Areas of expertise & Fields of activity:
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Economic and Social:
Biodiversity
Climate Change
Culture
Debt Relief
Development
Disarmament
Economics and Finance
Environment
Extreme poverty
Family
Financing for Development
Food
Habitat
Human Rights
Indigenous Peoples
International Law
Least Developed Countries
Migration
Minority Rights
Population
Refugees
Social Development
Statistics
Technical Cooperation
Torture
Values
Women
Women/gender Equality
Youth
Gender Issues and Advancement of Women:
Advocacy and outreach
Capacity building
Education and training of women
Human rights of women
Indigenous women
Institutional mechanisms for the advancement of women
Millennium Development Goals
Policy advice
Research
The girl child
Trafficking in women and girls
Violence against women
Women and HIV/AIDS
Women and armed conflict
Women and health
Women and poverty
Women and the economy
Women and the environment
Women and the media
Social Development:
Indigenous issues
Poverty
Youth
Sustainable Development:
Agriculture
Atmosphere
Climate change
Consumption and production patterns
Forests
Freshwater
Gender equality
Health
Land management
Major Groups
Mining
Poverty
Protecting and managing the natural resources
Rural Development
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Geographic scope: |
Regional
Europe
North America
Asia
Oceania
Latin America and Caribbean
Africa
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Country of activity: |
Benin
United States of America
Kenya
Zambia
Indonesia
Nauru
India
Bolivia (Plurinational State of)
Cameroon
Namibia
Iraq
Rwanda
Pakistan
United Republic of Tanzania
Senegal
Lebanon
Sri Lanka
Burkina Faso
Timor-Leste
Jamaica
Uganda
Bangladesh
Madagascar
Papua New Guinea
Congo
Peru
South Africa
Canada
Solomon Islands
Colombia
Togo
Côte D'Ivoire
Honduras
Italy
France
Jordan
Croatia
Israel
Mauritius
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Switzerland
Philippines
Brazil
Australia
State of Palestine
Burundi
El Salvador
Mozambique
Thailand
Ethiopia
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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: |
1995 |
Number and type of members: |
The Franciscan Family numbers some 1.2 million Christians around the world who follow the charism of St Francis of Assisi through public vows or promises. Members include religious sisters, cloistered nuns, ordained priests, non-ordained brothers, and lay people, both married and single. They live in a variety of ways: some in communities, others in families or alone, and work in an infinite number of professions and occupations. |
Funding structure: |
Funds from Religious Institutions
Donations and grants from domestic sources
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