The organisation plays an integral cultural role for Mountain Jews globally, through official representation of their interests – which includes engagement with governmental and social bodies.

[1] It brings together the mountain Jews of Israel, United States, Russia, Canada, Azerbaijan, Germany, Austria, Georgia, Kazakhstan, and other countries.

[2] In 1996, the Moscow-based philanthropist Tair Ghilalovich Gurshumov[3] established the foundation for the preservation and development of the mountain-Jewish culture and laid the first stone for the construction of a synagogue in Tirat Carmel, Israel.

In memory of him, his sons Zaur and Akif Gilalov created an international fund for the preservation and development of mountain-Jewish culture and built a synagogue, naming it "Beit Talhum", after their father.

[5] WCMJ was established at the first constituent congress, held on 5–7 February 2003 in Tel Aviv, Israel, by businessman and public figure Zaur Gilalov,[6] who made significant efforts to rally the mountain Jews communities around the world, continuing the work of his father.

Organizational work was led by the chairman of the international relations committee of the WCMJ and by the representative of the Israel Caucasian Jews Forum, Yakov Bar-Shimon.

[14] On November 23, 2017, a reception was held at the UN Information Center in Moscow, dedicated to the special consultative statute achieved at the UN Economic and Social Council by the WFRJ.

At the same time, official meetings were held with the Chairman of the Knesset (Israeli Parliament), Yuli Edelstein, and the Minister for Jerusalem's Affairs, Ze'ev Elkin, where the WFRJ's activities were also discussed.

[26] On May 27, 2019, Bruno Pozzi, Director of the European Office of the UNEP, and Akif Gilalov, Head of the WCMJ, signed a Memorandum of Understanding aimed at implementing the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).