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  • Women and Precariousness

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    SI UN Representative, Evelyne Para, blogs about her experience at the Laboratory of Equality’s ‘Women and Precariousness, State of Play, Challenges, Perspectives’ meeting held earlier this month.

  • The clock is ticking, the status quo is over and it’s time to commit to Education

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    by Evelyne Para SI UN Representative Paris SI Representative Evelyne Para, attends the UNESCO International Conference 5 July 2019 Paris by the French G7 Presidency, in cooperation with UNESCO, with the theme:  Innovating for girls’ and women’s empowerment through education’. “In an introduction to the G7 International Conference Audrey Azoulay, Director-General of UNESCO, remarked: “Girls’…

  • Recommendations to the G7 Summit, 2019

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    SI UN Rep, Marie-Christine blogs about the Women 7 Forum in Paris and the recommendations that will be made to the G7 Summit in August.

  • Your Voice at the United Nations

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    This month’s edition contains articles from Soroptimist International’s United Nations Representatives in Rome, Geneva and Paris, and discusses the role of family farming in reaching the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals, the presentation of the latest UN Human Rights Report, and news from the think tank ‘Action for Equality’, in Paris.

  • Literacy, Lifelong Learning, A Sustainable Future for All

    Literacy, Lifelong Learning, A Sustainable Future for All

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    On September 11, 2017, Soroptimist International France organised a Day of lectures and debates at UNESCO on the theme “Literacy, Lifelong Learning, A Sustainable Future for All”* Where do we stand today? One way to understand today’s reality in the world: 263 million children and youth are not in school 35% of out-of-school children live…

  • EVENT NEWS Literacy, Lifelong learning, A Sustainable Future for All

    EVENT NEWS Literacy, Lifelong learning, A Sustainable Future for All

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    On the occasion of International Literacy Day, 11 September 2017, the French Union of Soroptimist International has organized a Conferences and Debates Day 11 September 2017, from 9:30 am to 5:00 pm at UNESCO, Paris, Room IV, 7 Place de Fontenoy 75007 Paris

  • Soroptimists attend UNESCO conference in Saudi Arabia

    Soroptimists attend UNESCO conference in Saudi Arabia

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    ‘Youth and their Social Impact’ was the the theme for the 7th International Forum of NGO’s in official partnership with UNESCO. A blog by Soroptimist International delegate, Lee Ann Cochran.

  • SI UN Rep Paris Elected to NGO Liaison Committee

    SI UN Rep Paris Elected to NGO Liaison Committee

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    On 12-14 December, the International Conference of NGOs took place at the UNESCO headquarters in Paris, under the theme, ‘The challenge of the digital revolution for NGOs’. This conference was attended by Soroptimist International UN representatives to Paris, Marie-Christine Gries and Rina Dupriet; together with Soroptimist International Director of Advocacy, Pat Black; Soroptimist International President…

  • UNESCO Paris The challenge of the digital revolution

    UNESCO Paris The challenge of the digital revolution

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    The 2016 International Conference of Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) will be held from 12 to 14 December 2016 at UNESCO Headquarters in Paris. The 2016 Conference will focus on the theme ‘The challenge of the digital revolution for NGOs’ and will be organized around four subthemes: ‘The digital revolution and its impact on the diversity of…