Sunday, April 18, 2010

International Migration- An issue for the world

Current meetings of the Commission on Population and Development have brought attention to International Migration. It is expected that there will be 214 MILLION international migrants, with nearly 60% living in developed countries. Female migrants comprise 49% of all migrants and will be highest in Europe (52%). It is expected that this will increase 2% each year for the foreseeable future.

Internal migration, the movement of populations from rural to urban areas within countries, is also increasing at a very incredible rate.

The overall population of the world in 2010 is 6.8 billion; China 1.346 billion and India 1.198 billion the largest two populations of the world.

Thursday, April 15, 2010

NEW Digital The International Soroptimist- Give us feedback!

LAUNCH OF THE NEW, DIGITAL TIS

We do hope that you enjoyed reading the first March issue of SI’s new online version of The International Soroptimist magazine? If so, why not help us ‘spread the word’ and encourage even more members worldwide to discover this great new free source of latest news on SI’s international programme work?

Please e-mail hq@soroptimistinternational.org with 100-200 words on the features of the new magazine that you have enjoyed. Don’t forget to tell us your club and your country. We will display a regular selection of your testimonials on the homepage of the SI website and in TIS.

We are keen to hear from members in countries throughout the Soroptimist world – let’s demonstrate the global reach of our organisation!

If you have not yet seen the March issue, just go back to the homepage and click on the magazine cover!

We look forward to hearing from you. Thanks for your support!



Best regards
Rosie

Rosie Coutts
Executive Director
Soroptimist International
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