Major Initiatives
International Agencies
One of the major goals of IAAP is to maximize the influence and contributions of IAAP to international issues and agencies.
One way in which this goal is achieved is by enhancing the role, influence, and contributions of IAAP to international organizations, such as the United Nations, the World Health Organization, the International Labor Organization, and many others. IAAP contributes to the development and implementation of social policies of these organizations by increasing the participation of Divisions and members in conducting applied research and publishing White Papers on topics of interest and relevance. IAAP has, in this regard, representatives to the UN in New York, Vienna and Geneva.
Activities and reports from IAAP's United Nations Team are available through the United Nations pages.
The Call for UN-Relevant White Papers was issued in May, 2017.
Special Projects
Climate Change
Terry Hartig
terry.hartig@ibf.uu.se
Gender Equality
Kristina Potocnik
Kristina.Potocnik@ed.ac.uk
Immigrants and Refugees
Fanny Verkampt
fanny.verkampt@univ-tlse2.fr
Quality Education
Frederic Guay
frederic.guay@fse.ulaval.ca
Promoting Decent Work for All
Annamaria Di Fabio
adifabio@psico.unifi.it
IAAP History
Helio Carpintero
h_carpintero@yahoo.com
Task Force on Terrorism and Peace Building
The IAAP Board created a Task Force on Terrorism and Peace Building during its 2016 meeting in Yokohama. Violence and terrorism are profoundly changing the world we live in, affecting our effectiveness, security and well-being. A better understanding of what spurs violence and terrorism in today’s world is needed to develop more effective approaches to thwart violence and terrorism in the world.
Learn More about the task force.
Task Force on Core Competencies
This document presents a set of core competences, intended as a coherent international professional identity for psychologists.
Learn More about the task force.
Special Project on Gender Equality
The IAAP Board of Directors has established a “special project” on gender equality at the ICAP in Montreal in June 2018. This is the first project of this kind in its almost 100-year-long history!
Learn more about this special project.
