World Jewish Congress (WJC)

Congrès juif mondial (CJM)
Congreso Judio Mundial
Congresso Ebraico Mondiale
Congresso Judaico Mundial
Jüdischer Weltkongress

Contact Details

Main address: SG: Dan Diker, WJC Headquarters, 501 Madison Avenue, 17th Floor, 10022-5602, New York NY, United States of America, Tel: (1 212) 755 5770, Fax: (1 212) 755 5883, E-mail: info (at) worldjewishcongress.org

Regional Branches: Israel: 9a Diskin Street, IL-91042, Jerusalem, Israel, Tel: (972 2) 633 30 00, Fax: (972 2) 633 30 11, E-mail: wjc (at) wjc.co.il

Regional Branches: Europe: 63 avenue des Champs-Elysées, F-75008, Paris, France, Tel: (33 1) 43 59 94 63, Fax: (33 1) 42 25 45 28, E-mail: info (at) eurojewcong.org

Regional Branches: Latin America: Larrea 744, 1030, Buenos Aires, Argentina, Tel: (54 11) 4961 4534 - 4962 5028, Fax: (54 11) 4963 7056, E-mail: info (at) congresojudio.org.ar

Other Offices: Brussels Office: Rue de Stassart 84, B-1050, Brussels, Belgium, Tel: (32 2) 552 09 00, Fax: (32 2) 552 09 11, E-mail: info (at) wjc.eu

Other Offices: Geneva Office: Rue de Varembé 1, CP 191, CH-1211 20, Geneva, Switzerland, Tel: (41 22) 734 13 25, Fax: (41 22) 733 39 85, E-mail: cjm.wjc (at) bluewin.ch

URL: http://www.worldjewishcongress.org/

Aims

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.

Official Relations

United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC)^* (Special); United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)^* (Associate Status); United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF)^*; International Labour Organization (ILO)^* (Special List).

Activities

Formerly associated with rehabilitation of European Jews after World War II and efforts to create State of Israel; currently carries out protective function on behalf of Jews and Jewish communities wherever their political, religious, cultural or other human rights are endangered or curtailed. Works in the field of inter-faith dialogue, specifically with the Vatican and the World Council of Churches. Research centre in Jerusalem (Israel): Institute of the World Jewish Congress.

Publications

WJC Daily News Update - New York NY (USA). Studies; research reports.

Members

Membership open to all representative Jewish groups or communities, irrespective of the ideology of the government or social, political or economic system of the country in which they live. Affiliated Jewish communities and representative organizations in 95 countries and territories:

• Congo, Egypt, Kenya, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, Tunisia, Zambia, Zimbabwe.

• Argentina, Aruba, Barbados, Bolivia (Plurinational State of), Brazil, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Curaçao^*, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Jamaica, Martinique^*, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, Uruguay, United States of America, Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of).

• Hong Kong/China, India, Israel, Japan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Mongolia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Tajikistan, Thailand.

• Australia, New Zealand.

• Armenia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Gibraltar^*, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Malta, Republic of Moldova, Monaco, Montenegro, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russian Federation, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Ukraine.

Associated international organizations (9):

• Anti-Defamation League of B'nai B'rith (ADL)^*; B'nai B'rith International (BBI); Conference of European Rabbis (CER)^*; Hillel: The Foundation for Jewish Campus Life^*; International Council of Jewish Women (ICJW); Women's International Zionist Organization (WIZO)^*; World Jewish Diplomatic Corps (WJDC)^*; World Union of Jewish Students (WUJS); World Zionist Organization (WZO)^*.

UNESCO NGO Section Data

Type of Relation with UNESCOAssociate Status

Admission Date1962

Reclassification date1999

Programme sector: EDNo

Programme sector: SCNo

Programme sector: SHSYes

Programme sector: CLTNo

Programme sector: CIINo

Programme sector: BSPNo

Programme sector: AFRNo

Name and contact details of NGO focal point at UNESCOM. Volodine Vladimir
SHS/RSP/HR-GED

History1936, Geneva, as successor to Committee of Jewish Delegations, set up 1918. Initially set up to mobilize Jewish people and democratic forces against the Nazi onslaught 1962 Category B 1998 adjournment of decision until the 156th session of the Executive Board (155 EX/40) (155 EX/Dec. 8.7) 1999 Reclassification to Formal Consultative Relations (156 EX/36) (156 EX/Dec.9.2) 2005 Renewal of formal consultative relations for a further period of six years (171 EX/39) (171 EX/Dec. 49)

Contribution to UNESCO's programmes Evaluation by Programme Sectors SHS, CLT (2005): SHS has not cooperated directly with WJC in recent years; however, the NGO was invited to the World Forum on Human Rights in Nantes, France (16-19 May 2004). That said, WJC has established close working relations at the highest policy-making levels of the Organization and has certainly a great potential for developing joint activities in relevant fields of interest to both SHS and CLT Sectors.

Previous evaluation made by Programme sector concerned Previous evaluation: The activities of its various branches, in particular, the European Jewish Congress, are numerous and varied. It sponsors the World Jewish Congress’s institute, established in Jerusalem, which is both a major centre of scientific activities and an international centre for research and sources of data on Jewish affairs. Its relations with UNESCO involve, in particular, direct exchanges of a consultative and political nature with the Directorate on specific matters such as tolerance, the struggle for human rights and inter-religious dialogue. Leads actions with the Council of Europe and the European Commission, which, every year, allocates a subvention to the WJC for its activities against racism, xenophobia and antisemitism.

Keywords Library,Biology,Culture of peace,Human rights,History,Racism,Jewish religion

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