Areas of expertise & Fields of activity:
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Economic and Social:
Agriculture
Biodiversity
Children
Climate Change
Coorporate Accountability
Culture
De-mining
Debt Relief
Development
Disabled Persons
Disarmament
Economics and Finance
Education
Energy
Environment
Extreme poverty
Family
Financing for Development
Food
HIV/AIDS
Human Rights
Indigenous Peoples
Justice
Least Developed Countries
Migration
Minority Rights
Peace and Security
Refugees
Religion
Social Development
Sustainable Development
Torture
Trade and Development
Values
Violence
Water
Women
Women/gender Equality
Youth
Financing for Development:
Addressing systemic issues
Gender Issues and Advancement of Women:
Advocacy and outreach
Capacity building
Education and training of women
Human rights of women
Indigenous women
Millennium Development Goals
The girl child
Trafficking in women and girls
Violence against women
Women and HIV/AIDS
Women and health
Women and poverty
Women and the environment
Social Development:
Aging
Conflict
Disabled persons
Indigenous issues
Poverty
Social policy
Sustainable Development:
Agriculture
Biodiversity
Capacity-building
Climate change
Disaster management and vulnerability
Education
Energy
Finance
Forests
Freshwater
Gender equality
Health
Major Groups
Marine Resources
Means of Implementation (Trade, Finance, Technology, Tranfer, etc.)
Mining
Mountains
Oceans and seas
Partnerships
Poverty
Protecting and managing the natural resources
Rural Development
Sustainable development for Africa
Sustainable development in a globalizing world
Toxic chemicals
Waste Management
Peace and Development in Africa:
Development in Africa
Peace in Africa
Conflict Resolution in Africa:
Conflicts Resolution
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| Geographic scope: |
International
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| Country of activity: |
Timor-Leste
Cambodia
Ecuador
Philippines
Japan
El Salvador
Panama
Chile
Zimbabwe
Brazil
Peru
Guatemala
Bangladesh
Kenya
China
Republic of Korea
United States of America
United Republic of Tanzania
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| 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
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| Mission statement: |
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| Year established: |
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| Year of registration: |
1998 |
| Organizational structure: |
The General Assembly, held every six years, is representative of the Maryknoll Sisters' Congregation and when it is in session is the highest authority in the Congregation. It defines priorities, sets policies and elects the four member leadership team. The members are affiliated with World Sections with local governance in regions according to the agenda set by the General Assembly. |
| Number and type of members: |
There are 384 members from Africa, Asia, The Pacific Islands, South, Central and North America and Europe. |
| Affiliation with NGO networks: |
Participation in NGO Committees |
| Funding structure: |
Fees for education and training services
Donations and grants from domestic sources
Foreign and international grants
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