International Council on Social Welfare

Promote forms of social and economic development which aim to reduce poverty, hardship and vulnerability, especially amongst disadvantaged people;strive for recognition and realization of fundamental rights to employment, income, food, shelter, education, health care and security; promote equality of opportunity, freedom of expression, freedom of association, participation and access to human services and oppose discrimination;promote policies and programs which strike an appropriate balance between social and economic goals and which respect cultural diversity;strengthen civil society throughout the world to achieve these objects;seek implementation of these objects by governments, international organizations and non-governmental agencies in cooperation with its network of member organizations.

Promote forms of social and economic development which aim to reduce poverty, hardship and vulnerability, especially amongst disadvantaged people; strive for recognition and realization of fundamental rights to employment, income, food, shelter, education, health care and security; promote equality of opportunity, freedom of expression, freedom of association, participation and access to human services and oppose discrimination; promote policies and programs which strike an appropriate balance between social and economic goals and which respect cultural diversity; strengthen civil society throughout the world to achieve these objects; seek implementation of these objects by governments, international organizations and non-governmental agencies in cooperation with its network of member organizations.