General Secretariat
Protecting Children and Uniting Families Across Borders for 96 years
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The General Secretariat
The ISS General Secretariat has been based in Geneva, Switzerland, since 1924. It is a legal entity recognized under Swiss law.
Its Secretary General is currently Mr. Jean Ayoub, a senior executive in International and Humanitarian Affairs... Read more
Network constituents
The ISS network is composed of 120 members (including members ad interim) in more than 120 countries and a General Secretariat.
- Members are either not-for-profit organizations, legally independent or governmental entities considered fully fledged members of ISS. They have signed a special agreement with the General Secretariat aiming for the implementation of one or more activities of the organisation. The following countries have member status: Australia, Belgium, Bulgaria, Canada, Czech Republic, Germany, Greece, Hong Kong, Lebanon, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Malta, Netherlands, New Zealand, Pakistan, Philippines, Portugal, Romania, South Africa, Switzerland, United Kingdom, United States of America and Venezuela.
- Members ad interim (a.i. or former Correspondents) are either not-for-profit organizations, legally independent or governmental entities linked to ISS by a general agreement aiming for the implementation of one or more activities of the organisation. These members commit themselves to respect the ISS methodology and principles.
- Contacts are either not-for-profit, private organisations or individuals acting as a reference point on intercountry casework issues for the ISS network in a country.
ISS Members a.i.
ISS Members ad interim
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AFRICA
Algeria, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Congo-Brazzaville, Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), Egypt, Ethiopia, Gambia, Ghana, Ivory Coast, Kenya, Liberia, Madagascar, Mauritania, Mauritius, Morocco, Namibia, Rwanda, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Somalia, Tanzania, Togo, Tunisia, Zambia, Zimbabwe.
AMERICAS
Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Barbados, Belize, Bermuda, Bolivia, Brazil, Cayman Islands, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guyana, Honduras, Jamaica, Mexico, Netherlands Antilles, Paraguay, Peru, Puerto Rico, St Kitts and Nevis, Ste Lucie, Trinidad and Tobago, Uruguay.
ASIA & OCEANIA
Azerbaïjan, Bangladesh, Cambodia, China, India, Indonesia, Iran, Laos, Nepal, Palestine, Republic of Korea, Singapore, Syria, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, Vietnam.
EUROPE
Albania, Belarus, Bosnia Herzegovina, Croatia, Cyprus, Estonia, Finland, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Moldova, Monaco, Norway, Poland, Serbia, Slovak Rerpublic, Spain, Ukraine.
Becoming an ISS Member a.i.
Is your organization interested in becoming an ISS Member ad interim?
ISS Mission
We are a global network of non-profit organizations, specialized in family and child protection support. Our professional staff and volunteers are committed to reunite families across borders. For more info on our work please click here.
What are we looking for ?
If you are a well-established organization (international, government and non-governmental), with a demonstrable track record in child protection activities with an interest and capacity to provide international social work services and you want to contribute to the global ISS mission then you are welcome to join us!
How will you benefit from your ISS affiliation?
- You contribute globally to our mission
- You become affiliated to a worldwide network present in 120 countries and more
- You have access to international social work services where you can exchange good practice
- You have access to training and technical assistance
- You have access to up-to-date research data and information on legal and advocacy tools
- ou have a link to the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child (CRC) as well as to UN specialized agencies such as UNICEF and UNHCR or ECOSOC.
ISS members work together
All ISS members work together for the welfare of children and their family. They share a common expertise in international social work and as such are able to provide efficient intercountry casework services in their country and across borders.
Jean Ayoub
Secretary General
Together with ISS
L’ensemble des organisations membres du SSI travaillent main dans la main pour assurer le bien être des enfants et de leur famille. Elles ont en commun une forte expérience dans le travail social aussi bien au niveau national qu’international, ce qui leur permet de pouvoir mener à bien toutes les activités de soutien social individuel.
Jean Ayoub
Secretary General
