General Secretariat
Protecting Children and Uniting Families Across Borders for 90 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 15 Branches, 4 Affiliated Bureaus, and a number of Correspondents active in more than 120 countries, and a General Secretariat. As a result, the organisation is represented in more than 140 countries with a broad worldwide impact.
- The Branches are all not-for-profit organizations, legally independent. The following countries benefit from the services of being a National Branch: Australia, Belgium, Bulgaria, Canada, Germany, Greece, Hong Kong, Japan, Netherlands, Philippines, Romania, Switzerland, United Kingdom, United States of America, and Venezuela.
- The Affiliated Bureaus are governmental or non governmental entities linked to ISS by a special agreement aiming to implement one or more activities of the organisation.The following countries benefit from the services of an Affiliated Bureau: Israel, New Zealand, Portugal and South Africa.
Affiliated Bureaus and Branches are members of the International Council of ISS and commit themselves to respect principles of the organisation.
- The Correspondents are governmental or non governmental institutions having an agreement with ISS with the purpose of implementing one or several activities of the organisation. Correspondents commit themselves to respect the principles of ISS.
ISS Correspondents
ISS Correspondents
For a contact in one of the following countries where ISS has a correspondent, please write to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
AFRICA
Algeria, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Cape Verder, Congo-Brazzaville, Congo-Kinshasa, Egypt, Ethiopia, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea-Conakry, Ivory Coast, Kenya, Liberia, Mauritania, Morocco. Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Tanzania, Togo, Tunisia, Zambia, Zimbabwe.
AMERICAS
Anguilla, Antigua, Argentina, Barbados, Belize, Bermudes, Bolivia, Brasil, Cayman Islands, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Guyana, Haïti, Honduras, Mauritius, Mexico, Paraguay, Peru, Puerto Rico, St Kitts and Nevis, Ste Lucie, St Vincent & Grenadines, Trinidad and Tobago, Uruguay.
ASIA & MIDDLE-EAST
Afghanistan, Azerbaïjan, Bangladesh, Cambodia, India, Indonesia, Iran, Jordan, Korea, Lebanon, Malaysia, Pakistan, Palestine, Papua New-Guinea, Russia, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Syria, Thailand, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, Vietnam.
EUROPE
Albania, Belarus, Bosnia Herzegovina, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Kosovo, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Malta, Moldova, Monaco, Norway, Poland, Serbia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Ukraine.
Becoming an ISS Correspondent
Is your organization interested in becoming an ISS affiliate?
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 caseworkservices in their country and across borders.
Jean Ayoub
Secretary General
