Syria crisis began in 2011, stories depicting families desperately seeking refuge have now become…

  Click on the image above to read the full PDF introduction to the December 10th Appeal 2015-17  This December 10th the International President would like, once again, to harness the collective power and generosity of all four Federations of Soroptimist International, in support of women and girls in Nepal, as they take steps to…

Take a look at Soroptimist International Club projects and how they are contributing in the fight against illiteracy and engaging women and girls in education.  The stats speak for themselves with approximately 775 million people, 64% of whom are women, functionally illiterate. What this means is they lack the basic reading and writing skills to…