SPECIAL SESSION OF THE
GENERAL ASSEMBLY ON CHILDREN
19-21 SEPTEMBER 2001
Non-Governmental Organizations
having a Collaborative Relationship and Partnership With
UNICEF
Non-governmental organizations invited to the preparatory process of the
Special Session per Preparatory Committee Decision 2(b) of 8 February 2000, “Report of the Preparatory Committee for the Special Session of the General Assembly in 2001 for Follow-up to the World Summit for Children on its organizational session”, A/55/43 (Part I) and per Preparatory Committee decision “Participation of non-governmental organizations in the preparatory process” paragraph 12 (a) and (b), “Report of the Preparatory Committee for the Special Session of the General Assembly in 2001 for Follow-up to the World Summit for Children on its first substantive session”, A/55/43 (Part II) of 26 June 2000
UNICEF
29 January 2001
(Corrected List – September 2001)
ORGANIZATION*COUNTRY
Abebech Gobena Orphanage & SchoolEthiopia
Abrinq FoundationBrazil
Abuelas de Plaza de MayoArgentina
Academia Mexicana de Derechos Humanos - The Trust for the Mexico
Health of the Indian Children of Mexico
Academy for Educational Development (AED)United States of America
Academy for Preventive MedicineKazakhstan
Accao Angolana para DesenvolvimentoAngola
Accao para DesenvolvimentoGuinea-Bissau
Accao pela VidaAngola
Acción para la Educación BásicaDominican Republic
Acid Survivors FoundationBangladesh
ACORDUnited Kingdom
Action Contre la FaimGuinea
Action Developpement Jeunes (ADJ)Djibouti
Action for Children and Youth AotearoaNew Zealand
Action for Relief and Development AssistanceTanzania, United Republic Of
Action for the Rights of Children (ARC)Japan
AdithiIndia
AdolescentulRomania
Adoratrices del SantísimoDominican Republic
ADRAGuinea
ADRAKorea, Democratic People's
Republic
Advocates for YouthUnited States of America
AESOP CenterRussian Federation
Afram Plains Development OrganisationGhana
African Broadcasting Network (ACBN)Nigeria
African Culture SocietySudan
African Medical and Research Foundation, Inc.United States of America
African Medical Research Foundation (AMREF)Kenya
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approved for accreditation to the Special Session on Children.
ORGANIZATIONCOUNTRY
African Network for the Prevention & Protection Against Child Nigeria
Abuse and Neglect (ANPPCAN)
African Network for the Prevention and Protection Against ChildEthiopia
Abuse and Neglect
African Parliamentary UnionCôte d'Ivoire
African Radio Drama Association (ARDA)Nigeria
African Society For Humanitarian Development (ASHAD)Sudan
Africare, Inc.United States of America
Afrika Cultural CentreSouth Africa
AFVPMadagascar
Aga Khan FoundationSwitzerland
Aga Khan UniversityPakistan
AGBEF/IPPFGuinea
AgesciItaly
AGHSPakistan
Agisanang Domestic Abuse (ADAPT)South Africa
ÁGORA - Associacao para Projetos de Combate a FomeBrazil
AIBIItaly
Aide et Action - GuineaGuinea
Aide et Action - SenegalSenegal
AIDS Care Education and TrainingUganda
AIDS Counselling Center and Educational Support Services Thailand
(AIDSCAP)
AIDS Information and Support Center (TASC)Swaziland
AIDS Information Centre (AIC)Uganda
AIDS Network Development FoundationThailand
AishaKazakhstan
AKAMASOAMadagascar
Albanian Youth Council/Children's AllianceAlbania
Alcohol & Drug Information CenterSri Lanka
Aldeas Infantiles SOS EspañaSpain
Alem Children Support OrganizationEthiopia
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ORGANIZATIONCOUNTRY
Alexandria Association for Home EconomicsEgypt
Algerian Scout Muslim (SMA)Algeria
All Stars Talent Show NetworkUnited States of America
All-Ukrainian Committee on Children's RightsUkraine
All-Ukrainian Public Organization OUR CHILDRENUkraine
All-Visayas Action Group on Reproductive HealthPhilippines
Alliance for Community Action on Female Education (ACAFE)Ghana
Alliance Nigerienne des Artistes Intellectuels et CommunicateursNiger
pour l'Enfance (ANAICE)
Alliance Nigerienne des Educatrices pour le Developpement Niger
(ANED)
Alliance of Women in SlovakiaSlovakia
ALSADA SCOIETYYemen
AlternagGuinea-Bissau
AmepouhCôte d'Ivoire
American Academy of PediatricsUnited States of America
American Association of University WomenUnited States of America
American Children's Television CenterUnited States of America
American College of Nurse-MidwivesUnited States of America
American Montessori SocietyUnited States of America
American Planning AssociationUnited States of America
Amicale des Femmes pour l'Unité et la Paix aux Tchad (AFUPT)Chad
Amnesty International AustraliaAustralia
Amnesty International Japanese SectionJapan
Amnistia InternacionalMexico
Ana Assudan OrganizationSudan
ANDESpain
Andean Rural Health Care, Inc.United States of America
ANDESAPAEcuador
ANDIBrazil
Angels' HavenKorea, Republic of
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ORGANIZATIONCOUNTRY
Angola Network of AIDS Service OrganisationsAngola
ANGOZATanzania, United Republic Of
ANSEDIAlgeria
Antilin’I MadagasikaraMadagascar
AOPSHaiti
Aparajeyo BangladeshBangladesh
Appropriate Health Resources and Technologies Action GroupUnited Kingdom
APROTECHPhilippines
Arab Center for BroadcastingSyria
Arab Institute for Human Rights (AIHR)Tunisia
Arab NGO NetworkEgypt
Arab Office for Youth and EnvironmentEgypt
Arab Resource CollectiveCyprus
ArciragazziItaly
ARCSItaly
Armenian Family Health Association (AFHA)Armenia
Armenian Young Lawyers AssociationArmenia
Arquidiócesis de MaracaiboVenezuela
Asamblea de la Sociedad CivilGuatemala
AscardioVenezuela
Asia/Pacific Cultural Center for UNESCO (ACCU)Japan
Asian Women & Children's NetworkJapan
ASIES - Asociacion de Investigacion y Estudios SocialesGuatemala
Asociación Amazonia - CesapVenezuela
Asociación Chilena de MunicipalidadesChile
Asociacion Chilena Pro Naciones Unidas (ACHNU)Chile
Asociación Comunitaria para el ProgresoDominican Republic
Asociación Cristiana de JovenesUruguay
Asociación Cristiana de Jóvenes (ACJ)Honduras
Asociación de Clubes de MadresPeru
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ORGANIZATIONCOUNTRY
Asociación de Desarrollo Juvenil ComunitarioGuatemala
Asociación de Desarrollo Social de Nicaragua (ASDENIC)Nicaragua
Asociación de Scouts de VenezuelaVenezuela
Asociación Dominicana de Enfermeras GraduadasDominican Republic
Asociación Dominicana de Planificación Familiar Dominican Republic
(ADOPLAFAM)
Asociación Dominicana de RehabilitaciónDominican Republic
Asociación Dominicana del Desarrollo de la Mujer (ADEPEM)Dominican Republic
Asociación Dominicana Pro-Bienestar de la Familia Dominican Republic
(PROFAMILIA)
Asociación Interétnica de Desarrollo de la Selva PeruanaPeru
Asociación Mujer Vamos AdelanteGuatemala
Asociación Nacional de ONG de Urugay (ANONG)Uruguay
Asociación para la Defensa de los Derechos de la MujerSpain
Asociacion Pro-busquedaEl Salvador
Associação Amigos da CriancasGuinea-Bissau
Associação Caboverdiana de Deficientes - ACDCape Verde
Associação Juvenil Black PanthersCape Verde
Associação Nacional de Jovens para a Acção Familiar (ANJAF)Portugal
Associação para Desenvolvimento Comunitario e ParticipativoAngola
Association ABNAIAlgeria
Association Against Sexual AbuseSlovenia
Association Algerienne Enfance et Famille d' Accueil Benevole Algeria
(AAEFAB)
Association ARPEJIAlgeria
Association ASHIGMAAlgeria
Association BELKHENCHIRAlgeria
Association Camerounaise des Femmes JuristesCameroon
Association Camerounaise pour les Droits de l'Enfant (ACDE)Cameroon
Association Cap Diégo SantéMadagascar
Association Culturelle d'Aide a la Promotion Educative Sociale Senegal
(ACAPES)
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ORGANIZATIONCOUNTRY
Association d’Aide aux Inadaptés MoteursAlgeria
Association d'Appui aux Activités de Santé CommunautaireTogo
Association de Soutien a l'Auto-Promotion Sanitaire Urbaine Côte d'Ivoire
(ASAPSU)
Association Démocratique des Femmes du MarocMorocco
Association des Chefs Traditionnels du Niger (ACTN)Niger
Association des Femmes de Guinee dans la Lutte Contre Les Guinea
Ist/SIDA (ASFEGMASI / SIDA)
Association des Femmes JuristesChad
Association des Femmes pour la Promotion de l'Allaitement Guinea
Maternal (AFPAM)
Association des Femmes pour la Promotion de l'Allaitement Guinea
Maternel et la Nutrition Infantile en Guinée (AFPAMNIG)
Association des Jeunes pour la Justice Sociale au Tchad (AJJST)Chad
Association des Maires Ivoiriens Défenseurs de l'EnfantCôte d'Ivoire
Association des Parents d'Enfants Inadaptes a l'Iile MauriceMauritius
Association ENASRAlgeria
Association FamonjenaMadagascar
Association for Community Development in NasseriyaEgypt
Association for Education and Empowerment (ASSEEMP)Nigeria
Association for Health and Environmental Development (AHED)Egypt
Association for Reproductive and Family Health (ARFH)Nigeria
Association for the Promotion of the Status of WomenThailand
Association Française des Volontaires du ProgrèsTogo
Association Gabonaise pour la Promotion de l'Alimentation Gabon
Infantile (AGPAI)
Association Guinéenne des Femmes Chercheurs (AGFC)Guinea
Association Guineenne pour la Formation et la Reinsertion Guinea
Sociale des Handicapes (AGFRIS)
Association Guinéenne pour la Reinsertion des Toxicomanes Guinea
(AGRETO)
Association IBTISSAMAAlgeria
Association IDMEGEAlgeria
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ORGANIZATIONCOUNTRY
Association Internationale Laics VolontairesSenegal
Association IQRAA - Association Algerienne d'AlphabetisationAlgeria
Association Ivoirienne pour la Défense de la FemmeCôte d'Ivoire
Association Juristes MaliennesMali
Association les Enfants du SoleilMadagascar
Association Nationale des Handicapes Moteurs du Sénégal Senegal
(ANHMS)
Association Nigérienne pour la Défense des Droits de l'Homme Niger
(ANDDH)
Association of Business Women of KazakhstanKazakhstan
Association of Children and Youth "Post-pessimists"Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
(Kosovo)
Association of Children's Welfare AgenciesAustralia
Association of Nigerian Medical Doctors, USAUnited States of America
Association of Non-Governmental Organizations (TANGO)Gambia
Association of People with AIDS in Kenya (TAPWAK)Kenya
Association of Single MothersKazakhstan
Association of Young LeadersKazakhstan
Association Panafricaine pour le Developpement CommunautaireSenegal
Association pour l'Autopromotion des Jeunes sans Emploi et Togo
des Groupements Agricoles du Togo
Association pour l'Autopromotion des Populations de l'EstCameroon
Association pour la Défense des Droits de la Femme et de Gabon
l'Enfant (ADDFE)
Association pour la Defense des Droits des Consommateurs Chad
(ADC)
Association pour la Promotion de la JeunesseGabon
Association pour la Promotion des Libertés Fondamentales au Chad
Tchad
Association pour la Protection de l'Enfance Malheureuse Benin
(APEM)
Association pour la Protection et la Promotion de l'Enfant de la Chad
Rue au Tchad
Association pour le Développement de Mali (ADEMA)Guinea
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ORGANIZATIONCOUNTRY
Association pour le Progres & la Defense des Droits des FemmesMali
(APDF)
Association RACHDAAlgeria
Association Sahel VERTChad
Association Santé et DéveloppementMadagascar
Association Santé Organization Secours (ASOS)Madagascar
Association Stop SIDA AntsirananaMadagascar
Association Stop SIDA ToamasinaMadagascar
Association Tchadienne des Volontaires pour la Protection de Chad
l'Environnement (ATVPE)
Associazione di Cooperazione Rurale in Africa e Latin America Italy
(ACRA)
Associes pour l'education d'adultesGuinea
AsthaIndia
Atlas AlliansenNorway
Aumonerie Catholique des PrisonsMadagascar
Aurat Publication and InfoService FoundationPakistan
Australian Baha'i CommunityAustralia
Australian Human Rights CentreAustralia
Australian Youth FoundationAustralia
AVSC InternationalUnited States of America
Awake - PotaUganda
Ayrton Senna InstituteBrazil
Azza Women AssociationSudan
Babiker Badri Association for Women Studies (BBSAWS)Sudan
Baby Milk ActionUnited Kingdom
Bal Chetana SamuhaNepal
Bal Niketan SanghIndia
Bal SansarNepal
Banchte ShekhaBangladesh
Bangladesh Breastfeeding FoundationBangladesh
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ORGANIZATIONCOUNTRY
Bangladesh Institute of Research Promotion of Essential and Bangladesh
Reproductive Health Technologies
Bangladesh National Environmental Lawyers AssociationBangladesh
Bangladesh National Women Lawyers AssociationBangladesh
Bangladesh Rural Advancement Committee (BRAC)Bangladesh
Bangladesh Shishu Adhikar Forum (BSAF)Bangladesh
Bangladesh Women's Health CoalitionBangladesh
Barnados AustraliaAustralia
Barnados IrelandIreland
Barnados UKUnited Kingdom
Baroda Citizen's Council (BCC)India
Basic Education NetworkEthiopia
Basic Support for Institutionalizing Child Survival (BASICS)United States of America
Beijing NGO CoalitionEgypt
Bernard Van Leer Foundation (BVLF)Netherlands
Beyond Beijing CommitteeNepal
Bhutan Youth Development AssociationBhutan
Bill and Melinda Gates Children's Vaccine Program (PATH)United States of America
Bill and Melinda Gates FoundationUnited States of America
BOBEK Children's FundKazakhstan
BORNEfondenCape Verde
Botswana Christian Council (BCC)Botswana
Botswana Council for the Disabled (BCD)Botswana
Botswana Council of Women (BCW)Botswana
Botswana Family Welfare Association (BOFWA)Botswana
Botswana National Youth Council (BNYC)Botswana
Botswana Network of AIDS Services Organisations (BONASO)Botswana
Boy Scouts of NipponJapan
Boys and Girls Society of Sierra LeoneSierra Leone
Brazilian Institute of Social and Economic AnalysisBrazil
Bread for the WorldUnited States of America
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ORGANIZATIONCOUNTRY
Breaking the SilenceBangladesh
Breastfeeding Advisory Association of MalaysiaMalaysia
Breastfeeding Promotion Network of India (BPNI)India
Breastfeeding Promotion SocietyIran, Islamic Republic Of
Bridge of HopeArmenia
British Red CrossUnited Kingdom
Brookings InstitutionUnited States of America
Buddukiro Children's AgencyUganda
Bugweri Development FoundationUganda
BuniyaadPakistan
CAFODUnited Kingdom
Cais do PortoBrazil
Cameroon Association for Family WelfareCameroon
Cameroon Medical Women's AssociationCameroon
Cameroon Society For the Prevention of Child Abuse and Cameroon
Neglect
Caminul PhilipRomania
Canaan Institute of New PedagogyIsrael
Occupied Palestinian Territories
Canadian Coalition for the Rights of ChildrenCanada
Canadian Council on Social DevelopmentCanada
Canadian Institute of Child HealthCanada
Canadian Physicians for Aid & Relief (CPAR)Malawi
Canadian Teachers’ FederationCanada
CANICAMexico
Canillitas con Don BoscoDominican Republic
Canillitas con Laura VicuñaDominican Republic
CapanamurKorea, Democratic People's
Republic
CAREUnited Kingdom
CARE International - Thailand (Raks Thai)Thailand
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ORGANIZATIONCOUNTRY
Caribbean Association for Feminist Research & Action (CAFRA)Trinidad and Tobago
Caribbean Child Development CentreJamaica
CaritasEgypt
Caritas ArquidiocesanaHonduras
Cáritas CaboverdianaCape Verde
Caritas EspañolaSpain
Caritas MakeniSierra Leone
Caritas SverigeSweden
Casa Alianza de HondurasHonduras
Casa Alianza México, I.A.P.Mexico
Casa SperantaRomania
Catholic Agency for DevelopmentGuinea
Catholic Health Association of India (CHAI)India
CAUSE CanadaSierra Leone
CDM International/EHPUnited States of America
CEAPASpain
CEARSpain
Cecodap - Centros Comunitarios de ParendizajeVenezuela
CEDAW NGO CoalitionEgypt
CENPECBrazil
Center for African Settlement Studies and Development Nigeria
(CASSAD)
Center for Child Rights - Center for Social Policy Initiatives Croatia
(CSPI)
Center for Conflict ManagementKazakhstan
Center for Development Communication (CDC)Egypt
Center for Family, Gender & Environment in DevelopmentViet Nam
Center for Human Development (CHD)Nigeria
Center for Human Rights AffairsJapan
Center for Legislative DevelopmentPhilippines
Center for Performing Arts (CPA)Sri Lanka
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ORGANIZATIONCOUNTRY
Center for Population and Family HealthUnited States of America
Center for Reproductive Health and Family PlanningViet Nam
Center for the Culture of Peace and Non-violence "Mali korak"Croatia
Center for the Protection of Children's Rights Foundation Thailand
(CPCRF)
Center for Women and Children Studies (CWCS)Bangladesh
Center of Arab Women for Training and ResearchTunisia
Central Union for Child WelfareFinland
Centre d'Education et du Developpement des Enfants MauriciensMauritius
(CEDEM)
Centre de Formation et d'Education Instrument de la Paix Chad
(CEFEIP)
Centre for Adolescent HealthKenya
Centre for African Settlement Studies & DevelopmentNigeria
Centre for Community Studies, Action and Development Ghana
(CENCOSAD)
Centre for Development and Emergency Practice (CENDEP)United Kingdom
Centre for Development and Population Activities (CEDPA)United States of America
Centre for Environment Education (CEE)India
Centre for Health Education, Training and Nutrition (CHETNA)Egypt
Centre for Health Education, Training and Nutrition Awareness India
(CHETNA)
Centre for Human Rights & Rehabilitaiton (CHRR)Malawi
Centre for Legal Research & Resource DevelopmentNepal
Centre for Mass Education in Science (CMES)Bangladesh
Centre for Non-Formal Education and Training (CENFET)Nigeria
Centre for Refugee ResearchAustralia
Centre for Rehabilitation of Children and WomenFederal Republic of Yugoslavia
(Kosovo)
Centre for Science and Environment (CSE)India
Centre for Social ResearchEgypt
Centre for Substitute Family CareCzech Republic
Centre for the Law and the Child of the National Law School of India
India
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ORGANIZATIONCOUNTRY
Centre for Women's Development Studies (WDS)India
Centre International de L'Enfance et de la FamilleFrance
Centre Régional pour l'Eau Potable à Faible CoûtCôte d'Ivoire
Centre Régional pour l'Eau Potable et l'Assainissement Togo
(CREPA-TOGO)
Centre Rural d'Animation Sanitaire (CRAS)Côte d'Ivoire
Centro de Apoyo a Programas y Proyectos (CAPRI)Nicaragua
Centro de Derechos Económicos y SocialesEcuador
Centro de Desarrollo Social "La Aurora"Ecuador
Centro de Estudios de la JuventudCuba
Centro de Estudios Demográficos (CESDEM)Dominican Republic
Centro de Estudios Regionales-GuayasEcuador
Centro de Estudios Sociales y Publicaciones (CESIP)Peru
Centro de Integración Familiar (CIF)Dominican Republic
Centro de Investigación en Salud Materna InfantilDominican Republic
Centro de Investigación para la Acción Feminina (CIPAF)Dominican Republic
Centro de Investigaciones Sociales de LojaEcuador
Centro de la Mujer y la Niña (CEDEM)Argentina
Centro de Medicina Reproductiva del Adolescente (CEMERA)Chile
Centro Dominicano de Estudios de la Educación (CEDEE)Dominican Republic
Centro Feminista de Informacion y AccionCosta Rica
Centro Interdisciplinario para el DesarrolloMexico
Centro Mexicano para la Filantropia (CEMEFI)Mexico
Centro P. Juan MontalvoDominican Republic
Centro para la Acción Legal en Derechos Humanos (CALDH)Guatemala
Centro PovedaDominican Republic
CENWORSri Lanka
CERFAMIColombia
CESVIKorea, Democratic People's
Republic
CEVESABenin
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ORGANIZATIONCOUNTRY
CHANCE – Federation of Developing Activities of ChildrenPoland
Change Agent AssociationUganda
Chikankata Health ServicesZambia
Child and EnvironmentGeorgia
Child in Need Institute (CINI)India
Child Life Line (CLL)Nigeria
Child PastorateBrazil
Child Protection Fund, Inc., KoreaKorea, Democratic People's
Republic
Child Protection SocietyZimbabwe
Child ReachUnited States of America
Child Relief and You (CRY)India
Child Rights AsianetThailand
Child Rights CaucusUnited States of America
Child Rights Information NetworkUnited Kingdom
Child Rights Protection CommitteePoland
Child Rights Watch (CRW)Sudan
Child Survival CORE GroupUnited States of America
Child Survival Technical Support GroupUnited States of America
Child WatchThailand
Child Welfare League of CanadaCanada
Child Welfare Society of Kenya (CWSK)Kenya
Child Workers in Asia (CWA)Thailand
Childhope Asia Philippines (CHAP)Philippines
Childlife TrustKenya
Childline BotswanaBotswana
Childnet InternationalUnited Kingdom
Children FirstJamaica
Children in Need Network (CHIN)Zambia
Children in Performing ArtsZimbabwe
Children's Agenda New ZealandNew Zealand
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ORGANIZATIONCOUNTRY
Children's Aid DirectKorea, Democratic People's
Republic
Children's Aid DirectSierra Leone
Children's Book CouncilIran, Islamic Republic Of
Children's Development CentreGuyana
Children's Environment Research GroupUnited States of America
Children's Environmental Health NetworkUnited States of America
Children's Express USAUnited States of America
Children's Forum 21Italy
Children’s Friends AssociationPoland
Children's Parliament of Côte d'IvoireCôte d'Ivoire
Children's Resource CentreSouth Africa
Children's Rights AllianceIreland
Children's Rights Alliance for England (CRAE)United Kingdom
Children's Television WorkshopUnited States of America
China Association of Science and TechnologyChina
China Charity FederationChina
China Maternal and Infant Health CenterChina
China Youth FederationChina
Chinese History and Culture Educational Foundation for YouthChina
Chinnamul Shisu Kishore Sangstha (CSKS)Bangladesh
Chiriperos con Don BoscoDominican Republic
CHRISTAGSierra Leone
Christian Brothers Sierra LeoneSierra Leone
Christian Child Welfare Association (CCWA)Japan
Christian Children's Fund - Ukraine (CCF)Ukraine
Christian Health Association of Nigeria (CHAN)Nigeria
Christian Medical Association of IndiaIndia
Christian Outreach Relief and DevelopmentTanzania, United Republic Of
CIDEChile
CIDES (British Airways NGO)Mexico
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ORGANIZATIONCOUNTRY
CIDPAChile
CIES - Centre for Development Information and EducationItaly
CINARAColombia
CinematecaUruguay
Círculos Femeninos PopularesVenezuela
CIRDParaguay
Citi-HabitatCape Verde
Civil Society Forum in the Americas (CEPIA)Brazil