{"id":2314,"date":"2014-06-19T00:20:22","date_gmt":"2014-06-18T23:20:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/south-lancashire\/?p=2314"},"modified":"2019-03-11T22:26:54","modified_gmt":"2019-03-11T21:26:54","slug":"soroptimists-attend-global-summit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/south-lancashire\/2014\/06\/19\/soroptimists-attend-global-summit\/","title":{"rendered":"Soroptimists attend Global Summit"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-size: small\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Two of South Lancashire\u2019s Soroptimists report their experiences at the Global <\/span><span style=\"color: #000000\">Summit<\/span><span style=\"color: #000000\"> \u2018End Sexual Violence in Conflict\u2019, which was held recently in <\/span><span style=\"color: #000000\">London<\/span><span style=\"color: #000000\">.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: small\"><span style=\"color: #000000\"><a href=\"\/south-lancashire\/files\/2014\/06\/Soroptimist-stand-at-Global-Summit.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-2316\" src=\"\/south-lancashire\/files\/2014\/06\/Soroptimist-stand-at-Global-Summit-300x168.jpg\" alt=\"Soroptimist stand at Global Summit\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/south-lancashire\/files\/2014\/06\/Soroptimist-stand-at-Global-Summit-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sigbi.org\/south-lancashire\/files\/2014\/06\/Soroptimist-stand-at-Global-Summit.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>Margaret Molyneux (Regional Programme Action Officer) helped on the SIGBI (Soroptimist International Great Britain and <\/span><span style=\"color: #000000\">Ireland<\/span><span style=\"color: #000000\">) information stand. Many visitors from war-torn countries \u2013 including <\/span><span style=\"color: #000000\">Syria<\/span><span style=\"color: #000000\"> and <\/span><span style=\"color: #000000\">Afghanistan<\/span><span style=\"color: #000000\"> \u2013 spoke graphically about being a woman in such distressing circumstances. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;font-size: small\">Margaret attended a breakout session to listen to the launch of the UK National Action Plan \u2018Women Peace &amp; Security\u2019, which has been signed by senior Government ministers.\u00a0The UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office has published the <a title=\"link to global summit government summary\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/government\/publications\/chairs-summary-global-summit-to-end-sexual-violence-in-conflict\/chairs-summary-global-summit-to-end-sexual-violence-in-conflict\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">summarising document<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: small\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Security was very tight at the <\/span><span style=\"color: #000000\">Summit<\/span><span style=\"color: #000000\"> as so many ministers and foreign dignitaries were present. However, this intensified as the <\/span><span style=\"color: #000000\">Hollywood<\/span><span style=\"color: #000000\"> stars Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt visited the stalls!<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;font-size: small\">Meanwhile, Molly Byrne Robinson\u00a0(SI Manchester) attended SIGBI\u2019s panel session \u2018Building a Future after Conflict\u2019, chaired by Margaret Oldroyd, Federation President.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;font-size: small\">Anne MacDonald and Lois Kamara, spoke about <a title=\"link to soroptimist international project sierra\" href=\"http:\/\/www.soroptimistinternational.org\/our-projects\/quadrennial-projects\/project-sierra\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u2018Project Sierra\u2019<\/a> (2007-11) and how it had helped young Sierra Leoneans \u2013 victims of rape during the civil war \u2013 re-build their lives. Molly said, \u201cIt was very inspiring to hear that, after being outcasted for being raped, the women had been able to learn a skill or go back to school while supporting their children. Soroptimists throughout the world helped to fund these opportunities.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: small\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Ulla Madsen (President, SI Europe) described various projects in which the clubs of <\/span><span style=\"color: #000000\">Europe<\/span><span style=\"color: #000000\"> are involved. Focusing on education, empowerment and healthcare, they have supported widows in <\/span><span style=\"color: #000000\">Bosnia<\/span><span style=\"color: #000000\">, taught leadership in <\/span><span style=\"color: #000000\">Tunisia<\/span><span style=\"color: #000000\"> and helped displaced women in <\/span><span style=\"color: #000000\">Mali<\/span><span style=\"color: #000000\">. Her Federation is lobbying governments about human trafficking, both to change laws and increase punishments.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: small\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Judge Salvina Arbia spoke about her role in trials of war criminals accused of sexual violence, especially related to the conflict in <\/span><span style=\"color: #000000\">Rwanda<\/span><span style=\"color: #000000\">. She emphasised the need to protect victims, and spoke out about child soldiers.<a href=\"\/south-lancashire\/files\/2014\/06\/Ann-Garvie-at-Global-Summit.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-2317\" src=\"\/south-lancashire\/files\/2014\/06\/Ann-Garvie-at-Global-Summit-300x216.jpg\" alt=\"Ann Garvie at Global Summit\" width=\"300\" height=\"216\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/south-lancashire\/files\/2014\/06\/Ann-Garvie-at-Global-Summit-300x216.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sigbi.org\/south-lancashire\/files\/2014\/06\/Ann-Garvie-at-Global-Summit.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: small\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Finally Soroptimist International President, Ann Garvie, spoke about the work she did with the worldwide project <a title=\"link to soroptimist international limbs for life\" href=\"http:\/\/www.soroptimistinternational.org\/our-projects\/quadrennial-projects\/limbs-for-life-a-project-for-the-victims-of-land-mines\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u2018Limbs for Life\u2019<\/a>. This remains a challenge \u2013 there is still so much to do. \u201cMy home country is the <\/span><span style=\"color: #000000\">USA<\/span><span style=\"color: #000000\">\u201d, said Molly. \u201cI was embarrassed to learn that the States have still not signed the ban on land mines.\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;font-size: small\">The Global Summit was the largest gathering ever brought together to tackle the issue of sexual violence in conflict. A detailed account of Soroptimist involvement was reported on the <a title=\"link to sigbi web news\" href=\"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/category\/news\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">SIGBI website news<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Two of South Lancashire\u2019s Soroptimists report their experiences at the Global Summit \u2018End Sexual Violence&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":311,"featured_media":2321,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2314","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-archive-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Soroptimists attend Global Summit | News | Blog | Events | SI South Lancashire<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"SI South Lancashire : Blog &amp; News : Soroptimists attend Global Summit : Keep up to date with the latest news, articles and events from the Soroptimists of SI South Lancashire . 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