World Union of Catholic Women’s Organizations
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Non- Governmental and Other Organisations
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- Union mondiale des organisations féminines catholiques; Unión Mundial de las Organizaciones Femeninas Católicas; Weltunion der Katholischen Frauen Organisationen
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37 rue Notre-Dame des Champs, 75006, Paris, France
Via della Conciliazione, 1, 00193, Rome, Italy
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Aim
Promote the presence, participation and co-responsibility of Catholic women in society and the Church, in order to enable them to fulfil their mission of evangelisation; work for human development, particularly in increasing educational opportunities, poverty reduction and the advancement of human rights beginning with the fundamental right to life; promote the formation of women to meet contemporary challenges; foster awareness and respect of cultural diversity; promote the international dimension within its Member Organisations; co-ordinate activities of Member Organisations at the international level; present the positions of WUCWO and represent the Member Organisations to international bodies; network with other international organisations and faith communities for the respect of human rights especially for women; encourage ecumenical and interreligious dialogue.
History
The World Union of Catholic Women's Organisations (WUCWO) was founded in 1910 and now represents 100 Catholic women's organisations worldwide, active in 66 countries including all continents and some island states, representing more than five (5) million Catholic women of every walk of life.
IRD Activities
- Commit to Ecumenical and Interfaith Dialogue
WUCWO will establish permanent relations with the representatives and organisations from different faiths at the international and regional levels and will incorporate in Assemblies and Regional Conferences an Ecumenical and Interreligious space such as round tables, discussion panels etc. It will promote this among its Member Organisations and encourage joint actions of service to the community with organisations with whom it shares ethical and spiritual values, especially those that favour the promotion of women
- Dialogue for Peace and Tolerance
In order to create a climate of understanding and mutual respect and to contribute to the achievement of peace around the world, WUCWO, its member organisations and its Representatives working at international fora shall: a) cultivate and promote a respectful dialogue with the world, with people from other Christian denominations and other religions, within the Catholic Church and among WUCWO's member organisations and the women belonging to them, b) promote dialogue as a method of evangelisation, c) urge governments to promote and guarantee freedom of conscience, religious freedom and tolerance.
Main Focus Countries of Activities
Burundi - Cameroon - Congo - Gabon - Ghana - Guinea - Ivory Coast - Kenya - Liberia - Madagascar - Malawi - Mali - Namibia - Nigeria - Senegal - South Africa - Swaziland - Tanzania - Togo - Uganda - Zambia - Australia - Fiji - India - Indonesia - Japan - New Zealand - Philippines - South Korea - Tonga - Austria - Belgium - Czechia - Denmark - France - Germany - Greece - Hungary - Italy - Lithuania - Luxembourg - Malta - Netherlands - Norway - Poland - Slovakia - Spain - Switzerland - UK - Argentina - Cuba - Mexico - Venezuela - Canada - USA - Burundi - Cameroon - Congo - Gabon - Ghana - Guinea - Ivory Coast - Kenya - Liberia - Madagascar - Malawi - Mali - Namibia - Nigeria - Senegal - South Africa - Swaziland - Tanzania - Togo - Uganda - Zambia - Australia - Fiji - India - Indonesia - Japan - New Zealand - Philippines - South Korea - Tonga - Austria - Belgium - Czechia - Denmark - France - Germany - Greece - Hungary - Italy - Lithuania - Luxembourg - Malta - Netherlands - Norway - Poland - Slovakia - Spain - Switzerland - UK - Argentina - Cuba - Mexico - Venezuela - Canada - USA