Areas of expertise & Fields of activity:
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Economic and Social:
Aging
Children
Citizenship and Governance
Climate Change
Crime Prevention
Criminal Justice
Development
Disabled Persons
Education
Family
Human Rights
Justice
Labour
Least Developed Countries
Media
Minority Rights
Population
Refugees
Trade and Development
United Nations Reform
Values
Violence
Women
Women/gender Equality
Youth
Gender Issues and Advancement of Women:
Advocacy and outreach
Capacity building
Education and training of women
Human rights of women
Indigenous women
Information and communication technologies
Institutional mechanisms for the advancement of women
Men and boys
Millennium Development Goals
Policy advice
Research
Service provision
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
Population:
International migration
Morbidity and mortality
Population distribution and internal migration
Population growth
Population structure
Public Administration:
Ethics, Transparency and Accountability
Governance and Public Administration
Knowledge Systems and E-government
Public Service and Management Innovation
Socio-Economic Governance and Management
Social Development:
Aging
Conflict
Disabled persons
Employment
Indigenous issues
Poverty
Social policy
Youth
Sustainable Development:
Atmosphere
Capacity-building
Education
Gender equality
Health
Integrated decision-making
Partnerships
Sustainable development in a globalizing world
Peace and Development in Africa:
Development in Africa
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| Geographic scope: |
International
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| Millennium Development Goals: |
Eradicate extreme poverty and hunger
Promote gender equality and empower women
Reduce child mortality
Improve maternal health
Ensure environmental sustainability
Develop global partnership for development
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| Mission statement: |
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| Year established: |
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| Year of registration: |
1963 |
| Organizational structure: |
The World Federation for Mental Health has an international Board of a amximum of 23 members, of whom 8 serve as the Executive Committee headed by the President. WFMH has a Secretary-General/CEO who is the head of administration. The organization has Voting Member Organizations and Voting Life Members who meet once a year. It also has Affiliate Organizations and Individual Members. WFMH is represented by named representatives at the UN and WHO |
| Number and type of members: |
Voting Member organisations
Voting Life Members
Non voting Affiliate Organisations
Non-voting Individual Members |
| Funding structure: |
Membership fees or dues
Fees for education and training services
Donations and grants from domestic sources
Fundraising campaigns
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