Instituto Humanitare

Organization's name:	Instituto Humanitare
Headquarters address
Address:	Paulista Avenue, 1765 13th floor - São Paulo, SP Brazil
Phone:	+55 11 3569 3858
Email:	presidencia@humanitare.org
Web site:	www.humanitare.org
Organization type:	Foundation
Languages:	Portuguese Spanish French English

Activities

Areas of expertise & Fields of activity:	Economic and Social: Biodiversity Business and Industry Children Development Education Environment Governance Humanitarian Affairs Science and Technology Water Youth Financing for Development: International Cooperation in Tax Matters Mobilizing international resources for development Public Administration: Knowledge Systems and E-government Public Financial Management Socio-Economic Governance and Management Social Development: Youth Sustainable Development: Agriculture Biodiversity Education Forests Freshwater International cooperation for an enabling environment
Geographic scope:	International
Country of activity:	Brazil
Millennium Development Goals:	Develop global partnership for development Ensure environmental sustainability Achieve universal primary education Eradicate extreme poverty and hunger
Mission statement:	Approach civil society to the United Nations and vice-versa, specially the private organisms, promoting the practice of the principles, purposes and conventions established in relevant documents like the United Nations Letter and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights; and the ones proposed by the programs and agencies, in a way of empowering positive social changes that are necessary to the construction of new society model.
Year established (YYYY):	2005
Year of registration (YYYY):	2010
Organizational structure:	1- General Assembly; 2- Fiscal Council; 3- Master Council; 4- Executive Board.
Number and type of members:	The Humanitare Institute has a team composed by CEOs of transnational companies, Renomated academics experts, renomated journalists and editors representatives of the media and young excutive leadership.
Affiliation with NGO networks:	We are connected to several branches of NGOs
Funding structure:	Fees for providing consulting or research services Foreign and international grants Product sales and business services Donations and grants from domestic sources Fees for education and training services Membership fees or dues

Additional Information

Sustainable Development

Major group affiliation:	Children and youth Business and industry Non-governmental organization Scientific and technological communities
Involvement in UN Partnerships:	Yes
If yes, explain in detail:	Cooperation Mark with DPI/UNIC UNRadio, programs, projects with several areas in international and national level, involved in all initiatives and activities; With UN-Habitat, we a cooperation'mark in programs and projects, responsible by the "UN-Habitat' Catedra to Brazil and South Countries for innovating and sustainable Cities"; With DESA, we have sustainable development programs, and in the Youth World Programs.

Social Development

Affiliation with other organizations:	With UNHCR, a cooperation of support in the refugees programs.
Confirmation of the activities of the organization at the regional, national or international level:	Approach civil society to the United Nations and vice-versa, specially the private organisms, promoting the practice of the principles, purposes and conventions established in relevant documents like the United Nations Letter and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights; and the ones proposed by the programs and agencies, in a way of empowering positive social changes that are necessary to the construction of new society model.
A list of members of the governing body of the organization, and their countries of nationality:	Fernando Moreira (Council President) - Brazilian; Sheila Pimentel (Executive President)- Brazilian; Silvana Quaglio (Council's Vice-President)- Brazilian; Maria Lucia Alckmim (Fiscal Council's Vice-president) - Brazilian; Marcelo Romero (Master Academic Council' President) - Brazilian
Description of the membership of the organization, indicating the total number of members:	The Humanitare Institute has 35 members's team composed by CEOS of transnational companies, Renomated academics experts, renomated journalists and editors representatives of the media and young excutive leadership.

Forests

Affiliation with UN bodies:	Cooperation with the International Year of Forests in the International Sustainability Forum.
UNFF newsletter	Yes

Other UN Entities

Accreditation with other UN Entities:

UNCTAD DPI UNHCR