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Zonta and the United Nations
Zonta International is one of six principal bodies with general consultative status on United Nations Economical and Social Council (ECOSOC). Zonta International is an accredited, non-governmental organization (NGO) that brings women's concerns to the UN, suggests solutions, draws public attention to issues, and encourages its members to participate at the local level.
Zonta maintains representatives of its United Nations Committee at UN sites in Geneva, New York, Paris, and Vienna. Committee members attend UN conferences and UN agency, committee, and commission sessions.
For more information visit the Zonta International Web site.
Zonta Club of Trenton/Mercer
Each year The Zonta Club of Trenton/Mercer works on a local level to further the work of the United Nations. We participate in the 16 Days of Activism Against Gender Violence Campaign, which Starts November 25, (International Day Against Violence Against Women) and ends December 10, (International Human Rights Day). We also host an annual International Day of the Family event on May 15th for school children in our community, to illustrate through art or the written word, the importance of family in their lives. Most of the work we do, such as our Rape and Violence Elimination (RAVE) Walk, our annual United Nations and Violence Against Women (held in October and January, respectively) meetings, and our annual fundraiser are focused on bringing the work of the United Nations’ commitment to eradicating violence against women and children, to the Trenton/Mercer community.
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