Statement by Zonta International, with the undersigned organizations, demanding urgent, collective climate action rooted in equality and guided by women’s leadership, April 2026.

Statement by Zonta International affirming women’s equal participation in leadership and decision-making is essential to achieving gender equality, social justice and sustainable development, March 2026.

Statement by Zonta International calls on Member States to take concrete measures to meet their commitments to ensure women’s rights in drug policies and programs, 24 February 2026

Statement by Zonta International addressing the decision by the Government of the United States to withdraw from, or disengage with, a number of key international organizations, conventions, and treaties established under the auspices of the United Nations and the broader multilateral system, January 2026

Statement by Zonta International addressing the urgent global crisis of gender-based violence and exploitation, calling on governments, institutions, communities and especially men and boys to take decisive, accountable action, November 2025

Zonta International calls on all nations to reaffirm their commitment to the SDGs, particularly the critical pursuit of gender equality and for leaders and citizens to speak out for gender equality at the forefront of development efforts, 6 May 2025.

Statement by Zonta International urges leaders and citizens alike to stand up, speak out, and take decisive action to ensure that gender equality remains at the forefront of global development efforts, May 2025.

Zonta International reaffirms the vital importance of the NGO CSW/NY recommendations and further recommends including climate justice and ending child marriage as standing items at CSW, April 2025

Statement by Zonta International addressing current status of international service projects for 2024-2026 Biennium, March 2025.

Statement by Zonta International addressing United States' withdrawal from its commitment to the SDGs and emphasizing gender equality as a fundamental human right and catalyst for sustainable development, March 2025.

Statement by Zonta International addressing rollback of women's rights globally, February 2025.

Statement by Zonta International, January 2024.

Statement by Zonta International, October 2023; reposted December 2023.

Statement by Zonta International on anniversary of Russia invading Ukraine, February 2023.

Statement by Zonta International calls for governments to take all appropriate measures, including legislation, to protect women during and after conflict settings, while including women and women's groups within the peacebuilding process; approved May 2022, published June 2022.

Statement by Zonta International calls for governments to ensure at all stages, the human rights, safety and dignity of all migrants and refugees; approved May 2022.

Statement by Zonta International calls for governments to take all appropriate measures, including legislation, to suppress all forms of trafficking in women and girls (within or across borders) and to prevent exploitation of women and girls; approved August 2021, published September 2021.

Statement by Zonta International affirming that we will advocate to ensure that women and girls in Afghanistan and elsewhere are able to participate fully in their societies and that girls have access to a quality education and can pursue that education without fear for their safety, August 2021.

Statement by Zonta International calling for action in favor of a fair and human rights-based approach to solve the crisis of climate change in the post-pandemic world and achieve greener, cleaner and equal societies, approved April 2021, published June 2021.

Statement by Zonta International reaffirming support for The Council of Europe Istanbul Convention on preventing and combating violence against women and domestic violence, April 2021.

Statement by Zonta International endorsing the values expressed in the UN Universal Declaration of Human Rights and focuses on status of women issues according to Articles 1-16 of CEDAW, the UN Convention on the Elimination of all forms of Discrimination against Women. Every person should have the freedom to make decisions about their bodies and to safely and privately access healthcare, April 2019.

Statement by Zonta International calling on all governments to address the threats to human rights of migrants and migrant workers, February 2016

Joint letter by Zonta International and 22 other non-governmental organizations calling on all Permanent Representatives to the UN Human Rights Council to protect women, security and the United Nations system, September 2025.

Zonta International endorses the International Women’s Day Statement written by Soroptimist International and the Conference of Non-Governmental Organizations in Consultative Relationship with the UN to urge Member States to ratify the Convention on Cybercrime, March 2025.

Zonta International endorsed the letter written for the inaugural Global Ministerial Conference on Ending Violence Against Children in Bogotá, Colombia by the Ending Violence Against Children Taskforce. The letter calls on the US Government to continue pledging and funding work to prevent and respond to exploitative child labor and continue strong evaluation of the programs, November 2024.

Department of Women's Affairs and Youth Development, 14 October 2024.

Zonta International joins 121 civil society organizations, 42 survivors and 26 legislators in a memo to Illinois Senator Dick Durbin to amend a bill he introduced that would alter the momentum to end child marriage and could have national repercussions if passed, 23 September 2024.

Zonta International endorses the statement written by Soroptimist International to draw attention to the challenges faced by widows and the lack of human rights they are afforded, September 2024.

Joint letter by Zonta International and 22 other non-governmental organizations calling on all Permanent Representatives to the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva for a resolution to strengthen children's right to free education, June 2024.

Statement by Zonta International and 617 civil society signatories across 100 countries in advance of the of the October 2023 Security Council Open Debate on Women, Peace and Security. The letter calls on the UN, Security Council and Member States to take action to ensure women’s full, equal, meaningful and safe participation in all aspects of peace and security, October 2023.

Statement by Zonta International and 481 civil society organizations across 92 countries in advance of the Security Council Open Debate on Women, Peace and Security (WPS) in October 2022. The letter calls on the UN, Security Council and Member States to take action to defend peace, human rights and gender equality, October 2022.

Statement by Women's Federation for World Peace International plus Zonta International and nine other non-governmental organizations calling for immediate action to protect the rights and dignity of women and girls in Afghanistan after the Taliban seized power, August 2021.

Statement by Girls Not Brides plus 625 civil society organizations and 75 activists from across 79 countries to leaders of the Generation Equality Action Coalition on Gender-Based Violence, November 2020.

Graduate Women International Statement to the 45th regular session of the Human Rights Council, October 2020.

Statement by the Coalition to End Violence Against Women and Girls Globally, September 2020.