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Soroptimist International has added its voice to the global debate over developing a Post-2015 development agenda, releasing a Position Statement and series of key asks today. A worldwide discussion led by the United Nations is underway to shape a new development agenda to succeed the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) when they expire in 2015. The first…

Soroptimist International is proud to be part of the Peace One Day NGO coalition, working together for a safer world. On International Peace Day, 21 September, Peace One Day will present 24 hours of incredible live content from all around the world and you can watch it  here! The broadcast will include: Peace One Day celebration…

Changing attitudes among men and boys and tackling inequality are vital to eradicating gender-violence, re-affirms a new UN study, which interviewed 10,000 men in Asia and the Pacific.  The report uncovered shocking levels of domestic abuse, sexual violence and rape, but also reaffirms that violence against women is not inevitable, with education programmes and community mobilization playing…

SI is delighted to launch this film celebrating the achievements of  the Birthing in Pacific project, working to reduce maternal mortality in Papua New Guinea by training and equipping birth attendants, educating women and communities about reproductive health and improving facilities.  Birthing in Pacific was set up by SI South West Pacific and involves the…

At an inaugural dinner at Newnham College, Cambridge (UK) following the Soroptimist International Board meeting, Ann Garvie  succeeded Alice Wells as President of Soroptimist International for the 2013-2015 biennium. We thank Alice Wells for her tireless work as President for the 2011-2013 biennium and her outstanding leadership to improve issues for women and girls worldwide.    Photo: Immediate…

Soroptimist representatives from around the world gathered in Cambridge, UK from 15-20 August for the annual Board meeting.  Delegations from the four Federations, between them representing over 80,000 members in 127 countries, met to discuss issues facing the worldwide movement and formulate strategy for the coming year, enabling Soroptimist International to make the greatest possible…

  Picture (left-right): Soroptimist UN Reps Paulette Forbes-Igharo and Lois Beilin meet UN Women Leader Phumzile Mlambo-Nguka Just two weeks into her tenure as Under Secretary General of UN Women, Ms. Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka invited NGO representatives for a two hour meeting to get acquainted in New York. Soroptimist International’s UN Representatives Paulette Forbes-Igharo, Betty Levy and Lois Beilin…

  July was a month packed full of Soroptimist projects. Themes included human trafficking and domestic violence. These topics were the main focus of many educational outreach activities in schools and the wider global community. All Soroptimist projects have educated, empowered or enabled women and girls to pursue opportunities that may otherwise be unattainable. Here…

At 4am on Friday 9th August, a woman was found dead in Ramu Village, Papua New Guinea. She was preparing to go work at the Oil Palm plantation, when she was brutally raped, murdered and her body dumped in a nearby village garden.  Her female colleague escaped with a knife wound to her back.    Judy…

 Photo: UN Photo/John Isaac The Soroptimist SIGBI Federation, which represents 350 Soroptimist clubs in 29  countries, has been granted Special Consultative Status by the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) of the United Nations. Consultative Status allows an organisation to actively engage with the UN, submitting oral and written statements, and sending representatives to UN events,…