Tag: GV July
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Are women ready for a digital future?
The world is going through a phase of profound change, which is disrupting the way we live, work and think. All over the world, the automation of low-skilled jobs is growing, and as a result these low-skilled jobs, often associated with repetitive tasks carried out by women, will gradually disappear, whilst people with higher levels…
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Employed Women, Empowered Women: The Mentari Sewing Studio in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Here is a project update from SI Damansara, Kuala Lumpur in Malaysia where local women are being empowered with sewing and business skills.
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ILO C190 and the NGO Coalition to End Violence and Harassment in the World of Work
Blog by Maria Fornella-Oehninger, SI United Nations Representative in New York and Co-chair of the NGO Committee on Social Development. As part of the Global Action Week, 21-29 June 2021, the International Labour Organization (ILO) is promoting the ratification of the Convention Concerning the Elimination of Violence and Harassment in the World of Work (C190).…
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Child Marriage and Child Widows in the WPS Agenda and Humanitarian Response
International NGO, Action on Child, Early and Forced Marriage (ACE&FM), has published a new resource guide to support advocacy and action surrounding the elimination of child, early, and forced marriage during armed conflict and other humanitarian emergencies.
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Introducing the Y20: Connecting Youth with SI
Soroptimist International is partnering with the U.S. Delegation to the G20 Youth 20 Summit 2021. The Summit will take place from 19 – 23 July in Italy, ahead of the G20 Leaders Summit held in October. As one of the G20 Engagement Groups, the Y20 Summit provides a unique opportunity for young people to have…
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News from the Lugari Community Resource Centre – Road to Equality
time has not stood still in Lugari, and throughout the pandemic, additional Appeal funding was granted to restart construction work on the Lugari Community Resource Centre, which was previously paused due to a lack of funds. With your help, accommodation will be ready and available for the girls attending the camp.
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30th Session of the Congress on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice, Vienna
Blog by Linda Witong, SI Special Advisor to Advocacy Read SI’s Written Statement submitted to CCPCJ30 HERE. Watch SI’s Oral Statement delivered at CCPCJ30 below, and read the transcript HERE.
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Collaboration, Cooperation and Commitment: Post-Pandemic Recovery Strategies in Asia
The seventy-seventh session of the Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP), held from 26 to 29 April 2021, was aimed at discussing the necessary steps countries in Asia and the Pacific should anticipate taking to rebuild their economies in the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic. The theme of the meeting, “Building…
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SI Position Paper: Women and Drugs
The use of the whole spectrum of drugs has become a major source of threat to the health of women and girls. In 2018, an estimated 269 million people worldwide, including women or girls, continued to use drugs including opioids. The restrictions on movement, gatherings and social distancing which were imposed to counter the COVID-19…
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World Environment Day 2021: Tree Planting in Kibera, Nairobi
Soroptimists have always been dedicated to addressing the issues related to the environment. The first-ever Soroptimist project was to ‘Save the Redwoods’, which was launched by the first Soroptimist club formed in 1921 in Alameda County, California made up of over 80 business and professional women. The great ancient Redwood trees were being felled. Soroptimists…