World Union of Catholic Women's Organisations

The World Union of Catholic Women's Organisations (WUCWO/UMOFC) describes itself as a worldwide network of Catholic organisations whose mission is the integral development of women. It states that it has worked for more than 110 years to promote the active and co-responsible participation of Catholic women in the Church and in society. In 2007 it was recognised by the Holy See as a Public International Association of the Faithful, and it holds status and representation before the UN (ECOSOC, Human Rights Council, FAO and UNESCO) and the Council of Europe. In 2021 it created the World Women's Observatory (WWO).

The World Union of Catholic Women's Organisations (UMOFC) states that it has worked for more than 110 years to promote the active and co-responsible participation of Catholic women in the Church and in society. It says that since its creation it has been committed to respect for the dignity and fundamental rights of the person, especially of women, to the promotion and defence of life and the family, to ecumenical and interreligious dialogue and to respect for cultural diversity. In 2007 it was recognised by the Holy See as a Public International Association of the Faithful. It holds status and representation before the UN (ECOSOC, Human Rights Council, FAO and UNESCO) and the Council of Europe. In 2021 it created the World Women's Observatory (WWO) to give visibility to the most vulnerable and to favour their integral development.

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