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 "The Secretary General Ban Ki-moon addressed the assembly, stating that CSW59 was to be a celebration of 20 years of human rights for women. He said: " Women must be at the centre and at the front of future policy making. Women suffer disproportionately, society must end all forms of violence. Empowerment is the best…

 Hafdis Karlsdottir, Soroptimist International of Iceland reports from CSW59 "After attending the Ministerial Round Tables in the morning and listening to the Ministers and representatives from 15 countries ‘Making the economy work for women and girl’, where they more or less explained what needed to be done, attending ‘Cool Feminism – Exploring Ideas from the…

  The head of U N women Phumzile Mlambo-Nguika then spoke talking about the Beijing platform for action and the 12 key areas.what has and hasn’t been achieved and the challenges that lie ahead.  She said that the next five years are critical and that we must break the back of the issue of gender…

Bringing an End to Sex Trafficking: We Can Do It! Featuring expert FBI Agent Marty Parker, ‘Bringing an End to Sex Trafficking: We Can Do It’ proved a highly sucessful key SI Parallel event for Soroptimist International at the NGO Forum, CSW59, New York.  The SI HQ team had the pleasure of talking with Marty…

  This year Soroptimist International will hold a key event at the CSW59 NGO Forum, on child and sex trafficking called ‘Bringing an End to Sex Trafficking: We Can Do It!’. FBI Special Agent Marty Parker specialises in this area, working in California, USA and will be Speaker at the SI event, which aims to…

On 16 February, SI UN Representative Wilfrida Hendricks joined with other NGO Representatives to advocate for the rights of woman and girls at CEDAW. CEDAW is the United Nations Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women, and reviews progress on women’s rights in countries around the world. NGOs such as Soroptimist International, provide a significant…

Official notification has come through to us of a Seed Grant, won by SI Club of Petaling Jaya, who beat off challenges from more than 300 other NGOs in Malaysia.   A wonderful achievement – SI Club of Petaling Jaya is the first Soroptimist Club in Malaysia to win a Government award. It is a…

Would you like to meet with Soroptimist sisters in the USA? SIA’s Northwestern Region, which includes Alaska, Washington, Oregon, northern Idaho and Montana, is pleased to offer a Grant of Friendship to one or two Soroptimists or a Soroptimist and her partner from outside the United States.  The Grant is for a two to three…

Gearing Up for CSW in New York? – Here’s Your Networking & Negotiations A-Z Map! CSW is always a busy time for Soroptimist International. This year from 9 – 20 March, Soroptimists from across the world will gather in New York to help advocate for women and girls, and to run events. To help those…

SI Gravesend and District, UK, Working with Girls – East Meets West Fashion Show Members worked with and mentored students at the Northfleet School for Girls, Gravesend, UK, to present a Fashion Show. Students made the clothes and modeled them and with Soroptimist input, designed the posters, tickets and programmes. Soroptimists managed the ‘front of…