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Protecting Children and Uniting Families Across Borders for 90 years

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    Every year, the ISS provides its services to approximately 75'000 families around the world

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    Every year, the ISS provides its services to approximately 75'000 families around the world

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    Every year, the ISS provides its services to approximately 75'000 families around the world

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    Protecting Children and Uniting Families Across Borders for 92 years

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    Protecting Children and Uniting Families Across Borders for 92 years

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    Protecting Children and Uniting Families Across Borders for 92 years

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    Every year, the ISS provides its services to approximately 75'000 families around the world

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    Every year, the ISS provides its services to approximately 75'000 families around the world

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Adoption of a historic resolution at the ISS IC in Melbourne, Australia

ISS Members recently participated at the ISS International Council to discuss emerging social challenges affecting children and families on the move. The necessity to collaborate as a network and further develop and expand well targeted individualized services addressing the complex needs of migrant families and children was also discussed in detail.
One of the outcomes of the IC was the adoption of a historic resolution, deciding unanimously for the membership expansion by giving the opportunity to more organizations adhering to ISS working principles, to join as members and actively participate in policy and decision making. The Secretary General, closed the meeting by stating that "ISS has taken the right decision in terms of membership structure. ISS is now better equipped to serve more and more children and families on the move and to serve better".

A Consultation to draft an International Charter of Professional Conduct

 

The creation of a global network of professionals will help families access mediators specialised in cross-border family conflicts.

ISS wants to gather mediation professionals from all continents to establish jointly an accreditation system which guarantees standards of professional conduct.

The multilingual website can host a register of mediators located in the different countries.

Preparation will consist in coordinating all actors of international family mediation coming from different regions and elaborating a base for the joint consultation on the international charter and an accreditation system which will be recognised by States. The consultation will take place in Geneva in fall of 2015.

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