Article 2. Objectives

The objectives and purposes of the Federation are as follows:

A.    To promote international understanding and goodwill among the world's  funeral  service professionals to offer a platform for the exchange of professional views and information  and  to achieve uniformed Standards, rules, regulations and treaties for the cost efficient international repatriation of deceased individuals;

B.    To research and jointly study legal, moral, social and scientific issues relating to funeral services and thanatological activities, especially with regard to services rendered in the memorialization and disposition of deceased individuals;

C.    To encourage and develop education for funeral services and embalming or thanatopraxy throughout the world and achieve uniform standards and regulations;

D.    To improve the quality of the services rendered by funeral directors and thanatologists with respect of facilitating the grief process of survivors and protecting the public health;

E.    To increase the level of the professional knowledge of funeral service practitioners by assembling and disseminating to those in the profession publications, articles, and other works related to funeral services and thanatopractical issues;

F.    To provide due respect and deference to the autonomy of national organizations and to avoid any interference in all matters pertaining to laws, regulations, customs and manners of individual nations;

G.    To promote and represent the funeral industry wherever asked or required.