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Dr. Sandra Morgan Bio
Sandra Morgan, RN, PhD Director, Global Center for Women and Justice, Vanguard University Dr. Sandra Morgan, an educator and nurse, is recognised globally for her expertise in combatting human trafficking and working to end violence against women and children. Dr. Morgan’s experience serving exploited women, men, and children includes direct care as a paediatric…
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Join the Fabulous Five – SI Workshops to inspire at the 21st SI Convention
With the 21st Soroptimist International (SI) Convention Kuala Lumpur fast-approaching, it is time to start planning the workshops you might like to attend. If you are a first time delegate, you may not be aware that the Committee organises a number of workshops that take place during the Convention, which are free to attend. If…
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Dora Vrdlovec reports from the 28th Session of the Commission on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice
A blog by SI club member Dora Vrdlovec, about her experience at the 28th Session of the Commission on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice (CCPCJ).
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Introducing SI Convention 2019 speaker Renuka Indrarajah
Renuka Indrarajah, corporate affairs and legal director of Heineken Malaysia and trustee of the SPARK Foundation that is driving the W.A.T.E.R project – W.A.T.E.R stands for Working Actively Through Education and Rehabilitation – will be plenary speaker in the session ‘Gender Equality for Water & Food Security’ at the 21st Soroptimist International Convention from 18-21…
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Soroptimist International – Memories of CSW62
The single largest forum for the UN Member States, civil society organizations, and other international actors, CSW is the place to build consensus and commitment on policy actions, and this year the focus turned to women and girls working and living in rural locations. A delegation led by SI President, Mariet Verhoef-Cohen of over 90…
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Part Two – Behind the scenes at CSocD
Did you ever wonder how these commissions, forums and other multi-day meetings actually happen? Soroptimist International New York representative Bette Levy explains all that goes on behind the scenes to arrange a recent meeting at the United Nations headquarters, the 56th Commission for Social Development. “It takes a lot of work and coordination on the part of…
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Part One – Commission for Social Development 56th Session
The Commission for Social Development fifty-sixth session, United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs Division for Social Policy and Development, was held at UN Headquarters, New York, January 29 2018 to February 7, 2018. Purpose: Since the World Summit for Social Development in Copenhagen in 1995, the Commission for Social Development (CSocD) has been the…
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President’s Message: Climate Change Conference COP23 in Bonn 6-17 November 2017
During the Climate Change Conference COP23 in Bonn 6-17 November 2017 there will be a WATER ACTION DAY on Friday, November 10th, during which SI President shall report on the progress of The Global Framework on Water Scarcity in Agriculture, or WASAG and explain why women should be seen as key allies and thé access…
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CSW62 Written Statement
The sixty-second session of the Commission on the Status of Women will take place at the United Nations Headquarters in New York from 12 to 23 March 2018. The theme is Challenges and opportunities in achieving gender equality and the empowerment of rural women and girls. For the empowerment of rural women of all ages and girls…
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Your Voice at the United Nations
September – October 2017 In the first in a new series – we introduce ‘Your Voice at the United Nations’ – a regular round-up of advocacy news from the SI UN Representatives across the UN Centres. ‘Literacy, Lifelong Learning, A Sustainable Future for All’ On September 11, 2017, Soroptimist International France organised a day of…