Statement / submitted by Associated Country Women of the World, Association of Families and Women in Rural Areas, Casa Generalizia della Societa' del Sacro Cuore, Commonwealth Medical Trust, Graduate Women International (GWI), Institute for International Women’s Rights - Manitoba Inc., International Alliance of Women, International Association for the Exchange of Students for Technical Experience, association sans but lucratif, International Federation of Business and Professional Women, Make Mothers Matter, Mothers’ Union, National Alliance of Women’s Organizations, Northern Ireland Women’s European Platform, Red Dot Foundation, Rozaria Memorial Trust, Solar Cookers International, Soroptimist International, Soroptimist International Great Britain and Ireland (SIGBI) Limited, Training for Women Network, Wales Assembly of Women, Widows Rights International, Widows for Peace through Democracy, Women for Water Partnership, and Zonta International