International Council on Social Welfare (ICSW)
Conseil international de l'action sociale (CIAS)
Consejo Internacional de Bienestar Social
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Contact Details
URL: http://www.icsw.org/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/icsw_global
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/icswglobal/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/international-council-on-social-welfare/
Founded
1928 Paris France
History
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Promote forms of social and economic development which aim to reduce poverty, hardship and vulnerability, especially amongst disadvantaged people; strive for recognition and protection and realization of fundamental rights to employment, income, food, shelter, education, health care and security; promote equality of opportunity, freedom of expression, freedom of association, participation and access to human services and oppose discrimination; promote policies and programmes which strike an appropriate balance between social and economic goals and which respect cultural diversity; strengthen civil society worldwide; seek implementation of objects by governments, international organizations and non-governmental agencies in cooperation with member organizations.
Events
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Consultative Status with: E-XE3382 - UNDP. Associated with Department of Global Communications of the United Nations.
- Accredited by: United Nations Office at Vienna (UNOV)
- Links with: African Union (AU)
- Links with: Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN)
- Links with: Commonwealth Foundation (CF)
- Links with: Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS)
- Links with: United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)
- Links with: United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA)
- Links with: United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP)
Relations with Non-Governmental Organizations
- Cooperates with: International Association of Schools of Social Work (IASSW)
- Cooperates with: International Federation of Social Workers (IFSW)
- Member of: Committee of NGOs on Human Rights, Geneva
- Member of: Conference of Non-Governmental Organizations in Consultative Relationship with the United Nations (CONGO)
- Member of: European Network for Social Action (ENSACT)
- Member of: International Conference of NGOs
- Member of: NGO Committee on the Status of Women, Geneva
- Member of: SDG Watch Europe
- Member of: Social Platform
- Links with: African Platform on Social Protection
Publications
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- Society → Society
- Society → Social
- Society → Disadvantaged
- Social Activity → Welfare
- Culture → Culture
- Development → Development
- Peace → Rights
- Peace → Humanitarian
- Harmony → Diversity
- Peace → Human Rights Organizations
UN Sustainable Development Goals **
UIA Org ID
XA1771
** UN SDGs are linked to the subject classification.
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