Statement / submitted by Association of War-Affected Women, Bangladesh Nari Progati Sangha, Center for Women’s Global Leadership, Education International, Equidad de Género: Ciudadania, Trabajo y Familia, Forum for Women and Development, Fundación para Estudio e Investigación de la Mujer, Women’s International Cross-Cultural Exchange, International Alliance of Women, International Federation of University Women, International Federation of Women Lawyers, International Federation of Women in Legal Careers, International Public Policy Institute, International Women’s Health Coalition, International Women’s Rights Action Watch Asia Pacific, Medical Women’s International Association, National Council of Women of the United States, People’s Decade of Human Rights Education, Tandem Project, Union de l’action féminine, Women and Modern World Centre, Women’s Global Network for Reproductive Rights, Women’s Intercultural Network, World Federation for Mental Health and World Young Women’s Christian Association