The world is still 'sleepwalking' into the 'catastrophe' known as climate change - even though we have been warned that climate impacts are now hitting harder and sooner than climate assessments indicated even a decade ago.
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Today, 25 November is the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women, and Day One of the 16 Days of Activism. Today we deliver a powerful story written by Soroptimist Asha Abulrahman, and an equally moving video - both of which paint a very real and alarming picture of the dangers and lifechanging effects of Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) on women and girls.
We spend most of our waking hours at work and it is an important part of our lives; however, statistics show that millions of women are victims of violence at work.
Soroptimist International is delighted to announce its first collaboration on The Road to Equality, the SI President’s Appeal, 2019-2021. Working with the highly influential Global Media Campaign to End FGM, SI Road to Equality is to support the Soroptimist Six, inspired and determined women activists making a difference in their own countries, to bring Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) to an end.
This month's edition focuses on the Beijing +25 Review Forum held in Geneva, 28-29 October. The forum gathered together member states and civil society actors to review progress made in achieving gender equality across the UNECE region since the the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action was first adopted in 1995.
The third Budapest Water Summit took place in Budapest, Hungary, from 15-17 October 2019, under the theme ‘Preventing Water Crises.’
#DayofTheGirl - Sarah Cowley shares her thoughts on today, and her experience being part of Soroptimist International.
News, Views, and Opinion from the SI United Nations Representatives
Deborah Thomas, SI Global Executive Director, reports on a series of SI meetings held prior to the SI Quadrennial International Convention in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Jo Breneman reports from the 68th Civil Society Conference in Salt Lake City, Utah, USA, Aug 26-28, 2019.
What does a healthy world look like? Is it one free of gender discrimination? Is caring for women and girls also caring for the future of the earth? Karen Marshall reports from the 68th United Nations Civil Society Conference.
Soroptimists from Utah, local students and a high school counselor shared in a breakout session at a recent Conference of Civil Society. Looking at the SIA 'Dream It, Be It: Career Support for Girls', program, the session explored how girls are supported in staying healthy and safe, reducing the number of women in crisis in the future.
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