International Council of Voluntary Agencies (ICVA)
International Council of Voluntary Agencies (ICVA)
WebsiteGeneva

Founding Year: 1962

Staff: 27

Budget: CHF 70k (2020)

Ignacio Packer (Executive Director)

A global network of non-governmental organizations striving to “make humanitarian action more principled and effective.” Consequently, it works “collectively and independently to influence policy and practice.” Currently, it represents a “diverse network of over 100 NGO members operating in 160 countries at global, regional, national and local levels.”

 

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International Council of Voluntary Agencies (ICVA) contributes to the following Sustainable Development Goals


  Organization Type

Alliances/ Coalitions/ Networks/Partnerships

  Geographic Foci

Geofocus Unspecified/Irrelevant

 Subjects

Guidelines/ Framework|Humanitarian|Policy

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