Croatian World Congress was formed in Zagreb, in 1993. As an umbrella emigrant organisation it unites 30 national congresses from 30 countries of the world, in which a large number of Croatian emigrants live. As a non-profit, non-governmental, and non-party organisation, it unites Croatian emigrant organisations in order to create conditions for a more successful functioning of the organisations, in the best interest of Croatia and the other foreign countries. Croatian World Congress is a member of the U.N.'s Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC), with a consultant status.