Ecicw-Cecif

empowering women and encouraging their participation in decision-making at national and european level, upholding human rights and eliminating all discriminations, encouraging sustainable development and peace. • main tasks - make women's opinions heard and promote their participation in european decision-making bodies. - facilitate collaboration between ecicw member organizations and strengthen ties both with the international council of women and with other organizations or networks. - collaborate with the council of europe, un agencies such as unicef and unifem, and with the european women's lobby /organization all the national councils are organizations bringing together up to a hundred women's associations. all are independent associations of political parties and not for profit. they work in all areas of society in cooperation with all non-governmental organizations interested in gender issues, nationally and internationally. the members of the councils are often asked to interve