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After two weeks of intense negotiations, UN Member states at the 58th Session of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW58) have issued a strong statement that gender equality and women’s rights must be central to the development agenda that succeeds the Millennium Development Goals. “The agreement represents a milestone towards a transformative global development…

  As the 58th session of CSW enters its final day, Soroptimist International has expressed grave concern about the attempts by some governments to backtrack on existing agreements on women’s human rights. “We are asking all Soroptimists in Member States to contact their Government to encourage them to stay strong on agreed language”, explains SI…

This year we have over 50 delegates at the CSW58 lobbying for the rights of women and girls. Our delegation have worked tirelessly over the last two weeks to ensure that we achieve an outcome document that addresses our key asks and that is practical and effective. Below we highlight our key asks against the…

  Soroptimist International’s week two delegates at CSW58, led by SIAPD Caroline Leach (front row, left). The delegation is much smaller this week. The Soroptimist week 2 delegation at the 58th Session of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW58) continues to  lobby for the strongest possible outcome document to be agreed by Governments…

The 58th Session of the Commission on the Status of Women is approaching the half-way point. So how has it gone so far? “CSW 58 has been historic in many ways”, explains SI Head of Programme and Advocacy Reilly Dempsey. “We’ve seen SI’s first ever purpose-driven advocacy training for delegates, the largest delegation we’ve ever…

A loving family with positive role models. Taught to build healthy relationships, respect others and himself. Empowered to use his strength in many ways and pursue any career path. Able to spend time with his children. Is this a fairy tale for men and boys? Soroptimist International launched a new film exploring this issue at…

The Commission on the Status of Women 58 is now in its fourth day.  Its aim, to deliver a set of agreed conclusions on the priority theme for the year, ‘Challenges and Achievements in the Implementation of the Millennium Development Goals for Women and Girls‘. The agreed conclusions will feed into an outcome document which…

  Each year, the Commission on the Status of Women aims to deliver a set of agreed conclusions on the priority theme for the year; this outcome document includes an assessment of progress and a set of concrete recommendations for action by Governments, intergovernmental bodies and others.  Member States meet at a series of high-level…

Yesterday was the first official day of the Commission for the Status of Women 58 (March 10th – 21st) where Member States gather at the United Nations Headquarters in New York to evaluate progress on gender equality, identify challenges, set global standards and formulate concrete policies to promote gender equality and advancement of women worldwide.…

  Soroptimist International of Europe’s President Elect, Maria Elisabetta de Franciscis, has spoken about the role that solar energy can play in empowering women and girls at a side-event during the 58th Session of the Commission on the Status of Women, which opened in New York today. SI co-hosted the event with Solar Cookers International,…