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Bette Levy, SI UN Representative presented Soroptimist International’s oral statement on “Managing the transition from the Millennium Development Goals to the Sustainable Development Goals: What it will take”. The statement was presented at the Annual Ministerial Review of ECOSOC in New York. This year, SI was one of only twenty-three NGOs who were selected to…

“One thing is clear: No single entity – no single nation or organization, can solve the problems alone We need to put the problems at the centre and mobilize all actors to achieve effective change.”  Jan Eliasson, UN Deputy Secretary-General Healthcare provision is in dire straits in many regions of the world.  Capacity limitations of…

Soroptimist International and Zonta International developed a statement outlining the approaches that governments need to take when agreeing the Financing for Development agenda.   View the joint statement  by clicking on the image above. To empower women and girls, and realise their human rights, we need more than legislation. International agreements, without good policies to…

It is well known that health is a major issue for international development. However mental health is also very important and its role in international development is often forgotten. SI UN Representative Angelina Akhvlediani attended an event hosted by the UN’s Department of Public Information Non-Governmental Organisations, in partnership with the American Psychological Association.  Angelina…

In May, Bulgaria’s human rights record was reviewed by the UN. This was conducted by the Universal Periodic Review , the instrument used by the UN Human Rights Council to ensure that countries are working towards achieving universal human rights access. SI UN Representative, Sabine Kinzer, attended the review and reports for SI.   Photo:…

SI Kapiti Coast, New Zealand, Kids Fishing Day In a partnership with a local boating club and with the support of a number of local businesses who donated fishing equipment, jackets, food and fuel for the project, SI Kapiti Coast offered disadvantaged children an experience they would not normally have the opportunity to enjoy. The…

SI UN Representative Sabine Kinzer attended the USA’s human rights review at the UN in Geneva. The USA was criticised by NGOs and other countries for its national and international human rights records. However, progress could be made as the USA says that the Government, along with the Senate, will work towards ratifying CEDAW. The…

On 23 April 2015, in an event hosted by CANTO and Soroptimist International of Port of Spain, over 130 girls of the Bishop’s Centenary College were introduced to the limitless possibilities for women in ICTs, to commemorate International Girls in ICT Day. The initiative is backed by International Telecommunication Union (ITU) member states to create…

News from SLA Founder Katerina Vasileska  Date: 20th -30th of July 2015 Place: Ohrid, Republic of Macedonia Organizers: SI Struga and SI Turkey In 2014, 28 young women took part in a Soroptimist Leadership Academy at Lake Ohrid in the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia. A joint project of SI Struga (FYROM) and the SI Turkish Union, this…