Areas of expertise & Fields of activity:
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Economic and Social:
Children
Culture
Education
Human Rights
Sustainable Development
Gender Issues and Advancement of Women:
Advocacy and outreach
Capacity building
Education and training of women
Human rights of women
Institutional mechanisms for the advancement of women
Policy advice
Research
Service provision
The girl child
Women and poverty
Women and the environment
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Geographic scope: |
International
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Country of activity: |
Belgium
State of Palestine
Israel
Ghana
Malawi
Switzerland
Lebanon
El Salvador
Benin
Eswatini
Zimbabwe
Argentina
Sudan
Rwanda
India
Niger
Thailand
Sri Lanka
Uganda
Croatia
Bolivia (Plurinational State of)
Cameroon
Chad
Poland
Indonesia
Central African Republic
Senegal
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Gabon
Peru
Panama
Romania
Italy
Uruguay
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Côte D'Ivoire
Burkina Faso
Kenya
Haiti
Honduras
Holy See
Nicaragua
Egypt
Lesotho
South Africa
Dominican Republic
Hungary
Pakistan
Bangladesh
Ecuador
Madagascar
Togo
Portugal
Costa Rica
Mexico
Congo
Czechia
Austria
France
Greece
United States of America
Chile
Canada
Georgia
Gambia
Colombia
Nigeria
Philippines
Ireland
Finland
Botswana
Morocco
Tunisia
Guinea
Jordan
Sierra Leone
Namibia
Denmark
Guatemala
Malaysia
Mauritius
United Republic of Tanzania
Germany
Singapore
Spain
Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)
Paraguay
Brazil
Mali
Norway
Burundi
Zambia
Jamaica
Equatorial Guinea
Ethiopia
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Millennium Development Goals: |
Achieve universal primary education
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Mission statement: |
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Year established: |
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Year of registration: |
1998 |
Organizational structure: |
• General Assembly: composed of all the constituent and associate members, it is the supreme organ of the Office. It meets every four years. • Board: composed by 24 deliberative members, representing all the regions, it is elected by the General Assembly. The Board elects its President and Vice-Presidents. Reflection and deliberation group. It controls the implementation of the General Assembly’s decisions. It meets once a year. • The Secretary General: elected by the General Assembly, he organizes and leads the General Secretariat, executive organ of the Office. He coordinates and animates the activity of the Regional Secretariats and Permanent Representations. He represents the Office in its external relations. • The Regional Secretaries: animate the activities of the Office at regional level. Regions are: Africa, with a head office in Dakar (Senegal); America, Bogota (Colombia); Asia, Manila (Philippines); Europe, Brussels (Belgium) and the Middle East and North Africa in Beirut (Lebanon). • Permanent Representatives: with International Institutions are accredited in Paris (UNESCO), Geneva (UNICEF), Rome (Vatican), Strasbourg (Council of Europe) and New York (UN). |
Number and type of members: |
• Constituent members (Countries): 102 • Associated members (Religious Congregations): 18 • Collaborating members: 13 |
Funding structure: |
Membership fees or dues
Donations and grants from domestic sources
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