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A great man has left us
| KOFI ANNAN Former UN Secretary General and a great advocate of Human and Children rights
Born April 1938, Kumasi, Ghana
Died August 2018 Bern, Switzerland
R.I.P.
ISS in Nepal - Cross Border Child Protection in South Asia
| From 29 to 31 May 2018, ISS participated in a workshop on the 'Role of The Hague Conventions in Cross-Border Child Protection in South-Asia' in Kathmandu, Nepal, which focussed on the cross border movement of children from South Asia and mechanisms to support safe migration.
Children with disabilities: “A Better Future Is Possible”
| As you might have heard, the ISS Australia NSW Manager Damon Martin has been working with the ISS's General Secretariat on the network's Children with Disabilities (CWD) project. This project aims to promote the rights of CWD and to train caregivers on the specific needs on CWD.
HCCH Brochure: Celebrating the 25th anniversary of the 1993 HC
| At the occasion of the 1993 Hague Convention's 25th anniversary, the Permanent Bureau of the Hague Conference in association with ISS/IRC has published a brochure recalling the Convention's "basics" and providing an overview on accomplishments and areas to improve.
ISS/IRC together with ISS Australia - (ICAR 6) in Montreal from 8-12 July 2018
| The ISS/IRC together with ISS Australia actively participated in the Sixth International Conference on Adoption Research (ICAR 6) hold in Montreal, Canada.
May 2018: ISS at 13th Euroadopt International Conference in Milan
| ISS had the honour to partner with Euroadopt in the organisation of their bi-annual meeting with 300 adoption stakeholders primarily from Europe but also Africa and the Americas.
ISS at the Global Forum on Migration and Development (GFMD) in Agadir
| From 21 to 22 June 2018, ISS Switzerland and the ISS/IRC participated in the GFMD Thematic Workshop on Children and Youth on the Move: Implementing Sustainable Solutions that was held in Agadir (Morocco).
"MOOC4CoM" Project: launch of a web site dedicated to children on the move
| The launch of the "MOOC4CoM" is planned for 2019, depending on available funds. In the meantime, a web site centralising a large amount of resources on this topic has been developed.
ISS/IRC together with ISS Germany (FIF e.V.) during the Federal Adoption meeting in Bonn from 12-13 June 2018
| From 12 to 13 of June 2018, the ISS/IRC together with ISS Germany (FIF e.V.) participated in the federal meeting on intercountry adoptions at the Ministry of Justice in Bonn (Germany).
ISS Intercountry caseworkers meet in Valletta, Malta
| Experts from over 50 countries shared with passion promising practices on cross border social work.
