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: |
Malawi
Togo
Belgium
Cuba
Myanmar
Ethiopia
Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Eritrea
Iceland
Republic of Korea
Comoros
Tajikistan
Bolivia (Plurinational State of)
Mauritius
Netherlands
Yemen
Bhutan
Rwanda
Fiji
Mongolia
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Country Not Available
Zimbabwe
Nauru
Kiribati
Portugal
United Arab Emirates
Viet Nam
Djibouti
Uruguay
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Angola
Guatemala
Liberia
China
Croatia
Denmark
Honduras
Russian Federation
Samoa
Spain
Iraq
Georgia
Kenya
Marshall Islands
Tuvalu
Antigua and Barbuda
Montenegro
Malta
Solomon Islands
Benin
Nigeria
Argentina
Turkmenistan
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Ukraine
Ireland
Luxembourg
Cameroon
Senegal
Czechia
Israel
Central African Republic
Afghanistan
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Zambia
Saint Lucia
Tunisia
Bangladesh
Cyprus
Azerbaijan
Türkiye
Kuwait
United Republic of Tanzania
Congo
Andorra
Bahrain
Chile
Barbados
Canada
Poland
Sri Lanka
Guinea
Japan
Saint Kitts and Nevis
Seychelles
Lao People's Democratic Republic
Timor-Leste
Dominica
Greece
Slovakia
Italy
Brazil
Australia
Burundi
San Marino
Belize
Jamaica
Malaysia
Paraguay
Algeria
Dominican Republic
Switzerland
Armenia
North Macedonia
Trinidad and Tobago
Kazakhstan
Nepal
Guyana
Eswatini
Chad
Morocco
Finland
Vanuatu
Bulgaria
Namibia
Brunei Darussalam
Niger
State of Palestine
New Zealand
Cape Verde
Grenada
Equatorial Guinea
Oman
Slovenia
Belarus
India
South Africa
Cambodia
Haiti
Peru
Uzbekistan
Gabon
Mali
Germany
Uganda
Sao Tome and Principe
Saudi Arabia
Botswana
Sierra Leone
Costa Rica
Mexico
Palau
Nicaragua
Pakistan
Tonga
Lithuania
France
Somalia
Latvia
Madagascar
Norway
Monaco
Syrian Arab Republic
Papua New Guinea
Gambia
United States of America
Singapore
Romania
Thailand
Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)
Serbia
Hungary
El Salvador
Philippines
Maldives
Indonesia
Burkina Faso
Panama
Qatar
Sudan
Micronesia (Federated States of)
Mozambique
Guinea Bissau
Ecuador
Ghana
Austria
Albania
Jordan
Bahamas
Democratic People's Republic of Korea
Colombia
Côte D'Ivoire
Lesotho
Republic of Moldova
Estonia
Holy See
Libya
Sweden
Liechtenstein
Suriname
Egypt
Kyrgyzstan
Mauritania
Lebanon
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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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