Tag: Vienna
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Recruiting for SI Representatives to the UN, Vienna
Dear Soroptimists Soroptimist International (SI) is delighted to announce that it is opening recruitment for permanent Representatives to the United Nations, Vienna. This is a wonderful opportunity for a Soroptimist who has a keen interest in international affairs, gender equality and human rights. We are seeking a Soroptimist who lives in the Greater Vienna area…
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Upcoming event: Hazardous drug consumption in advanced age: the crux of polypharmacy
Soroptimist International is very pleased to be taking part in a Commission on Narcotic Drugs (CND) side event titled ‘Hazardous drug consumption in advanced age: the crux of polypharmacy’. The Commission on Narcotic Drugs (CND) will hold its sixty-seventh session from Monday 10 March, to Friday 14 March 2025 in Vienna. This event has been…
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In Celebration of the 75th Anniversary of CoNGO
Blog of Marcella Sigmund, SI UN Representative in Vienna. Upon being invited to the Conference of NGOs (CoNGO), numerous Excellencies, colleagues and friends gathered to celebrate the 75th Anniversary of this acknowledged organisation. The United Nations has historically focused on Peace and Security (including freedom from fear, prohibition of war for the first time in…
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Our Voice at the UN – Vienna
SI Advocacy Advisor, Linda Witong brings us up to speed on the key themes and outcomes of the Thirty-first Session of the Commission of Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice (CCPCJ).
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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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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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The Sixty-forth Session of the Commission on Narcotic Drugs
Linda Witong reports on the 64th Session of the Commission on Narcotic Drugs Vienna.
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2020 Global Report on Trafficking in Persons
Blog by Linda Witong, SI Advocacy Advisor. According to the recently released Global Report on Trafficking in Persons, female victims continue to be particularly affected by trafficking in persons. In 2018 for every 10 victims detected globally, about five were adult women and two were girls. About one third of the overall detected victims were children,…
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Catch Up With SI’s Contribution to the Commission on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice
Catch up with SI’s activities and contributions at CCPCJ 2019