PAX ROMANA ICMICA / MIIC, created in 1947 and present in more than 80 countries of all the continents, has its world headquarters in Geneva.
Pax Romana, initially founded in 1921, is made up of 2 complementary organizations or branches:
- ICMICA/MIIC: whose members are the federations of intellectuals and professionals.
- IMCS/MIEC – The International Movement of Catholic Students, whose members are the federations of young students, and which is in close collaboration with IYCS/JECI. Both IMCS/MIEC and IYCS/JECI share headquarters in Paris.
The Plenary Assembly of Pax Romana ICMICA/MIIC meets every 4 years and, in addition to taking the decisions on statutary matters and action plans for the period, appoints the 17 members of the International Council, including President, Vice-Presidents and Secretary General. The last Assembly took place in Warsaw and Krakow in July 2004 and the next one will be held in Africa in 2008.
Pax Romana ICMICA/MIIC has 5 Vice-Presidents, one for each region. The regions have a small-scale framework in voluntary basis for the regional coordination. At present, in Nairobi for Africa, Bangkok for Asia/Pacific, France (Mesvres) for Europe, Lima for Latin America and the Caribbean and Miami for North America.
After the passing of the Uruguayan Patricio Rodé last November 2005, the current President is Jean Nsonjiba Lokenga, a Congolese by nacionality, who professionally works in Kampala (Uganda) for Amnesty International, as Human Rights Defenders Co-ordinator in Africa; the Ecclesiastical Assistant is Fr Antoine Sondag, from France, who works for Secours Catholique – Caritas France, Department Europe; and the Secretary General is Paul Ortega, former director of the UNESCO Centre of the Basque Country
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