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American Middle East Christians Congress

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Areas of expertise & Fields of activity:	Economic and Social: Citizenship and Governance Culture Education Family Human Rights Humanitarian Affairs Indigenous Peoples International Law Justice Migration Minority Rights Peace and Security Population Refugees Religion Safety Torture Population: International migration Population growth Population structure Social Development: Indigenous issues Information and Communications Technologies Social policy
Geographic scope:	International
Country of activity:	United Arab Emirates Tunisia United States of America State of Palestine Qatar Bahrain Israel Syrian Arab Republic Jordan Sudan Morocco Iran (Islamic Republic of) Türkiye Kuwait Pakistan Iraq Yemen Saudi Arabia Lebanon Egypt
Millennium Development Goals:	Eradicate extreme poverty and hunger Promote gender equality and empower women Develop global partnership for development
Mission statement:	BRIDGING: COMMUNITIES, HERITAGE &HUMANITY Vision: To bring together the diverse and unique Middle East Christians communities in the United States of America in the fields of Heritage, Government, Education, Commerce, Culture, Medical and Humanity. Advance civic and public affairs and protect civil liberties. Mission Statement: The American Middle East Christians Congress (AMECC) is a non-profit Michigan based American community organization. Michigan is home to the largest concentration of the Middle Eastern communities in the world living outside of the Middle East and is home to well over five hundred thousand Middle Eastern Christians locally. There are over six million Middle East Christians across the United States including Arabs, Armenians, Assyrians, Chaldeans, Coptic, Maronites, Syriacs and others. The Middle East Christian communities are spread across the Arabian Peninsula, Asia Minor, Northern Africa and across the Globe. • Community Organization: AMECC is a congress of unity, between the various Middle Eastern Christian Communities and organizations, that shares the same vision and mission under one umbrella. • Nationally: Establish a dialogue with other Middle Eastern and NON-Middle Eastern Christian Communities. • Internationally: Support and strengthen the relationship between the American Middle East Christian communities and the Christian communities in the Middle East and abroad. AMECC Committees are Government, Civic and Public Affairs, Medical and Humanitarian, Heritage, Education, Cultural, Commerce and Public Relations. AMECC will coordinate and affiliate with other American-based organizations to achieve its goals.
Year established:	2001
Year of registration:	2001
Organizational structure:	President, Board of Directors, Committees (AMECC Committees are Government, Civic and Public Affairs, Medical and Humanitarian, Heritage, Education, Cultural, Commerce and Public Relations. AMECC will coordinate and affiliate with other American-based organizations to achieve its goals.)
Number and type of members:	Direct members, associate members, honorary members
Affiliation with NGO networks:	Interfaith networks and social, educational networks, and human rights networks
Funding structure:	Membership fees or dues Fundraising campaigns Other sources Funds from Religious Institutions Donations and grants from domestic sources Funds from other Non-Governmental Organizations Foreign and international grants

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