Areas of expertise & Fields of activity:
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Economic and Social:
Biodiversity
Children
Culture
Development
Disabled Persons
Economics and Finance
Education
Environment
Family
Financing for Development
Human Rights
Humanitarian Affairs
Information
International Law
Least Developed Countries
Media
Population
Private Sector
Refugees
Science and Technology
Social Development
Statistics
Sustainable Development
Values
Volunteerism
Women
Women/gender Equality
Youth
Financing for Development:
Addressing systemic issues
Increasing financial and technical cooperation for development
Mobilizing domestic financial resources for development
Mobilizing international resources for development
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 and the media
Women in power and decision-making
Population:
International migration
Morbidity and mortality
Population distribution and internal migration
Population growth
Population structure
Reproduction, family formation and the status of women
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
Disabled persons
Employment
Information and Communications Technologies
Poverty
Social policy
Youth
Statistics:
Development indicators
Disability Statistics
International Comparison Programme
International Economic and Social Classifications
Official statistics, principles and practices
Services Statistics
Sustainable Development:
Agriculture
Atmosphere
Biodiversity
Biotechnology
Capacity-building
Climate change
Consumption and production patterns
Demographics
Desertification and Drought
Disaster management and vulnerability
Education
Energy
Finance
Forests
Freshwater
Gender equality
Health
Human settlements
Indicators
Industrial development
Information for decision-making and participation
Institutional arrangements
Integrated decision-making
International cooperation for an enabling environment
International law
Land management
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
Sanitation
Science
Sustainable Tourism
Sustainable development for Africa
Sustainable development in a globalizing world
Sustainable development of SIDS
Technology
Toxic chemicals
Trade and environment
Transport
Waste (hazardous)
Waste (radioactive)
Waste (solid)
Waste Management
Peace and Development in Africa:
Development in Africa
Peace in Africa
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| Geographic scope: |
International
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| Country of activity: |
Morocco
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Algeria
Lebanon
Sudan
Libya
Tunisia
Iraq
Zambia
Nigeria
Azerbaijan
United States of America
Guinea
Syrian Arab Republic
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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
Develop global partnership for development
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| Mission statement: |
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| Year established: |
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| Year of registration: |
1968 |
| Organizational structure: |
The governing of RASIT is vested in the Board of Trustees, the Executive Board consisting of the dean, Executive Director, General Secretary, Financial Secretary, Treasurer, Public Relations Secretary, and Directors of Committees. RASIT has 8 Acting Committees which are widely representative of its disciplines. The Executive Board aims of the committees are to foster a designated program, branch or theme of Science Technology Education Medicine and Arts, and to serve as a link between RASIT and its fellow associates and other individuals in the same field.Acting Committees maintain active links with relevant scientific societies and international organizations, and to advise Executive Board on relevant matters. The Acting Committees are: Education Committee Science Committee Medical Committee Public Relations & Information Committee Social Affairs Committee Arts, Literature & Culture Committee Economics Committee Legal Committee |
| Number and type of members: |
The membership of RASIT is made of top scientists, doctors, philosophers, educators, sociologists, artists, lawyers, and economist, distinguished in exceptional contribution to knowledge in their field. Members are employed by universities, governments, institutions, corporate and private research organizations, and contribute to RASIT in an honorary capacity by serving on committees and as advisers. Membership consists of two classes: associate and honorary. Number of Associate members of RASIT is 46755 Number of Honorary members is 320 |
| Affiliation with NGO networks: |
DPI and ECOSOC |
| Funding structure: |
Membership fees or dues
Fees for providing consulting or research services
Product sales and business services
Donations and grants from domestic sources
Foreign and international grants
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| Funding structure other: |
Trustees Funding, Wonders of Coffee Art Collection sales proceedings |
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