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: |
Belgium
Zambia
Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)
Ethiopia
Thailand
Benin
Greece
Argentina
Sierra Leone
Sri Lanka
Uruguay
Nigeria
Mali
Switzerland
Gambia
Guinea
Bolivia (Plurinational State of)
Cameroon
Chad
Senegal
Lesotho
India
Mexico
Rwanda
Central African Republic
Indonesia
Israel
Mauritius
Ghana
Dominican Republic
Portugal
Hungary
Nicaragua
Malawi
Panama
Eswatini
South Africa
Burkina Faso
Ireland
Jamaica
Costa Rica
Italy
Jordan
Peru
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Haiti
Honduras
Bangladesh
Kenya
Niger
Holy See
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Zimbabwe
Congo
Singapore
Sudan
Austria
Chile
Namibia
Uganda
Canada
Morocco
Pakistan
Colombia
Guatemala
Finland
Botswana
Denmark
Norway
Poland
Georgia
Philippines
Côte D'Ivoire
Madagascar
Egypt
Spain
Tunisia
Czechia
United Republic of Tanzania
United States of America
Ecuador
Lebanon
Germany
Malaysia
Brazil
France
Togo
Burundi
Gabon
El Salvador
Equatorial Guinea
Paraguay
Romania
State of Palestine
Croatia
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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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