International Council for Voluntary Agencies is a

Switzerland ). Swiss law does not designate a ''capital'' as such, but the federal parliament and government are installed in Bern, while other federal institutions, such as the federal courts, are in other cities (Bellinzona, Lausanne, Luzern, Neuchâtel ...

-based global network of humanitarian organisations working on

migration Migration, migratory, or migrate may refer to: Human migration * Human migration, physical movement by humans from one region to another ** International migration, when peoples cross state boundaries and stay in the host state for some minimum le ...

and

refugee A refugee, conventionally speaking, is a displaced person who has crossed national borders and who cannot or is unwilling to return home due to well-founded fear of persecution.

issues. It won the

Nansen Refugee Award The Nansen Refugee Award is awarded annually by the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) to an individual, group, or organization in recognition of outstanding service to the cause of refugees, Internally displaced person, displac ...

in 1963.

Organisation

The International Council for Voluntary Agencies is based in

Geneva Geneva ( ; french: Genève ) frp, Genèva ; german: link=no, Genf ; it, Ginevra ; rm, Genevra is the List of cities in Switzerland, second-most populous city in Switzerland (after Zürich) and the most populous city of Romandy, the French-speaki ...

and often known by its French name ''Conseil international des Agences bénévoles.''
Fiches dossier humanitaire
', Conseil International des Agences Bénévoles (in French)

History

The International Council for Voluntary Agencies a global network of not for profit organisations that work on refugee and forcible displacement issues. It was founded in 1962 to succeed the ''

Conference on Non-Governmental Organizations interested in Migration A conference is a meeting of two or more experts to discuss and exchange opinions or new information about a particular topic. Conferences can be used as a form of group decision-making, although discussion, not always decisions, are the main p ...

'', the ''

International Committee for World Refugee Year International is an adjective (also used as a noun) meaning "between nations". International may also refer to: Music Albums * ''International'' (Kevin Michael album), 2011 * ''International'' (New Order album), 2002 * ''International'' (The T ...

'', and the ''

Standing Conference for Voluntary Agencies Working for Refugees Standing, also referred to as orthostasis, is a position in which the body is held in an ''erect'' ("orthostatic") position and supported only by the feet. Although seemingly static, the body rocks slightly back and forth from the ankle in the s ...

''. 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''. The organisation was awarded the

in 1963; the award was accepted by Mr. C. Ritchie. Thomas Getman was the Executive Director in 2006, Nan Buzard was the Executive Director in 2016, Ignacio Packer was the Executive Director in 2022.

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* {{official, https://www.icvanetwork.org/ 1962 establishments in Switzerland Humanitarian aid organizations in Europe Refugee aid organizations in Europe Organisations based in Geneva Nansen Refugee Award laureates

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History

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