Statement / submitted by Associated Country Women of the World, Global Fund for Widows, Gray Panthers, Guild of Service, HelpAge International, Mother’s Union, National Board of Catholic Women of England and Wales, Northern Ireland Women’s European Platform, Shrimati Pushpa Wati Loomba Memorial Foundation, The Soroptimist International Great Britain and Ireland (SIGBI) Limited, Tandem Project, The Widows Rights International and Widows for Peace through Democracy