AIESEC

AIESEC
Formation1948
TypeNot-for-profit
Legal statusActive
PurposePeace and fulfillment of humankind's potential
HeadquartersMontreal, Canada
Location
  • 5605 Avenue de Gaspé #208, Montréal, QC H2T 2A4, Canada
Region served
Worldwide
Membership
40,000
Official language
English
President of AIESEC International (PAI)
Ana Leonor Fernandes
Main organ
Global Plenary
Websiteaiesec.org

AIESEC is an international "youth-run" and led, non-governmental and not-for-profit organization that provides young people with business development internships. The organization focuses on empowering young people to make a progressive social impact. The AIESEC network includes approximately 40,000 members in 120+ countries.[1]

AIESEC is a non-governmental in consultative status with the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC), is an independent arm of the UN DPI[2] and UN's Office of the Secretary-General's Envoy on Youth,[3] member of ICMYO,[3] and is recognized by UNESCO.[4] AIESEC's international headquarters are in Montreal, Canada.[5]

  1. ^ "About us | AIESEC". www.aiesec.org.
  2. ^ "Non-Governmental Organizations Committee Recommnds 52 Organizations for Consultative Status With Economic and Social Council". www.un.org.
  3. ^ a b Ruggiero, Cassandra (22 September 2013). "The end of the IANYD and ICMYO Meetings – just the start of AIESEC's involvement with the United Nations". AIESEC International. Archived from the original on 5 December 2014. Retrieved 27 November 2014.
  4. ^ "UNESCO English Search: AIESEC". UNESCO. Archived from the original on 2014-10-23. Retrieved 2014-10-18.
  5. ^ "AIESEC: Contact Us". AIESEC.

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