| 11.06.09 |
Spanish Member Association invites to sign Manifesto "SOCIAL WORK IN VIEW OF THE DOWNTURN”
The General Council of Official Social Work Graduate and Social Worker Associations encourages all social workers, citizens and...
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| 09.06.09 |
Medical Social Work in Singapore: Building up a long-term care sector
On occasion of the 60th anniversary celebration of Singapores' medical social work, the Health Minister Khaw Boon Wan of the country...
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| 08.06.09 |
Lagos celebrates 'School Social Work Day'
Students, teachers, parents and public officers in Lagos State gathered at the Adeyemi Bero Auditorium, Alausa on Wednesday, to...
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| 02.06.09 |
Amnesty International publishes its World Report 2009
The Amnesty International Report 2009 documents the state of human rights during 2008 country-by-country and provides a summary of ...
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| 25.05.09 |
Goal to reduce HIV infections among newborn babies not reached
The International Treatment Preparedness Coalition (ITPC) published a new report on HIV Prevention of Mother-to- Child Transmission. ...
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| 18.05.09 |
World Bank publishes World Development Indicators 2009
WASHINGTON, April 22, 2009
The World Bank has released the World Development Indicators (WDI) 2009. The publication tells the story...
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| 18.05.09 |
UN: Human Rights Council Election
On May 12, 2009 the UN General Assembly elected 18 States to serve on the Human Rights Council for three-year terms starting next ...
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| 18.05.09 |
Health effects of climate change
A collaboration between the Journal "The Lancet" and University College London, UK, resulting in the first UCL Lancet Commission ...
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| 13.05.09 |
UNICEF: Handbook on the Optional Protocol on the Sale of Children, Child Prostitution and Child Pornography
The Handbook aims to promote understanding and effective implementation of the Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of ...
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| 12.05.09 |
World Social Work Day 2009 in the Philippines
The Philippine Association of Social Workers Inc. (PASWI) will be celebrating World Social Work Day on June 18, 2009 with a conference...
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| 05.05.09 |
27th Annual “Protecting our Children” national conference on American Indian child abuse prevention and neglect
United States of America, Reno
The 27th Annual "Protecting our Children" US American Conferencen on American Indian child abuse...
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| 04.05.09 |
Europa: Only a few countries have an emergency hotline for missing children
In 2007 the 30 Members of the European Union has signed an agreement to set up a single 24-hour hotline for parents to report missing...
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| 03.05.09 |
EU survey of minorities and immigrants sheds new light on extent of racism in EU - Une enquête communautaire menée auprès des minorités et des immigrés révèle l'ampleur du racisme dans l'UE - La encuesta de la UE sobre minorías e inmigrantes
April, 22 2009
The European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA) today releases results of the first ever EU-wide survey on...
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| 25.04.09 |
United Kingdom: Home care staff will be required to register promises England care services minister
United Kingdoms' Care services minister Phil Hope has pledged to “win back public confidence” in social care by extending compulsory...
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| 22.04.09 |
New Guide for Civil Society Organisations on how to engage with the African child rights committee
The two organisations Plan International and Save the Children Sweden have announced the publication “Advancing Children's Rights - A...
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| 15.04.09 |
New guide: The Un Special Rapporteur on the Right to Health
On World Health Day, 7 April 2009, IFHHRO launched its new guide The UN Special Rapporteur on the Right to Health: A Guide for Civil...
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| 14.04.09 |
Water shortages are a growing problem
According to the Economist magazine, the world is facing a growing water shortage. IFSW President David N Jones has already ...
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| 05.04.09 |
Social worker to be accredited in Singapore
On April 2, 2009 the Minister for Community Development, Youth and Sports Vivian Balakrishnan announced a Social Work accreditation...
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| 03.04.09 |
World premiere of the Hallmark Hall of Fame film, "The Courageous Heart of Irena Sendler"
The world premiere of the Hallmark Hall of Fame film, "The Courageous Heart of Irena Sendler," which tells the story of the Polish-...
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| 24.03.09 |
World Bank with website on the impact of the financial crisis on poor people
The World Bank has established a website which analyses, among other things, the impact of the world financial crisis on poor ...
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| 22.03.09 |
5th World Water Forum ends without recognizing water as a human right
A seven-day focus on the world's water crunch wound up Sunday with a pledge by more than 100 countries to strive for clean water and...
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| 20.03.09 |
Kazakhstan: 61 thousand social work places to be created
Astana. March 17. Kazakhstan Today - Vice Prime Minister of Kazakhstan, Erbol Orynbayev, informed during the government session this...
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| 19.03.09 |
Summary from the UN Commission for Social Development 2009
The UN Commission for Social Development had its 47th session in New York from February 4 to 13. The chair has presented a summary...
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| 10.03.09 |
UN helps demobilize 880 children linked to armed groups in DR Congo - República Democrática del Congo: UNICEF acoge a niños soldados liberados - Congo RDC : La MONUC a libéré 880 enfants des groupes armés
4 March 2009 – The United Nations peacekeeping mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has demobilized 880 children...
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| 10.03.09 |
Mi’kmaq social worker to receive national award
INDIAN BROOK — Some might disagree, but Joan Glode says she never accomplished anything on her own.
At least, that’s how she explains...
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| 10.03.09 |
Botswana: Social work critical profession
GABORONE - The president of the University of Botswana (UB) Social Work Society, Ms Buyani Moses has urged her colleagues to start...
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| 10.03.09 |
World’s poor suffering post in economic crisis
The global financial crisis is hitting the world’s poorest people the hardest and could lead to a rise in infant mortality, according...
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| 10.03.09 |
EU tackles gender pay gap
The European Commission has launched a campaign to address the continuing gender pay gap across Europe.
The campaign organisers say...
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| 09.03.09 |
Durban Review Conference 2009 - La Conférence d’examen de Durban - La Conferencia de Examen de Durban
GENEVA – Calling on governments to transcend political differences and work together to eliminate racism and xenophobia, UN High...
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| 04.03.09 |
Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities concludes its first session in Geneva - Le Comité des Droits des Personnes Handicappées a conclu sa première session
The newest United Nations human rights treaty body, the Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, today concluded its ...
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| 04.03.09 |
KENYA: Refugee family fights landmark adoption case
[NAIROBI, 27 February 2009] - A Congolese family uprooted by war went to court on Friday seeking to be reunited with a Kenyan baby ...
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| 23.02.09 |
British Association of Social Workers appoints new Chief Executive
Photo: © Graham Turner
The British Association of Social Workers (BASW) is delighted to announce that Hilton Dawson has been ...
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| 19.02.09 |
Better co-ordination needed to manage disaster relief
Guidelines have been developed to help governments prepare for disasters by making recommendations which build on and improve existing...
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| 19.02.09 |
Sri Lanka lays foundations for PhD program in social work
The National Institute of Social Development functioning under the Social Services and Social Welfare Ministry is drawing plans to...
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| 17.02.09 |
Macau: Not enough social workers for expanding services
Director of the Social Welfare Bureau (IAS), Ip Peng Kin, said they were facing the shortage of social workers amid the on going...
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| 16.02.09 |
United States of America: Social Work Profession
On February, 3 2009 the Social Work Reinvestment Act (H.R. 795) was reintroduced in the House of Representatives. The Act is designed...
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| 05.02.09 |
The Government of Gibraltar signs Agreement on New Structures for Social Workers
On October 9, 2008 the Government of Gibraltar, the Gibraltar General and Clerical Association (GGCA) and the Social Services Agency...
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| 04.02.09 |
World Social Forum 2009
The 9th World Social Forum or regionally also called “the Forum of the Amazon”, started January, 27 2009 with the traditional march...
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| 02.02.09 |
Financial Crisis and Global Health
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has published a report of a High-Level Consultation on the relation between the actual Financial...
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| 02.02.09 |
University of Birmingham: 100 Years of Social Work Education
The University of Birmingham is celebrating 100 Years of Social Work Education. On this occasion Prof. Ann Davis has published...
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| 02.02.09 |
UNICEF Publication: Country-led monitoring and evaluation systems
UNICEF, in partnership with the World Bank, UN Economic Commission for Europe, IDEAS (International Development Evaluation ...
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| 02.02.09 |
United Nations eDiscussion on Glosocialwork-health inequalities
An e-discussion on global public health will be hosted on MDGNet
from 29 January - ...
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| 29.01.09 |
World Social Forum 2009 January 27 to February 1, Belem, Brazil
Brazil is hosting the World Social Forum in January 2009. During six days, the city assumes the position of being the centre of...
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| 28.01.09 |
EU Court to hear Croatian Roma children case
The European Court of Human Rights has said it will hear an appeal into a case of alleged discrimination against children of Roma...
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| 28.01.09 |
UNICEF Humanitarian Action Report 2009: Women and children are dying every day due to disease, poverty and hunger, but sadly their deaths go largely unnoticed
Geneva, 27 January 2009 – UNICEF’s 2009 Humanitarian Action Report (HAR) highlights the plight of children and women around the globe...
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| 26.01.09 |
Russian delegation of social workers visits the United Kingdom
Picture: President of our Russian member organisation Dr. Antonina Dashkina at the Mercy Day Centre in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan opened ...
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| 26.01.09 |
Chinese New Year
January, 26 2009
Millions of Chinese people around the world are celebrating the start of Lunar New Year. The Year of the Ox...
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| 25.01.09 |
Human Rights Watch World Report 2009
The Human Rights Watch World Report 2009 is Human Rights Watch's nineteenth annual review of human rights practices around the globe....
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| 21.01.09 |
Spain: Children's right to effective judicial protection
Spanish Constitutional Court recognised minors' right to defend them judicially if they have sufficient capacity and maturity. The...
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| 06.01.09 |
UN World Food Programs' new tactics to fight hunger in African cities
Wall Street Journal: Monrovia, Liberia
Escalating hunger in African cities is forcing aid agencies accustomed to tackling
food...
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| 05.01.09 |
New Technologies changing Social Work practice
A decision of the Australian courts indicates changing patterns of legal and social interaction. The court approved using Facebook, ...
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| 05.01.09 |
Winner of the UNICEF Germany Photo Competition 2009
A picture with a girl in Cité Soleil, the largest slum in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, wearing a clean white dress and ribbons in her hair,...
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| 26.12.08 |
"Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF)" releases "Top Ten List" of the worst humanitarian and medical emergencies in the world
The international medical humanitarian organization Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) releases its 11th list of...
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| 19.12.08 |
Viet Nam Deputy Minister: More professional skills in social work needed
About 20,000 amateur welfare workers in Viet Nam are working with experience and heart, but without much-needed professional skills,...
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| 16.12.08 |
'Six million' to be displaced by climate change
The effects of climate change could create up to six million displaced people every year and at least 200 million by the middle of the...
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| 15.12.08 |
Number of hungry people worldwide nears 1 billion mark
The number of undernourished people worldwide is approaching the 1 billion mark, the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)...
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| 15.12.08 |
Most child abuse 'undetected' in wealthy countries
Many child abuses cases in highly developed countries could be going undetected, according to a report by British medical journal, The...
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| 12.12.08 |
As 60 year jubilee approaches, Finnish social workers elect new President
The Union of Professional Social Workers Talentia has a new president, Mr. Tero Ristimäki. He got elected by the National Board ...
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| 10.12.08 |
Alternative Nobel Prize 2008
The Right Livelihood Award was established in 1980 to honour and support those "offering practical and exemplary answers to the most...
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| 10.12.08 |
European Commission looks ahead to tackle disability discrimination
The European Commission launched a debate on the future shape of European disability policy ahead of the European Day of People with...
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| 09.12.08 |
UK government sets up a review to 'boost the status and quality of social work' following concern about handling of child protection cases
The UK government has announced a new taskforce to improve the quality and status of social workers in England following a number of...
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| 08.12.08 |
Racism "on the rise in Europe"
A European body has warned of an increase in extremist and racist views across Europe coupled with a decline in public readiness to...
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| 08.12.08 |
Chair of WHO Commission: Health inequalities a matter of social justice
The fundamental case for tackling the social causes of health inequalities worldwide is that it is a question of social justice. This...
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| 08.12.08 |
Social Work Act introduced in Manitoba, Canada/ Une nouvelle Loi sur la profession de travailleur social au Manitoba, Canada
English/ Francais
Social Work Act introduced in Manitoba, Canada
New legislation setting out proposed provisions for a...
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| 08.12.08 |
Asian governments urged to ratify UN disability convention
Commonwealth citizens will urge Asian governments to move one step closer to ratification of the United Nations Convention on the...
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| 08.12.08 |
WHO Asia and Pacific with key report on the health in the region
Countries in Asia and the Pacific have reached unprecedented levels of prosperity, but millions of people are still mired in poverty...
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| 05.12.08 |
Jordan: Social Work Center inaugurated
Her Majesty Queen Rania of Jordan December 2 inaugurated the Hashemite University social work center.
The Queen underlined the...
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| 03.12.08 |
UNESCO Report: Inequality undermining education opportunities for millions of children
Source: UNESCO
Paris, 25 November
Education is a basic human right. Yet across the world there are
vast disparities in education...
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| 26.11.08 |
Bollywood star received social work award
Bollywood actress Kajol is to receive a prestigious Indian award in recognition of her work promoting social justice and social work.
...
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| 26.11.08 |
Ban calls for end to violence against women
UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has called on governments and organisations to do more to tackle human rights violations against ...
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| 25.11.08 |
Ex-child soldiers launch UN network to help children
November 20, 2008
A new planned U.N.-backed advocacy group aims to help child soldiers to escape and heal from war. The group will be...
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| 25.11.08 |
3rd World Congress Against Sexual Exploitation of Children and Adolescents
Pre-Congress Information
25 to 28 November 2008
More than 3000 people from 5 continents are expected to participate in the...
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| 19.11.08 |
UN adopts protocol to uphold human rights to food and housing
The Human Rights Committee of the Un General Assembly has adopted on November 18 an Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on...
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| 19.11.08 |
Reelected Chief of UN International Labour Organisation works to ensure social justice
The reelected Director-General of United Nations International Labour Organisation (ILO) Juan Somavia has pledged to work to ensure...
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| 19.11.08 |
Better sanitation as a matter of basic human dignity
November 19, 2008
Today's World Toilet Day shall increase attention to the bad sanitation situation in poor countries. UN expert Ms....
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| 13.11.08 |
UN Population Fund focusing on women's human rights in new report
UNITED NATIONS, New York, 12 November 2008—Development strategies that are sensitive to cultural values can reduce harmful practices...
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| 13.11.08 |
The Chicago University School of Social Service Administration (SSA) is celebrating its 100th anniversary
The Chicago School of Social Service Administration (SSA) is celebrating its 100th anniversary with a series of receptions and ...
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| 13.11.08 |
UN Habitat: Africa's urban population to double by 2030
Although worldwide urban growth is expected to slow, a new report by UN-HABITAT is projecting the reverse in Africa with the...
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| 12.11.08 |
New Social Work TV Drama
The US TV network CBS is creating a TV drama about social work in New York. The drama will deal with the lives of social workers of ...
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| 12.11.08 |
Child protection social work in Australia faces a crisis
The President of the Australian Association of Social Workers Bob Lonne talks about the situation Australia faces with child ...
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| 12.11.08 |
United Kingdom publishes a list of jobs opened to Non-EU citizens
The government of the United Kingdom has revealed a list of jobs limited to 200'000 which are open to immigrants outside the European...
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| 12.11.08 |
50th Session of the Committee on the Rights of the Child
The 50th Session of the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child will take place from January, 12 to January, 30 2009 at the Palais...
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| 12.11.08 |
Norway: New law to quash uncertainty over a ban on corporal punishment of children
The Norwegian government plans to avoid all uncertainty with a draft of a new law to ban all corporal punishment of children. This...
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| 12.11.08 |
2010 will be the European Year for Combating Poverty and Social Exclusion
Ministers of the European Union held a high-level meeting on October 16, 2008 in Marseille (France) to prepare the European Year 2010...
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| 11.11.08 |
Comisión Interamericana: Situación de Niñas, Niños y Adolescentes en Conflicto con la Ley Penal en los países del MERCOSUR
La Comisión Interamericana de Derechos Humanos (CIDH) de la Organización de Estados Americanos (OEA) celebró su 133º período ordinario...
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| 10.11.08 |
As Poland celebrates 90 years of independence, professional social work celebrates 80
Article: Andrzej Gocłowski, Social Worker, Warsaw, Poland
Historical background: 123 years...
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| 06.11.08 |
European move to increase number of women in politics
In 2009, Europeans will elect a new European Parliament and a new
European Commission will be appointed. These elected and...
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| 06.11.08 |
ILO World of Work Report 2008: Income inequality increases
Despite strong economic growth that produced millions of new jobs since
the early 1990s, income inequality grew dramatically in most...
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| 03.11.08 |
Phillipines Social Work law
On the eve of the 60th anniversary conference of the Philippines Association of Social Workers, another province in the Philippines,...
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| 28.10.08 |
UN Chief appealing to global solidarity at time of crisis
UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon said at a meeting with the UN Chief Executives at the UN Day October 24 that it is the potential of...
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| 27.10.08 |
World Health Report 2008 calls for return to primary health care approach
The World Health Report, launched in October, critically assesses the way that health care is organized, financed and delivered in ...
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| 23.10.08 |
Europe: End of discrimination of temporary workers
The European Parliament 22 October approved legislation granting temporary workers equal rights in terms of working hours, salary and...
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| 23.10.08 |
Gulf widening between rich and poor, says OECD
The gulf between rich and poor has widened over the past two decades in more than three quarters of the countries which are members of...
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| 23.10.08 |
New EU web portal on social affairs
A new website on employment, social affairs and equal opportunities has been launched by the European Commission.
The site aims to...
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| 22.10.08 |
Europe: Academic mobility made more possible for students and teachers from outside EU
The European Parliament 21 October agreed to quadruple the budget for the bloc's flagship academic mobility program, aiming to attract...
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| 21.10.08 |
ILO: Not only a crisis on Wall Street, but on all streets
The global financial crisis could increase world unemployment by an estimated 20 million women and men, the Director-General of the...
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| 17.10.08 |
Tunisia and Bahrain plan to cooperate in the field of social work
Tunisian Minister of Social Affairs, Solidarity and Tunisians Living Abroad Ali Al Shawesh arrived October 18, 2008 in Manama, B...
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| 16.10.08 |
2nd European day against human trafficking
200 European experts from civil society and public authorities meet on October 16th 2008 in Paris for the 2nd European Day against...
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| 15.10.08 |
EU to hold 7th Round Table on Poverty and Exclusion
The European Union is to host its 7th Round Table talks on poverty and social exclusion on 15 and 16 October.
The organisers say ...
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| 02.10.08 |
Leaders at UN launch campaign to virtually eliminate malaria deaths by 2015
25 September 2008 – Government, business and civil society leaders gathered at the United Nations today to launch a global campaign to...
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| 02.10.08 |
UN-backed scheme aims to reduce maternal mortality by boosting health schemes
25 September 2008 – The United Nations has teamed up with world leaders to launch a new initiative to strengthen health systems in an...
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| 29.09.08 |
Human Rights and HIV/ AIDS. Now More than Ever
Realization of human rights and fundamental freedoms for all is essential to reduce vulnerability to HIV/AIDS.
—United Nations...
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| 29.09.08 |
UN receives $16bn in aid pledges
The head of the United Nations says the organisation has received an additional 16bn in aid pledges to help tackle global problems ...
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| 26.09.08 |
Consortium launch disability website
The International Disability and Development Consortium (IDDC) has launched a new website, along with the Millennium Campaign, aimed ...
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| 23.09.08 |
Social workers most at risk from workplace violence
Social workers and health workers report the highest level of exposure to threats of workplace violence according to a new report from...
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| 05.09.08 |
Closing the Gap in a Generation: Health Equity through Action on the Social Determinants of Health
Social factors — rather than genetics — are to blame for huge variations in ill health and life expectancy around the world, the WHO's...
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| 05.09.08 |
Corruption ends Vietnam-US adoption scheme
A scheme to assist US citizens wanting to adopt babies from Vietnam has been indefinitely suspended after investigations uncovered...
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| 04.09.08 |
Roma people in Europe - rights and discrimination
Roma are the largest ethnic minority in Europe, comprising eight to ten million people, and are also one of the most disadvantaged....
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| 04.09.08 |
First report of the English social work regulation council
‘Raising standards: social work conduct in England 2003-2008’, published on 3 September 2008 is the first report on conduct activity...
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| 04.09.08 |
Trinidad and Tobago: Shortage of social workers
The government in Trinidad and Tobago has approved a number of Scholarships to attract persons into the field of Social Work.
Social...
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| 04.09.08 |
UN Chief urges speed on climate deal
UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has said that world leaders cannot put off making progress on negotiating a new climate change deal ...
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| 03.09.08 |
UN Millennium Development Goals: Translating commitments into action
The High-level Event (HLE) on the Millennium Development Goals will take place at UN Headquarters on 25 September 2008. It will be...
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| 02.09.08 |
UN Committee on the Rights of the Child to focus on children in emergency situations
The Committee on the Rights of the Child, the body of independent experts responsible for reviewing progress made by States parties in...
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| 31.07.08 |
Significant gains in preventing HIV, but not enough
While there have been significant gains in preventing new HIV infections in a number of heavily-affected countries and reducing the...
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| 29.07.08 |
South African Judge New UN High Commissioner for Human Rights
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said that he was “gratified” that his
nomination of South African judge Navanethem Pillay as the new...
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| 22.07.08 |
South Africa: The real test of the social work profession in its response to local needs
Durban - Social Development Minister Zola Skweyiya has challenged delegates attending the International Schools of Social Work ...
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| 21.07.08 |
World Habitat Day 2008 to be led from Luanda, Angola
The United Nations has designated the first Monday in October each year as World Habitat Day. The idea is to reflect on the state of...
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| 15.07.08 |
Social Work Educators' World Conference to open in Durban
Durban - The ability of social worker to fulfil the needs of vulnerable in developing countries is expected to be discussed at the...
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| 14.07.08 |
UNICEF's New Child Protection Strategy
UNICEF’s Executive Board has adopted the UNICEF Child Protection Strategy at its annual June session. The strategy outlines the...
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| 26.06.08 |
New European portal for researchers
The European Commission has launched a new web portal regrouping existing information and services aimed to increase mobility of...
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| 23.06.08 |
Public Services Day: Joint Call for Action
Education International (EI), Oxfam and Public Services International (PSI) has made a call to world leaders on Public Services Day...
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| 18.06.08 |
New UNHCR guidelines on the best interests of the child
The UN High Commission for Refugees has released a set of guidelines aimed at protecting and promoting the rights of children which...
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| 12.06.08 |
Global Humanitarian Forum Geneva to hold its first Annual Meeting
In the aftermath of Myanmar’s Cyclone Nargis and in view of the ongoing global food crisis, the Forum’s President Kofi Annan has ...
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| 12.06.08 |
Israeli Social Workers Fight for Professional Conditions
For the last 2 months the Israeli Social Workers Union has demanded that the Finance Ministry fund an additional 1,000 social work...
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| 10.06.08 |
Europe: Social situation in 2007 report released
The Social Situation Report is the European Commission's main tool for monitoring developments in the social field across the EU ...
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| 29.05.08 |
Xenophobia & anti-immigrant riots in South Africa UPDATE
Following on the previous news item dated 21/5/08 a consortium of South African social worker organisations led by Prof Visanthie...
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| 27.05.08 |
Child soldier efforts "too little, too late"
The Coalition to Stop the Use of Child Soldiers has said that despite progress, "efforts to end the recruitment and use of child...
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| 22.05.08 |
WHO: Noncommunicable diseases now biggest killers
The global burden of disease is shifting from infectious diseases to noncommunicable diseases, with chronic conditions such as heart...
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| 21.05.08 |
Xenophobia and anti-immigrant riots in South Africa
South Africa has been left in shock after an eruption of violence on a scale not seen since the end of apartheid. Anger at substantial...
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| 16.05.08 |
ILO launches process aimed at adopting new international labour standard on HIV/AIDS in the world of work
Many countries are taking significant steps to tackle the issue of HIV/AIDS in the workplace and their new regulations could help in...
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| 09.05.08 |
Council of Europe adopts new convention on adoption
The Committee of Ministers has just adopted a new convention on child adoption, on the occasion of its 118th session in Strasbourg....
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| 08.05.08 |
Healthcare out of reach for over 200 million children
A new report from Save the Children UK has revealed for the first time the number of children worldwide who can not get access to...
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| 07.05.08 |
Council on Social Work Education (USA) announces awards program for advancing education for international social work
Read the announcement
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| 05.05.08 |
Pope promotes human rights at UN
Pope Benedict XVI has told the UN that the promotion of human rights remains "the most effective strategy for eliminating inequalities...
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| 05.05.08 |
EU removes qualification transfer barriers
The European Commission and EU Council have signed a joint recommendation to improve the mobility of learners and qualified workers in...
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| 24.04.08 |
EU releases social issues videos
Three new videos have been released by the EU's Directorate General for Employment, Social Affairs and Equal Opportunities, to promote...
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| 24.04.08 |
EU - Brazil dialogue on social issues launched
The European Commission has signed an agreement with Brazil which paves the way for structured dialogue on improving social cohesion....
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| 21.04.08 |
UN: Health care must be scaled up to reduce maternal and child deaths
With over 10 million women and children in developing countries still dying every year from largely preventable and treatable causes, ...
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| 17.04.08 |
Google software to tackle child abuse images
Engineers at internet search engine Google have developed new software to help in tracking down child sex predators and search for...
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| 17.04.08 |
UN and World Bank urge action against rising food prices
A United Nations body has urged world leaders to reform farming rules to boost global agriculture and prevent a world food crisis. The...
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| 17.04.08 |
World Bank chief calls for immediate food price action
World Bank president Robert Zoellick has said that the international community must "put our money where our mouth is" and provide...
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| 04.04.08 |
UN Treaty on Disability Rights now in force
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has welcomed the entry into force of the first international treaty on the human rights of persons...
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| 02.04.08 |
New statement in England describing "Social work at its best: The roles and tasks of social workers"
After over 18 months of consultation and consideration, the English General Social Care Council, working with partner organisations,...
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| 20.03.08 |
Lack of social workers puts 650 foster children 'at risk
The Irish Association of Social Workers said the failure of health authorities to fill vacant social work posts and recruit new social...
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| 20.03.08 |
Permanent Catholic-Muslim Forum created
Agreement has been reached to set up a permanent Catholic-Muslim Forum - the first of its kind — which is to hold its inaugural summit...
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| 20.03.08 |
Social Work in Social Change - The profession and education of social workers in South Africa
This study from South Africa forms part of a series of studies on professions and professional education being conducted by the Human...
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| 12.03.08 |
Singapore: Professionalisation Package for Social Workers
The Singapore Ministry of Community Development, Youth and Sports (MCYS) is working to strengthen social work services in Singapore ...
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| 12.03.08 |
EU adopts child poverty and well-being report
The European Union's Social Protection Committee has endorsed a new report drawn up by the EU Taskforce on Child Poverty and Well-...
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| 12.03.08 |
UNICEF: Landmark Research on Injuries among Asian Children
Injuries resulting from drowning, suffocation and road accidents are among the leading killers of Asian children, according to...
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| 07.03.08 |
"Development must benefit poor' says UN chief
UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has said 2008 must be dedicated to bringing the benefits of globalisation to the "bottom billion" of...
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| 07.03.08 |
EU citizens' radio station launched
The European Commission has announced the opening of a radio station to keep EU citizens up to date with news from Brussels and across...
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| 07.03.08 |
Campaign launches child labour action plan
The 'Stop Child Labour' campaign has launched an 18-point action plan to help businesses eradicate the use of child labour at any ...
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| 07.03.08 |
Global protection centre opened in New York
A new Global Centre for the Responsibility to Protect has been opened in New York, with the aim of serving as "a catalyst for moving...
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| 07.03.08 |
Red Cross urges action for women in war
Many women are unable to benefit from post-war peace because they face the additional burden of finding out what happened to missing...
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| 04.03.08 |
Women, Ageing and Health - A WHO framework for action
This report summarizes the evidence about women, ageing and health from a gender perspective and provides a framework for developing...
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| 04.03.08 |
WHO: Older People in Emergencies - Considerations for Action and Policy Development
Older people have often been overlooked in disasters and conflicts, and their concerns have rarely been addressed by emergency ...
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| 26.02.08 |
UN appeals for maternal death aid
The UN Population Fund has made an appeal for nearly 500 million (£250 million) to help save the lives of millions of women in...
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| 26.02.08 |
History of International Health Policies
Italian Global Health Watch (OISG) has produced a historical paper on the evolution of international health policies and institutions,...
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| 26.02.08 |
Childhood deaths "need not be a lottery"
Save the Children UK has published a report comparing child mortality rates with national income around the world. The report shows ...
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| 08.02.08 |
UN stresses important role of employment in development
UN Deputy Secretary-General Asha-Rose Migiro has underlined the important role that employment and decent work play in promoting...
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| 08.02.08 |
Fill the Cup: New UN campaign to combat hunger among school children
The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) today unveiled a new global fundraising and awareness campaign to benefit the nearly 60...
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| 07.02.08 |
UN to hold conference on human trafficking
The first large-scale international conference on human trafficking is to be staged in Vienna, Austria this month.
About 1,000...
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| 07.02.08 |
Chance of new rights for EU carers
Millions of carers in the European Union could win new rights to flexible work following a landmark ruling in the European Courts.
A...
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| 07.02.08 |
Vital drugs access given to HIV/AIDS research group
A group working on the development of a gel or cream barrier to the sexual transmission of HIV has been granted permission by drugs...
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| 30.01.08 |
Ban Ki-moon urges action on child soldiers
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has urged the Security Council to impose sanctions on militaries and groups that make use of child...
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| 30.01.08 |
UN Anti-corruption conference opens in Bali
More than 1,000 representatives are meeting in Bali, Indonesia this week (from 28th January) for a review of the UN Convention against...
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| 25.01.08 |
European Court of Human Rights ruling against France in adoption case for lesbian
The European Court of Human Rights has ruled that France discriminated against a lesbian nursery school teacher by refusing to let her...
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| 24.01.08 |
Statement on the occasion of Holocaust Memorial Day
The UN General Assembly decided in 2005 that the United Nations will designate 27 January -– the anniversary of the liberation of the...
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| 24.01.08 |
UN Internet Campaign to Eradicate Violence against Women
United Nations Development Fund for Women (UNIFEM) Goodwill Ambassador and Academy Award-winning actress Nicole Kidman was the first ...
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| 24.01.08 |
ILO: Global unemployment could increase by 5 million people in 2008
GENEVA (ILO News) – Economic turbulence largely due to credit market turmoil and rising oil prices could spur an increase in global...
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| 24.01.08 |
Prohibiting Corporal Punishment of Children: New Guide to Legal Reform
Global Initiative to End All Corporal Punishment of Children (GIEACPC) has published a new guide to legal reform to support states in...
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| 24.01.08 |
UNICEF: In Sub-Saharan Africa 1 in 6 children die before 5th birthday
With some 26,000 children under the age of five dying every day, bolstered strategies are crucial to save lives, the United Nations...
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| 24.01.08 |
New Handbook of International Health Economic Statistics
The new handbook is designed to be an easy and portable international reference guide to indicators of health care and health ...
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| 21.01.08 |
Major new initiatives to promote tolerance launched at UN-backed forum
Projects aimed at promoting understanding among cultures in the areas of media and youth were among the key initiatives launched at ...
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| 21.01.08 |
UN appeals for international cooperation on "explosive" issue of migration
Acknowledging that migration is an “explosive and often divisive” political issue in many nations, United Nations Deputy Secretary...
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| 19.01.08 |
Serious Human Rights Abuses in Congo
Photographer: Teresa Newton. Agency: Dreamstime.com
At present a war is taking place in the Democratic Republic of Congo, and more...
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| 18.01.08 |
1 of 5 children in the European Union live in poverty
A fifth of the children in the EU live in poverty, a new report has concluded. Yet despite such widespread hardship in one of the most...
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| 18.01.08 |
Is poverty a denial of people's human rights?
A report released by the Joseph Rowntree Foundation in the United Kingdom indicates that being poor in the United Kingdom can mean...
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| 18.01.08 |
European Year of Intercultural Dialogue: We are all building one culture
The Grand Mufti of Syria this week told Members of the European Parliament that he did not believe in the conflict of cultures because...
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| 07.01.08 |
Children's Rights in 2007 and 2008
A big year for child rights came to a climax in December 2007 with the follow-up to the UN Special Session on Children in New York....
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| 07.01.08 |
Austria: Vienna Declaration on Economisation and Professionalism in Social Work
A group of Austrian social workers have in a project formulated a declaration against the increasing economisation and de...
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| 07.01.08 |
14 countries have now ratified the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities
As 14 countries (Bangladesh, Croatia, Cuba, El Salvador, Gabon, Hungary, India, Jamaica, Mexico, Namibia, Nicaragua, Panama, South...
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| 04.01.08 |
United Nations World Youth Report 2007 - Young People's Transition to Adulthood: Progress and Challenges
A recent UN report, the World Youth Report 2007 - Young People's Transition to Adulthood: Progress and Challenges, has found that...
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| 02.01.08 |
UNICEF: Challenges for 2008 in Latin America and the Caribbean
Reducing infant mortality and chronic malnutrition, mitigating the impact of natural disasters, and slashing the toll of domestic...
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