World Jewish Congress (WJC)
Congrès juif mondial (CJM)
Congreso Judio Mundial
Jüdischer Weltkongress
Congresso Judaico Mundial
Congresso Ebraico Mondiale
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Contact Details
URL: http://www.worldjewishcongress.org/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/WorldJewishCong
Twitter: https://twitter.com/worldjewishcong
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/world-jewish-congress/
Founded
1936-08-13 Geneva Switzerland
History
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Foster the unity and creative survival of the Jewish people and its spiritual, cultural and social heritage. To that end: secure the rights, status, and interests of Jews and Jewish communities everywhere and defend them wherever they are denied, violated, or imperilled; intensify the bonds of world Jewry with Israel as the central creative force in Jewish life and strengthen the ties of solidarity among Jewish communities everywhere; act on behalf of participating communities before governmental, intergovernmental and other international authorities on matters concerning the Jewish people; cooperate with all people on the basis of universal ideas of peace, freedom and justice.
Events
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B-XB3548 - WHO; E-XE3016 - UNHCR. European Branch has consultative status with: D-XD0435 - Council of Europe (CE). Official Cooperation with: D-XD3030 - OAS. Contacts with: F-XF2147 - European Union (EU); C-XC3005 - NATO. Associated with Department of Global Communications of the United Nations.
Relations with Non-Governmental Organizations
Serves as officer on the Board of: E-XE0409 - Conference of Non-Governmental Organizations in Consultative Relationship with the United Nations (CONGO).
- Member of: Committee of NGOs on Human Rights, Geneva
- Member of: Fédération des Institutions Internationales établies à Genève (FIIG)
- Member of: NGO Committee on Disarmament, Peace and Security, New York NY
- Member of: NGO Committee on the Status of Women, Geneva
- Member of: NGO Committee on UNICEF
- Cooperates with: G20 Interfaith Forum Association (IF20)
- Links with: African Jewish Congress (AJC)
- Links with: Commission for Art Recovery (CAR)
- Links with: Commonwealth Jewish Council
- Links with: European Union of Jewish Students (EUJS)
- Links with: Federación Universitaria Sionista Latinoamericano - Norte (FUSLA Norte)
- Links with: Institute for Jewish Policy Research (JPR)
- Links with: International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC)
- Links with: International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies
- Links with: International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement
- Links with: Women's League for Conservative Judaism
- Links with: World Council of Churches (WCC)
- Links with: World Council of Conservative/Masorti Synagogues
- Links with: World Jewish Restitution Organization (WJRO)
- Links indicated by: International Association of Jewish Lawyers and Jurists (IJL)
- Links indicated by: World ORT (WO)
- Links indicated by: Jewish Agency for Israel
Publications
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UN Sustainable Development Goals **
UIA Org ID
XC3552
** UN SDGs are linked to the subject classification.
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