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Soroptimist International’s Programme Director, Reilly Dempsey, is attending the 10th World Congress on Maternal and Neonatal Health in Rome. Here is her report from the second day of events, seminars and debate:  Today the sessions were quite varied, ranging from very technical clinical studies, to new technologies and techniques, to successful community based intervention and…

Soroptimist International’s Programme Director, Reilly Dempsey, is attending the 10th World Congress on Maternal and Neonatal Health in Rome. The congress opened yesterday. Here is her report from the first half day of events, seminars and debate: The focus of the first half day of the conference was maternal and infant care in poor resource…

Soroptimist International has launched the CSW 56 pre-session advocacy tool kit. This tool kit is designed to help Soroptimists in all 124 countries lobby their Goverments and local decision makers to ensure that all Government missions attending CSW 56 are aware of SI’s position. What is CSW? The Commission on the Status of Women (“CSW”)…

Soroptimist International has nominated two Soroptimists for the NGO CSW Woman of Distinction Award. The purpose of this award is to recognise a woman of distinction who is an inspiration to the world and who has shown leadership in the struggle for gender equality and women’s empowerment, particularly under the CSW 56 priority theme, "the empowerment…

The Regional Preparatory Meeting (RPM) took place in Geneva on 1 and 2 December 2011 to prepare the contribution from the UN Economic Commission for Europe region to the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development. This conference will be held from 20 – 22 June 2012 in Rio de Janeiro (Rio+20). The objectives of the…

On December 10th we celebrate International Human Rights Day, and every year Soroptimists engage in different ways to use human rights to improve the lives and status of women and girls worldwide.  This year, the Soroptimist focus is using education and leadership to improve maternal health by increasing access to skilled birth attendants.  You can…

This year, we are introducing the inaugural Soroptimist International December 10th Advocacy Campaign – one day when all Soroptimists and their local partners and supporters are asked to participate in a collective, worldwide advocacy effort which will link to the year’s December 10th Appeal.  We are excited to announce that the action SI has chosen…

SI UN Representatives Roswitha Benesch and Dora Vrdlovec recently met with the International Atomic Energy Agency Programme of Action for Cancer Therapy in Vienna to discuss possible areas of joint working. They were joined by Susan Morgan, PACT programme Coordinator, and Jean-Pierre Cayol, PACT Programme Officer. The IAEA is dedicated to the peaceful uses of…

Soroptimist International of Europe (SIE) is delighted to announce the appointment of Anne Simon as its new Executive Director. Anne brings a wealth of experience to SIE and will be an excellent asset to SIE’s work as a global voice for women. Anne worked with Pricewaterhouse Coopers for some 20 years in various positions and…

16 Days of Activism Against Gender Violence Campaign is an international campaign that began in 1991. From November 25th, the International Day of Elimination of Violence Against Women, to December 10th, International Human Rights Day, the campaign calls on individuals and groups around the world to act to end all forms of violence against women…