Zontian Pam Perraud speaks at the UN to move forward the U.S. Women's Caucus application

Zonta Club of Houston member, Pam Perraud, who is also President of the U.S. Women’s Caucus, of which the Zonta USA Caucus is a member, spoke at the United Nations to move forward the Caucus’ application to obtain consultative status with the United Nations Economic and Social Council. The Caucus had submitted their application in 2023, but it was not brought up for review until May 2025 (along with 258 other NGOs). When the Caucus’ name finally came up, the representative of Israel asked for the organization to give more details on the projects for 2025 and 2026. The Chair of the Committee advised the Caucus to make a presentation to answer the questions in person. Pam put together a short speech and presentation, and she spoke at the UN on 21 May 2025. The U.S. Women’s Caucus was then approved.

To see Pam’s speech please click on the video recording: https://webtv.un.org/en/asset/k1q/k1qerm2fud

* Go to 2 hours 5 minutes to see Pam’s speech.

19 AUGUST 2025