Areas of expertise & Fields of activity:
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Economic and Social:
Children
Culture
Education
Human Rights
Sustainable Development
Gender Issues and Advancement of Women:
Advocacy and outreach
Capacity building
Education and training of women
Human rights of women
Institutional mechanisms for the advancement of women
Policy advice
Research
Service provision
The girl child
Women and poverty
Women and the environment
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Geographic scope: |
International
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Country of activity: |
Guinea
South Africa
Belgium
United States of America
Egypt
Nigeria
Finland
Benin
Sudan
Argentina
India
Lesotho
Lebanon
Switzerland
Hungary
Jordan
Guatemala
Czechia
Ireland
Bolivia (Plurinational State of)
Cameroon
Chad
Ecuador
Eswatini
Uruguay
Sierra Leone
Central African Republic
Honduras
Gabon
Zambia
Togo
Dominican Republic
Tunisia
Morocco
United Republic of Tanzania
Zimbabwe
Burkina Faso
Niger
Paraguay
Madagascar
Norway
Ethiopia
Denmark
Philippines
Peru
Romania
Jamaica
Bangladesh
Pakistan
France
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Kenya
Haiti
Mali
Portugal
Congo
Costa Rica
Malawi
Sri Lanka
Austria
Spain
Chile
El Salvador
Equatorial Guinea
Canada
Israel
Colombia
Germany
Botswana
Rwanda
Indonesia
Panama
Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)
Mauritius
Namibia
Georgia
Italy
Senegal
Thailand
Gambia
Côte D'Ivoire
Malaysia
Ghana
Brazil
Holy See
Nicaragua
State of Palestine
Poland
Burundi
Croatia
Greece
Uganda
Mexico
Singapore
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Millennium Development Goals: |
Achieve universal primary education
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Mission statement: |
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Year established: |
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Year of registration: |
1998 |
Organizational structure: |
• General Assembly: composed of all the constituent and associate members, it is the supreme organ of the Office. It meets every four years. • Board: composed by 24 deliberative members, representing all the regions, it is elected by the General Assembly. The Board elects its President and Vice-Presidents. Reflection and deliberation group. It controls the implementation of the General Assembly’s decisions. It meets once a year. • The Secretary General: elected by the General Assembly, he organizes and leads the General Secretariat, executive organ of the Office. He coordinates and animates the activity of the Regional Secretariats and Permanent Representations. He represents the Office in its external relations. • The Regional Secretaries: animate the activities of the Office at regional level. Regions are: Africa, with a head office in Dakar (Senegal); America, Bogota (Colombia); Asia, Manila (Philippines); Europe, Brussels (Belgium) and the Middle East and North Africa in Beirut (Lebanon). • Permanent Representatives: with International Institutions are accredited in Paris (UNESCO), Geneva (UNICEF), Rome (Vatican), Strasbourg (Council of Europe) and New York (UN). |
Number and type of members: |
• Constituent members (Countries): 102 • Associated members (Religious Congregations): 18 • Collaborating members: 13 |
Funding structure: |
Membership fees or dues
Donations and grants from domestic sources
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