Our Mission

WUCWO's aim is to 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 and to work for human development.

Our Journey

Founded in 1910, WUCWO now represents 100 Catholic women's organisations worldwide and celebrates a century of services by women for the Church and society.

In 2006 it was erected by the Holy See as a Public International Association of the Faithful.

International Representation

WUCWO has Consultative status at the United Nations Economic and Social council (ECOSOC),the Human Rights Council (Geneva), the FAO (Rome), participatory status at the Council of Europe (Strasbourg) and is an official partner of UNESCO (Paris).

Principal Areas of Activity

• 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 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.