Areas of expertise & Fields of activity:
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Economic and Social:
Children
Citizenship and Governance
Climate Change
Crime Prevention
Criminal Justice
Development
Disarmament
Drug Control
Human Rights
International Law
International Security
Justice
Peace and Security
Refugees
Safety
Social Development
Sustainable Development
Violence
Women/gender Equality
Gender Issues and Advancement of Women:
Capacity building
Education and training of women
Human rights of women
Policy advice
Research
Trafficking in women and girls
Violence against women
Women and armed conflict
Population:
International migration
Population distribution and internal migration
Public Administration:
Ethics, Transparency and Accountability
Governance and Public Administration
Knowledge Systems and E-government
Social Development:
Conflict
Social policy
Statistics:
Crime and criminal justice statistics
Demographic and social surveys
Development indicators
International migration
Sustainable Development:
Capacity-building
Climate change
Information for decision-making and participation
International law
Sustainable development for Africa
Peace and Development in Africa:
Development in Africa
Peace in Africa
Conflict Resolution in Africa:
Conflicts Resolution
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| Geographic scope: |
Regional
Africa
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| Country of activity: |
South Africa
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| Millennium Development Goals: |
Combat HIV/AIDS, malaria and other diseases
Eradicate extreme poverty and hunger
Achieve universal primary education
Promote gender equality and empower women
Reduce child mortality
Improve maternal health
Ensure environmental sustainability
Develop global partnership for development
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| Mission statement: |
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| Year established: |
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| Year of registration: |
1991 |
| Organizational structure: |
In terms of governance, the ISS has four external trustees and one internal trustee, namely Advocate Selby Baqwa, Judge Lucy Mailula, Mr Jody Kollapen, Mr Bobby Godsell and Dr Jakkie Cilliers (ISS Executive Director). |
| Number and type of members: |
Staff component of approx 120 in offices in Pretoria, Nairobi, Addis Ababa and Dakar |
| Affiliation with NGO networks: |
Institut Superior de Relacoes International / ECOSOC |
| Funding structure: |
Donations and grants from domestic sources
Foreign and international grants
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