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International Federation of Women Lawyers

Headquarters address
Organization's name:	International Federation of Women Lawyers
Former Name(s):	Federacion Internacional de Abogadas
Address:	CA 4, SUITES B & C CLUB ARCADE ANNEX , TAFAWA BALEWA SQUARE LAGOS Nigeria
Phone:	+ 234 0803 313411
Fax:	+234 2693053
Email:	fidalawyers@yahoo.com
Web site:	www.fida.org
Organization type:	Non-governmental organization
Languages:	English

Activities

Areas of expertise & Fields of activity:	Economic and Social: Sustainable Development Women Gender Issues and Advancement of Women: Advocacy and outreach Human rights of women Indigenous women Institutional mechanisms for the advancement of women Violence against women Women and health Women and poverty
Geographic scope:	International
Country of activity:	Algeria Trinidad and Tobago Jamaica Gambia Armenia Micronesia (Federated States of) Serbia Sierra Leone Georgia Lao People's Democratic Republic Comoros Palau Saudi Arabia Viet Nam Haiti Pakistan Bolivia (Plurinational State of) Chad Croatia Liechtenstein Seychelles Bulgaria Montenegro Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) Costa Rica Spain Brunei Darussalam Sri Lanka Libya Ecuador Somalia Mongolia Djibouti Denmark Syrian Arab Republic Philippines Luxembourg Cuba Iceland Bhutan Tuvalu Cape Verde Kiribati New Zealand State of Palestine Holy See Monaco Madagascar Slovakia Switzerland Myanmar El Salvador United Arab Emirates Tajikistan Belarus Equatorial Guinea Kyrgyzstan Vanuatu Cambodia Guatemala Oman Democratic Republic of the Congo Namibia Ireland Romania Tunisia Uruguay Nicaragua Country Not Available Eritrea Botswana Angola Iraq Kuwait Mozambique Slovenia Rwanda Panama Dominican Republic Sudan Zimbabwe Türkiye Ukraine Mauritania Malawi Suriname Russian Federation Côte D'Ivoire Qatar Antigua and Barbuda Saint Kitts and Nevis South Africa Grenada Togo Czechia Marshall Islands Jordan Eswatini Benin Malta Argentina Latvia Ethiopia Republic of Korea San Marino Honduras Nepal Portugal Iran (Islamic Republic of) Lesotho Estonia Solomon Islands Israel Mali Niger Fiji Afghanistan Indonesia Yemen Republic of Moldova Bosnia and Herzegovina Singapore Tonga Lithuania Lebanon Burkina Faso Sweden Guinea Sao Tome and Principe Dominica North Macedonia Thailand Bangladesh Azerbaijan Mexico Turkmenistan Zambia Uganda Democratic People's Republic of Korea Congo Greece Paraguay Andorra Hungary Bahrain Austria Chile Gabon Albania Barbados Guinea Bissau Canada Cyprus France Peru Papua New Guinea Norway Egypt Kazakhstan Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Timor-Leste Uzbekistan Maldives Netherlands Guyana Saint Lucia Nauru Germany Japan Morocco Senegal Burundi Samoa Mauritius Malaysia Poland Belize United Republic of Tanzania
Mission statement:	To promote the aims and objectives of the United Nations in its economic and legal aspects. To enhance the status of women and children To promote the comparative study of laws in the affiliated countries. To promote the empowerment of women and to protect their fundamental human rights.To work towards the achievement of the Millenium Development Goals
Year established (YYYY):	1944
Year of registration (YYYY):	1954
Organizational structure:	The Organisation is run by an Executive Council elected during its Biennial Convention.The Council is made up of the following officers: President 1st Vice President Secretary Treasurer UN Representative 6 Directors Historian Parliamentarian(Immediate Past President) OTHERS Representatives to UN Agencies Regional Vice Presidents in the 6 Regions Country Vice Presidents in Country Branches/Affiliates Standing Committees
Number and type of members:	Individual members who can come together to form Branches or Affiliates. The name FIDA cannot be used by Affiliates in their countries
Funding structure:	Membership fees or dues

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