International Council for Science

The International Council for Science (ICSU) is a non-governmental organisation with a global membership of national scientific bodies and international scientific unions, representing 142 countries. The mission of ICSU is to strengthen international science for the benefit of society by mobilising the knowledge and resources of the international science community to identify and address major issues of importance to science and society, facilitate interaction amongst scientists across all disciplines and from all countries, promote the participation of all scientists in the international scientific endeavour, and provide independent, authoritative advice to stimulate constructive dialogue between the scientific community and governments, civil society, and the private sector. ICSU has a unique global membership of natural and social sciences and humanities, and it brings the world together through the power of science. The organisation has 17 interdisciplinary bodies established with various strategic partners that address major issues of relevance to both science and society. Some of the priorities for 2023 membership include growing the global membership to represent and serve the interests and needs of all sciences, bringing the voice of science to the highest level of policy-making through the United Nations and other multilateral fora, building the evidence and intellectual resources to help transform science and research systems, recognising individuals who have made outstanding contributions to advancing science as a global public good through the ISC Fellowship, and mobilising science and resources to target the most pressing sustainability challenges through the Global Commission on Science Missions for Sustainability.