ISS is publishing a handbook on international family mediation; this publication is the first of its kind and targets families likely to benefit from this mode of conflict resolution. With such a sensitisation tool, ISS practically supports states' action in promoting mediation. 

While resorting to mediation for conflicts with an international dimension is gaining momentum, the handbook aims to inform families of benefits they could access by choosing mediation, in particular for the complex and delicate cases of international parental child abduction. 

To guaranty the handbook's content and its universal value, ISS created an advisory board of internationally renowned experts in the field of mediation, international law, child psychology and intercultural studies. The ISS Mediation Unit organized 2 round tables in Geneva (June and July 2013) to press ahead with the guide content. Institutions like The Hague Conference on international private law and the AIFI* support and participate in this global pioneer project. The handbook will be published first in French, English and online and distributed throughout the world via several ISS partner organisations.

*AIFI (Association internationale francophone des intervenants auprès des familles séparées)