International_Council_of_Voluntary_Agencies

International Council for Voluntary Agencies

International Council for Voluntary Agencies

Group of humanitarian organisations, based in Geneva

International Council for Voluntary Agencies is a Switzerland-based global network of humanitarian organisations working on migration and refugee issues. It won the Nansen Refugee Award in 1963.

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Organisation

The International Council for Voluntary Agencies is based in Geneva and often known by its French name Conseil international des Agences bénévoles.[1]

History

The International Council for Voluntary Agencies a global network of not for profit organisations that work on refugee and forcible displacement issues.[2] It was founded in 1962 to succeed the Conference on Non-Governmental Organizations interested in Migration, the International Committee for World Refugee Year, and the Standing Conference for Voluntary Agencies Working for Refugees.[3] The work of the organisation, as of 1966, was directed by The Commission on Refugees and The Commission on Migration and The Commission on Social and Economic Development.[4]

The organisation was awarded the Nansen Refugee Award in 1963; the award was accepted by Mr. C. Ritchie.[5] Thomas Getman was the Executive Director in 2006, Nan Buzard was the Executive Director in 2016, Ignacio Packer was the Executive Director in 2022.[6][1]

See also

References

  1. [1]
    Fiches dossier humanitaire, Conseil International des Agences Bénévoles (in French)
  2. [2]
    "The Field of Displacement and Forced Migration: Background and Issues", International Social Work: Issues, Strategies, and Programs, SAGE Publications, Inc., pp. 393–422, 2013, doi:10.4135/9781544308685.n12, ISBN 9781452217482, retrieved 2022-08-05
  3. [3]
    "ICVA-About ICVA". ICVA. Retrieved 2022-08-05.
  4. [4]
    "International Council of Voluntary Agencies". International Review of the Red Cross. 6 (67): 556–557. October 5, 1966. doi:10.1017/S0020860400087933 – via Cambridge University Press.
  5. [5]
    "Additif au Rapport du Haut Commissaire des Nations Unies pour les Réfugiés, 1963 (English: Addendum to the Report of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, 1963 A/5511/Rev.1/Add.1)". UNHCR (in French). 1 Jan 1964. Retrieved 2022-08-05.
  6. [6]
    "Sommet humanitaire mondial : gagnants et perdants". The New Humanitarian (in French). 2016-05-26. Retrieved 2022-08-05.
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