All around the world, thousands of children are travelling across and between borders as unaccompanied and separated children. Different countries may respond to the needs of these children in different […]
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Policy and Guiding Principles for International Social Work assessment of children
Information Type: PolicyTopic: Migration, Human Rights, Social Work, ChildrenApproved by the IFSW Executive 2019 Definitions ‘Home’ social worker – the social worker in the place where the request for an assessment has been made. ‘Visiting’ social worker – […]
International Conference on Child Development Accounts held in Baku, Azerbaijan
Information Type: NewsTopic: ChildrenOn 6 November 2018, the Azerbaijan Social Work Public Union hosted an international conference titled “Child Development Accounts: New Approach to Child Well-Being”. The event took place in Baku in partnership […]
Texas social workers act against the separation of immigrant families
Information Type: NewsTopic: Human Rights, IFSW, Social Work, Children, MigrationThe Texas Chapter of the National Association of Social Workers (NASW) has formed partnerships with legal and civil rights organizations to provide a range of support services for migrant families. NASW is a […]
IFSW European President Participates in the III International Seminar on Unaccompanied Minors, in Melilla (Spain)
Information Type: NewsTopic: Conference, ChildrenThe aim of the conference, organized by the UNED (Spanish Open University), was to deepen on migrant minors at the local, national, and global level. Well known international experts participated, […]
Statement on unaccompanied minors – from the French Association of Social Work Assistants
Information Type: StatementTopic: ChildrenYoung people declaring themselves unaccompanied minors: place and function of the social service assistant Opinion of the National Association of Social Work Assistants on the treatment of young people declaring […]
Commonwealth Organisation for Social Work Represented at Youth Ministers Meeting in Uganda
Information Type: NewsTopic: ChildrenIn July members of the Commonwealth Organisation for Social Work, an organisation affiliated with IFSW, met with Commonwealth Youth Ministers in Uganda. See their report here.
Social Services for Unaccompanied Minor Refugees in Vienna
Information Type: NewsTopic: ChildrenWritten by Mag. Josef Hiebl, DSP – Translation by Dunja Gharwal, MA Introduction: Every year more than ten thousand children from the war regions of the Middle East, Asia and […]
Yemen Social Worker’s Provide Support for Children Affected by War
Information Type: NewsTopic: Conflict, ChildrenEarlier this year IFSW was able to provide US$1000.00 to the General Union of Yemeni Social and Psychosocial Workers to provide training for social workers that would enable support to […]
IGNORING THE RIGHTS OF CHILD MIGRANTS INCREASES RISKS FOR THE CHILDREN AND FOR EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
Information Type: StatementTopic: ChildrenThe number of child migrants entering Europe on their own is higher than ever before; almost 90,000 unaccompanied children sought asylum in the European Union in2015 (Eurostat). Some have no […]
Social Science Department – Bethlehem University Scientific Meeting On Special Policies To Protect Children
Information Type: NewsTopic: ChildrenReport on the meeting
Social workers help Romania’s abandoned children off the streets
Information Type: News, Website/Useful LinkTopic: ChildrenAn article in the Guardian written by IFSW Secretary-General, Rory Truell, highlights the key roles of social work in Romania’s development. Follow this link to the Guardian. Related content: IFSW News […]
IFSW Joins Celebrations of Universal Children’s Day, But Says There is Much More To Do
Information Type: NewsTopic: ChildrenThe International Federation of Social Workers is pleased to join the global celebrations today on Universal Children’s Day, 20 November. Today also marks the UN General Assembly adoption of the […]
Refugee children arriving in the UK need warm support – not cold bureaucracy
Information Type: News, Website/Useful LinkTopic: ChildrenIFSW President Ruth Stark writes about social work values when supporting child refugees entering the UK. “Finally, after years and months of waiting, the UK government has conceded it has […]
Unaccompanied children, age assessment and social protection systems
Information Type: NewsTopic: ChildrenDavid Davies, Conservative MP for Monmouth in Wales, has welcomed unaccompanied children who have finally been allowed into the UK from Calais with a loud questioning of whether they are […]
Coming Together For Child Protection In India
Information Type: NewsTopic: ChildrenInternational Conference and Social Work Professionals’ Congress on ‘Social Work Intervention against Drug Abuse among Children’ Date: November 7-8, 2016 Venue: BCM College, Kottayam, Kerala Report
Child Protection Rapid Assessment Report From Yemen
Information Type: NewsTopic: ChildrenYGUSSWP-report
iNPSWA/IFSW-AP Child Labor & Trafficking Workshop In India
Topic: IFSW, Children(Co-sponsored by the Japanese Center for Social Welfare Promotion and National Examination via the Japanese Coordinating Body for IFSW Membership) Program brochure Program schedule by the Japanese Coordinating Body (JCB) […]
Palestinian Social Workers Stand Against Child Detention
Information Type: StatementTopic: Conflict, ChildrenIFSW is concerned by the continuing detention of Palestinian children in Israeli jails and this follows our previous Statement made on Human Rights Day in 2014, endorsing UNICEF’s call for Palestinian […]
Joint open letter to the European Council – Time to act to ensure children’s rights in the EU’s migration policy: 10 action points
Information Type: News, Website/Useful LinkTopic: ChildrenDear European Heads of State or Government and Ministers of the Interior and Foreign Affairs, Dear Mr. Tusk, Significant numbers of children from third countries migrate to Europe, for a […]