Tag: Nairobi
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Addressing Menstrual Hygiene Management
Equipped with knowledge and evidence provided by Soroptimist International’s grassroots projects, UN Representative, Mary Muia speaks at the Fourth Session of the UN Environment Assembly Nairobi Kenya on the topic of ‘Menstrual Hygiene Management in a waste, toxic and disposal free world’.
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Soroptimists Engage at the Fourth Session UN Environment Assembly Nairobi Kenya
SI UN Rep, Mary Muia, prepares to positively influence decisions relating to gender and environmental governance at UN Environment Assembly.
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Kenya Delegation Post CSW62 Forum
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…
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Marking World Environment Day – Kenya
Soroptimist International (SI) and Women for Water Partnership (WfWP) members, together with the Ngara Girls High School, Nairobi, mobilised school girls, women and other like-minded stakeholders to participate in a school environment clean-up and tree planting event, to mark this year’s World Environment Day.
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Towards a Pollution Free Planet – UNEA3
The UN Environment Assembly, the world’s highest-level decision-making body on the environment, gathers in Nairobi, Kenya, from 4-6 December 2017 under the overarching theme of pollution, and more specifically Water Pollution, Land Pollution, Marine Pollution, Air Pollution, and Sound Management of Chemicals and Waste
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A Closer Look at Leadership Part Three – SI UN Reps Nairobi
As SI UN Reps in Nairobi, Alice Odingo and Rose Mwangi focus on issues such as rural women, disaster risk reduction, and the effects of climate change on women and girls.
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Entrance of Gender Issues into Global Environmental Development Agenda
At the UN Environment in Nairobi, 2017 is an important year for the third UN Environment Assembly (UNEA 3) where decisions are made on different issues on Environment that continue to shape our future.
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Reflection on the second session of the United Nations Environmental Assembly
From 20-21 September, Soroptimist International UN Representatives at Nairobi, Dr. Alice Odingo and Rose Mwangi attended a workshop, ‘Reflection on the second session of the United Nations Environmental Assembly (UNEA 2) outcomes and climate change adaptation through a multi stakeholder approach: Post UNEA 2 workshop for East and Southern Africa’ at the UNEP headquarters in…