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Since 1993, the ISS/IRC has been actively developing and implementing international standards relating to the alternative care of children deprived of their family or at risk of being so and adoption.
It promotes the exchange of knowledge, experience, and dialogue between professionals of governmental and non-governmental agencies throughout the world. The ISS/IRC’s principal goal is to equip alternative care and adoption professionals on the ground by developing resources and highlighting promising practices. Likewise, it aims to raise awareness of the need to protect children’s rights within the analytical framework of international standards in an ever-changing environment. More than 5000 professionals in countries of origin and receiving countries directly benefit from the ISS/IRC services.