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  • The 10th Water Business Forum Singapore

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    A Report from the 10th Water Business Forum, held at the Sands Expo and Convention Center, Singapore, 11 July 2018 by Dr. Theresa Devasahayam, Secretary, Soroptimist International of Singapore (SIS). Women and Water: Pressing for Gender Equality “There is no doubt that water is essential for life, as much as food security. While in the…

  • A Soroptimist reports on the AIDS 2018 Conference

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    Mary Muia, Kenyan Soroptimist, reports on the 22nd International AIDS Conference in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, July 23-27 2018. Clear links exist between gender inequality and the risk of HIV infection.

  • Modern Slavery

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    How much do we know about it – What can we do to combat the problem A blog by Dr. J Kay Richmond, Chairman of the UK Programme Action Committee Despite international concern and action to combat this modern scourge, the ILO estimated, in 2016, that there are 40.3 million people enslaved worldwide with 71%…

  • July 30 World Day against Trafficking in Persons

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    Soroptimists respond A blog by Pat Black, SI Statements Advisor  “Many years ago (too many for me to remember but probably almost 20) I attended a Soroptimist Convention at which a young woman spoke about the horrors of trading in human lives, how little was known about it and how this needed to be shouted…

  • SI Nordic Days – Using it without Losing it

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    The annual Nordic Soroptimist meeting was held on 22 and 23 June 2018 in the Icelandic town of Akureyri with the theme ‘Our Environment and Energy – Using it without Losing it’. Over 180 Soroptimists from Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Iceland, Finland, Lithuania, the Netherlands, and Switzerland were inspired by nine influential speakers on the theme.

  • Kenya Delegation Post CSW62 Forum

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    A blog by Mary Muia, SI UN Representative Nairobi “At the 62nd Session on the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) New York, 12-23 March 2018, The head of the Government of Kenya delegation was Professor Margaret Kobia, PhD, EBS, Cabinet Secretary (CS), Ministry of Public Service, Youth and Gender Affairs. Prior to the…

  • WORLD REFUGEE DAY

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    The United Nations World Refugee Day is celebrated on 20 June every year. The world celebrates so that we do not forget the needs and contributions of those millions of people who have fled their countries because of conflict or persecution, and are in fear of returning.

  • Water, Women and the rise of Plastic Pollution

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    On World Environment Day, Bev Bucur takes a closer look at what is in the water.

  • Climate Justice – what does it mean?

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    Speakers at a recent conference organised by UNA House, Edinburgh, Scotland discussed the importance for every country and every individual to play their part in mitigating the effects of climate change, especially global warming.

  • Celebrating the 70th Anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights

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    On 3 May 2018, Utrecht University celebrated the 70th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights with a keynote address and panel discussion entitled ‘Leadership in Human Rights, Diversity, and Inclusion’.