The World Lebanese Cultural Union (WLCU) is a civil institution, independent and non-governmental, non-political, non-sectarian, non-religious and non-profit making, established to ensure the preservation and propagation of pride in the Lebanese culture and its manifestation throughout the Diaspora. The WLCU stands as a Trans-Global organization associated with the Department of Global Communications (DGC) and accredited to the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) of the United Nations, and is autonomous and independent of any governmental institution either within the Republic of Lebanon or elsewhere in the world. The WLCU was formed to ensure the preservation and the enhancement of the collective contributions made by the people of Lebanon, and further endeavors to both preserve and spread Lebanese culture among the Lebanese emigrants, their descendants and the people of such host nations.