Areas of expertise & Fields of activity:
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Economic and Social:
Citizenship and Governance
Climate Change
Development
Environment
Extreme poverty
Food
Governance
Habitat
Human Rights
Humanitarian Affairs
Indigenous Peoples
Justice
Minority Rights
Population
Refugees
Social Development
Sustainable Development
Water
Women
Women/gender Equality
Gender Issues and Advancement of Women:
Advocacy and outreach
Capacity building
Human rights of women
Institutional mechanisms for the advancement of women
Women and poverty
Women in power and decision-making
Population:
International migration
Population distribution and internal migration
Social Development:
Conflict
Indigenous issues
Poverty
Social policy
Sustainable Development:
Capacity-building
Climate change
Gender equality
Human settlements
Rural Development
Sanitation
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| Geographic scope: |
International
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| Country of activity: |
Belgium
Morocco
Honduras
Lao People's Democratic Republic
Ghana
Ethiopia
Zimbabwe
Suriname
Pakistan
Comoros
Germany
Sweden
Bolivia (Plurinational State of)
Slovenia
Guatemala
Peru
Sri Lanka
Egypt
Kuwait
Democratic People's Republic of Korea
Bhutan
Cuba
Myanmar
Romania
United Republic of Tanzania
Guinea
Kazakhstan
Kenya
San Marino
Somalia
Singapore
Guyana
Country Not Available
Madagascar
Trinidad and Tobago
Kyrgyzstan
Angola
China
Netherlands
Liechtenstein
Portugal
Mongolia
Antigua and Barbuda
Fiji
Hungary
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Vanuatu
Serbia
Croatia
Tunisia
Benin
Argentina
Switzerland
Yemen
Panama
Cameroon
Central African Republic
Nepal
Afghanistan
France
Malaysia
Luxembourg
Bosnia and Herzegovina
United States of America
Turkmenistan
Poland
Maldives
Finland
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Malawi
Bangladesh
Azerbaijan
Israel
South Africa
Congo
Andorra
Bahrain
Chile
Barbados
Costa Rica
Canada
Gabon
Tonga
Djibouti
Senegal
Ireland
Haiti
Thailand
Czechia
United Arab Emirates
Mali
Greece
Palau
Saudi Arabia
Spain
Brazil
Australia
Burundi
Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Mauritania
Belize
Ukraine
Algeria
Japan
Armenia
Georgia
Viet Nam
Grenada
State of Palestine
Mozambique
Solomon Islands
Chad
Bulgaria
Republic of Moldova
Tuvalu
Dominican Republic
Brunei Darussalam
Dominica
Türkiye
Cape Verde
Monaco
Slovakia
Eritrea
Sierra Leone
Gambia
Belarus
Cambodia
El Salvador
Samoa
Uganda
Ecuador
Denmark
Oman
Seychelles
Botswana
Niger
India
New Zealand
Equatorial Guinea
Jamaica
Kiribati
Liberia
Nigeria
Nauru
Estonia
Syrian Arab Republic
Tajikistan
Papua New Guinea
Montenegro
Holy See
Zambia
Côte D'Ivoire
Lebanon
Iceland
Togo
Cyprus
Italy
Philippines
Saint Kitts and Nevis
Mexico
Burkina Faso
Micronesia (Federated States of)
Malta
Libya
Marshall Islands
Austria
Namibia
Albania
Russian Federation
Jordan
Uzbekistan
Bahamas
Colombia
Timor-Leste
Paraguay
Norway
Qatar
Sao Tome and Principe
Indonesia
Latvia
Lesotho
Rwanda
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Mauritius
Saint Lucia
Eswatini
Lithuania
Iraq
Republic of Korea
Sudan
Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)
Uruguay
North Macedonia
Guinea Bissau
Nicaragua
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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: |
1993 |
| Organizational structure: |
HIC General Assembly is formed by members in 119 countries / HIC President (2020-2024), Adriana Allen, London, UK / HIC General Secretary (since 2021), Yolande Hendler, Cape Town, South Africa / Regional Structures: HIC Anglophone Africa; focal point, Mazingira Institute, Nairobi, Kenya / HIC Asia; South Asia Regional Program, Delhi, India / HIC Europe; lose structure / HIC Francophone Africa; focal points, ENDA-RUP, Dakar, Senegal and ONG BETHESDA, Benin / HIC Latin America; focal point, HIC-AL, México DF, México / HIC Middle East and North Africa; focal point at HLRN coordination, Cairo, Egypt / HIC North America; lose structure / Thematic structures: Housing and Land Rights Network (HIC-HLRN), coordination in Cairo, Egypt / Thematic Committee Women and Habitat (HIC-WAH), lose structure, / Habitat and Sustainable Environment Committee(HIC-HSE), lose structure. |
| Number and type of members: |
393 members, 52 with right to vote / 61 friends / 1,788 Organizations and persons compose the HIC social base / HIC is represented in 119 countries / Notes: See the definition of HIC members and friends in the 2013 Constitution. |
| Funding structure: |
Membership fees or dues
Donations and grants from domestic sources
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