Tag: SDG 5
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Our Voice at the UN
Catch up with SI’s Representatives at the United Nations Headquarters in New York as they discuss the highs and lows of this year’s High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development.
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Making Women and Girls’ Rights and Well-Being ‘Standard’ Practice
A blog by SI UN Representative in Geneva, Angela Sauvage, who began her role in November 2017. Angela advocates for fair and humane migration and immigration policies and powerful partnerships that promote gender equality and education of women and girls. Angela is an international brand marketing strategist centred on building brands and organisations with passion and…
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#2 Your Voice at the United Nations
October – November’s edition of ‘Your Voice at the United Nations’ includes articles on the Climate-Change Migration nexus and the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty ‘A Sustainable Society for All Ages: Realising the potential of living longer’ The United Nations Economic Commission for Europe’s Ministerial Conference on Ageing was held from 21-22 September…
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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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President’s Message: International Day of Rural Women
The coming week sees three notable International days, leading with, 15 October, The International Day for Rural Women, closely followed by World Food Day on 16 October and International Day for the Eradication of Poverty on 17 October.
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Educate to Lead: Leaving no Girl or Woman Behind
Soroptimist International aligns its work with the Sustainable Development Goals to improve the lives of women and girls. Read SI’s contribution to online magazine Impaker’s ‘United Nations SDG series’.
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President’s Post: Rules of Water, Rules for Life
SI President Mariet will be speaking at the event ‘Rules of Water, Rules for Life’ in Milan on the theme of water as a legal asset and as a key element of sustainable development. Her speech will be on the role women play in the provision, management, and safeguarding of water.
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Literacy, Lifelong Learning, A Sustainable Future for All
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…
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President’s Post: Follow me at World Water Week
This year’s World Water Week will be held in Stockholm from August 27 – September 1 and the theme is Water and Waste – Reduce and Reuse.
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Beyond Rescue… The Long Road of Recovery for Human Trafficking Victims
A blog by Gina Vucci, SI Marin. In 2014, Soroptimist International Marin hosted a Human Trafficking Awareness event and created a film, ‘What is Human Trafficking? Why Should We Care?’ with Canadian investigative journalist, Julian Sher, subsequently shown at the Commission on the Status of Women in 2015.