The International Council on Social Welfare (ICSW), founded in Paris in 1928, is a non-governmental organization which now represents national and local organizations in more than 70 countries throughout the world.
ICSW’s constitution and by-laws make it a fully democratic and accountable organization. Governing body, the Committee of Representatives, is elected by all members and comprises more than one hundred people. It selects a President, Treasurer and Executive Committee to take responsibility for detailed implementation of its programmes and policies. Similar governing structures apply in each of ICSW’s ten regions – Central & West Africa, East and Southern Africa, North Africa & the Middle East, North East Asia, South & Central Asia, South East Asia & the Pacific, Europe, Central America & the Caribbean, South America and North America.
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