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International Council of Women

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Areas of expertise & Fields of activity:

Economic and Social:
  • Aging
  • Biodiversity
  • Children
  • Climate Change
  • Criminal Justice
  • Disabled Persons
  • Education
  • Environment
  • Extreme poverty
  • Family
  • Food
  • HIV/AIDS
  • Human Rights
  • Migration
  • Refugees
  • Sustainable Development
  • Women
  • Women/gender Equality

  • 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
  • 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
  • Women in power and decision-making

  • Social Development:
  • Aging
  • Disabled persons
  • Indigenous issues
  • Poverty
  • Youth

  • Statistics:
  • Development indicators

  • Sustainable Development:
  • Agriculture
  • Biodiversity
  • Capacity-building
  • Climate change
  • Education
  • Energy
  • Finance
  • Freshwater
  • Gender equality
  • Health
  • Human settlements
  • Poverty
  • Rural Development
  • Sanitation
  • Sustainable development for Africa
  • Waste Management

  • Peace and Development in Africa:
  • Development in Africa
  • Geographic scope: International
    Millennium Development Goals:
  • Combat HIV/AIDS, malaria and other diseases
  • Eradicate extreme poverty and hunger
  • Achieve universal primary education
  • Promote gender equality and empower women
  • Reduce child mortality
  • Improve maternal health
  • Ensure environmental sustainability
  • Develop global partnership for development
  • Mission statement:
    Year established:
    Year of registration: 1947
    Funding structure:
  • Membership fees or dues
  • Fundraising campaigns
  • Donations and grants from domestic sources
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