Statement / submitted by ActionAid, Associated Country Women of the World, Care International, Christian Aid, Equality Now, HelpAge International, International Council of Jewish Women, International Federation of Business and Professional Women, Islamic Relief, Mother’s Union, National Alliance of Women’s Organizations, National Board of Catholic Women of England and Wales, National Council of Women in Great Britain, Northern Ireland Women’s European Platform, Plan International (UK), Soroptimist International Great Britain and Ireland (SIGBI) Limited, Tearfund, The Law Society, United Kingdom Association for the United Nations Development Fund for Women, Wales Assembly of Women, Widows for Peace through Democracy, Widows Rights International, Womankind Worldwide, World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts