Zonta International
ZONTA INTERNATIONAL
1211 West 22nd Street, Suite 900
Oak Brook, IL 60523, USA
Phone +1.630.928.1400
Fax +1.630.928.1559
www.zonta.org
Leslie Wright
ZONTA INTERNATIONAL
United Nations Committee Chairman
135 Eastern Parkway, Apt 6F
Brooklyn, NY, USA
+1.917.348.0281
leslieerwaywright@gmail.com !
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UNITED NATIONS (UN) COMMITTEE
Leslie Wright, International Chairman
Presentation to the informal informal consultation on the follow-up and review of the 2030
agenda at the global level, comments on the adjusted text distributed 18 May 2016
Submitted 24 May 2016
EXCELLENCIES, COLLEAGUES, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN
It gives me great pleasure to address you today on behalf of Zonta International, a leading
organization in General Consultative Status with ECOSOC, which has been working to
empower women worldwide through service and advocacy since its founding in 1919. My
name is Leslie Wright, and I am the International UN Committee Chairman for Zonta.
On 1 April 2016 we submitted our statement to you, the co-facilitators of this draft resolution
for the President of the General Assembly. In reviewing the draft text we can see that a
number of our recommendations have been included, for which we wish to extend our
appreciation. Specifically we see these in paragraphs 12, 14 and 15.
We would like to call your attention to several areas that we feel important for consideration
in the next draft of the text:
1. To assure equal participation of both men and women in the review process, with
reporting that specifically describes the gender perspective used.
2. Though we did not state this in our earlier comments, we would like assurances of the
welcome participation of civil society, major groups and other stakeholders, in the review
dialogue as partners, accredited to the review.
3. We would like to see Goal 5 reflected under all the themes as a crosscutting
goal that would assure positive implementation of the themes,
rather than seeking Goal 5 review solely in 2019.
I thank your Excellencies for this consideration.
1211 West 22nd Street, Suite 900
Oak Brook, IL 60523, USA
Phone +1.630.928.1400
Fax +1.630.928.1559
www.zonta.org
Leslie Wright
ZONTA INTERNATIONAL
United Nations Committee Chairman
135 Eastern Parkway, Apt 6F
Brooklyn, NY, USA
+1.917.348.0281
leslieerwaywright@gmail.com !
!
UNITED NATIONS (UN) COMMITTEE
Leslie Wright, International Chairman
Presentation to the informal informal consultation on the follow-up and review of the 2030
agenda at the global level, comments on the adjusted text distributed 18 May 2016
Submitted 24 May 2016
EXCELLENCIES, COLLEAGUES, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN
It gives me great pleasure to address you today on behalf of Zonta International, a leading
organization in General Consultative Status with ECOSOC, which has been working to
empower women worldwide through service and advocacy since its founding in 1919. My
name is Leslie Wright, and I am the International UN Committee Chairman for Zonta.
On 1 April 2016 we submitted our statement to you, the co-facilitators of this draft resolution
for the President of the General Assembly. In reviewing the draft text we can see that a
number of our recommendations have been included, for which we wish to extend our
appreciation. Specifically we see these in paragraphs 12, 14 and 15.
We would like to call your attention to several areas that we feel important for consideration
in the next draft of the text:
1. To assure equal participation of both men and women in the review process, with
reporting that specifically describes the gender perspective used.
2. Though we did not state this in our earlier comments, we would like assurances of the
welcome participation of civil society, major groups and other stakeholders, in the review
dialogue as partners, accredited to the review.
3. We would like to see Goal 5 reflected under all the themes as a crosscutting
goal that would assure positive implementation of the themes,
rather than seeking Goal 5 review solely in 2019.
I thank your Excellencies for this consideration.