Catholic International Center for Cooperation with UNESCO

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The Catholic International Center for Cooperation with UNESCO ( en . : International Catholic Center for Cooperation with UNESCO , abbreviation: ICCC; fr . : Center Catholique International de Coopération avec l'UNESCO , abbreviation: CCIC ; it . : Centro Cattolico Internazionale di Cooperazione con l'Unesco , abbreviation: CCIC) is an association of believers in the Roman Catholic Church . The non-governmental organization was founded in Paris in 1947 and wants to ensure the Catholic presence within UNESCO. The CCIC has 291 Catholic organizations from 37 countries.

history

When UNESCO was founded in 1947 , the Archbishop of Paris Emmanuel Célestin gave Cardinal Suhard the impetus to found a Catholic organization that would work closely with UNESCO. He was there by the then Apostolic Nuncio Archbishop Angelo Roncalli, who later became Pope John XXIII. supported. Thus came in 1947 to the founding of the "Catholic International Center of cooperation with UNESCO," the first director and emissaries of the Catholic Church was Monsignor Jean-Edouard-Lucien Rupp appointed. On December 1, 1990, the CCIC was recognized by the Pontifical Council for the Laity as an International Association of Papal Law and was included in the Papal Register .

Self-image

The tasks of the center lie in the information , the documentation and the coordination of Catholic topics. She wants to sensitize the members of UNESCO and ensure that the church teaching is observed.

Organization and expansion

Members of the CCIC are international Catholic organizations , bishops' conferences , dioceses , religious orders , Catholic universities and foundations ; individual memberships are also possible. Expressed in terms of staff, this means around 6,000 addressees. Membership is divided into “Active Members”, “Association Members” and “Sympathetic Membership”. The active members have full voting rights , the association members are consultative (advisory) entitled to vote and the "sympathizing members" are supportive. The highest governing body is the general assembly. The CCIC is headed by a director and the board of directors, the board of directors consists of the president and two vice-presidents, a secretary, a treasurer and the church assistant . Its members include 291 different and independent organizations from 37 countries, of which Africa has 8 countries, Asia 3 countries, Europe 10 countries, the Middle East 3 countries, North America 3 countries, Oceania one country and South America 9 countries. The center is headquartered in Paris. The CCIC publishes the quarterly magazine “Le Mois à l'Unesco” in French, English, Spanish and Arabic. Further information leaflets are "Education Information and News" and "CCIC Information" in French and English.

Publications

On the occasion of the 20th anniversary of the International Year of the Family, the CCIC published the "Declaration of Civil Society for the 20th Anniversary of the International Year of the Family - 15 May 2014".

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ NGO UNESCO Archived copy ( Memento from March 4, 2016 in the Internet Archive )
  2. ^ Archbishop Jean-Édouard-Lucien Rupp of Monaco [1]
  3. ↑ Members list Archived copy ( Memento from October 23, 2014 in the Internet Archive )
  4. ↑ International Year of the Family - 20th anniversary [2]
  5. ↑ Text of the declaration [3]