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Working with governments, the G20, UNESCO and educational organisations around the world, the IFIP is the global authority on inclusion across society.
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Explore the programmes and services through which IFIP supports practitioners, schools and institutions worldwide.
Global programmes & forums
IFIP's global platforms and specialist forums connect practitioners, association leaders, schools, and institutions to international dialogue on inclusion, innovation, skills, and education.
Practitioner advisory & specialist forums
GIC Global Inclusion Council IFIP's highest practitioner advisory body — grounded perspectives for UNESCO and global inclusion dialogue. Explore the Global Inclusion CouncilSpecialist forums
Global assembly of associations
GEA Global Education Assembly An assembly of associations: a collective voice for school associations in global education dialogue, following UNESCO invitation. Explore the Global Education AssemblyA top-level IFIP platform alongside the Global Inclusion Council, not a specialist forum beneath it.
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IFIP Steering Group
- Manobina Chakraborty (India)
- Roslyn Dotterweich (USA and Ethiopia)
- Aida Hrnjic (Bosnia and Herzegovina)
- Cecilia Irazoqui (Uruguay)
- Shinelly James (Trinidad and Tobago)
- Liz Jones (Netherlands)
- Sarah Johnson (United Kingdom)
- Derek Laidlaw (United Kingdom / Spain)
- Roger Mitchell (United Kingdom)
- Elizabeth Joy Shaffer (Spain)
- Christin Topper (China)
- Jon Turner (Zambia)
- Ceanlia Vermeulen (South Africa)
- Helena Wallberg (Sweden)
- Sharon White (United Kingdom)
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