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