Areas of expertise & Fields of activity:
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Economic and Social:
Biodiversity
Climate Change
Culture
Debt Relief
Development
Disarmament
Economics and Finance
Environment
Extreme poverty
Family
Financing for Development
Food
Habitat
Human Rights
Indigenous Peoples
International Law
Least Developed Countries
Migration
Minority Rights
Population
Refugees
Social Development
Statistics
Technical Cooperation
Torture
Values
Women
Women/gender Equality
Youth
Gender Issues and Advancement of Women:
Advocacy and outreach
Capacity building
Education and training of women
Human rights of women
Indigenous women
Institutional mechanisms for the advancement of women
Millennium Development Goals
Policy advice
Research
The girl child
Trafficking in women and girls
Violence against women
Women and HIV/AIDS
Women and armed conflict
Women and health
Women and poverty
Women and the economy
Women and the environment
Women and the media
Social Development:
Indigenous issues
Poverty
Youth
Sustainable Development:
Agriculture
Atmosphere
Climate change
Consumption and production patterns
Forests
Freshwater
Gender equality
Health
Land management
Major Groups
Mining
Poverty
Protecting and managing the natural resources
Rural Development
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Geographic scope: |
Regional
Europe
North America
Asia
Oceania
Latin America and Caribbean
Africa
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Country of activity: |
Namibia
Côte D'Ivoire
Benin
France
Sri Lanka
Bolivia (Plurinational State of)
Cameroon
Switzerland
Senegal
Pakistan
Philippines
Timor-Leste
Madagascar
Israel
Mauritius
Burkina Faso
Peru
Thailand
Uganda
Zambia
Solomon Islands
United States of America
Bangladesh
Papua New Guinea
Croatia
Congo
India
Rwanda
El Salvador
Nauru
Kenya
Canada
South Africa
Colombia
Iraq
United Republic of Tanzania
Italy
Mozambique
State of Palestine
Ethiopia
Togo
Jordan
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Lebanon
Honduras
Brazil
Australia
Burundi
Jamaica
Indonesia
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Millennium Development Goals: |
Eradicate extreme poverty and hunger
Promote gender equality and empower women
Ensure environmental sustainability
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Mission statement: |
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Year established: |
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Year of registration: |
1995 |
Number and type of members: |
The Franciscan Family numbers some 1.2 million Christians around the world who follow the charism of St Francis of Assisi through public vows or promises. Members include religious sisters, cloistered nuns, ordained priests, non-ordained brothers, and lay people, both married and single. They live in a variety of ways: some in communities, others in families or alone, and work in an infinite number of professions and occupations. |
Funding structure: |
Funds from Religious Institutions
Donations and grants from domestic sources
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