Structure
FWCC has four sections in addition to the world office in London:
- Africa Section, based in Nairobi, Kenya
- Asia and West Pacific Section, based in Australia
- Europe and Middle East Section, based in Impington, Cambridge, England
- Section of the Americas, based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
In addition every three years FWCC organizes an international Triennial. The triennials are attended by about 175 representatives, appointed by the almost 70 affiliated yearly meetings and groups aiming to provide links among Friends. The 22nd Triennial was held in August 2007 in Dublin, Republic of Ireland, with the theme "Finding the Prophetic Voice for our Time".
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