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This joint oral statement calls to acknowledge what ‘family’ means in the context of children’s rights. IFSW contact: Pascal Rudin Several international initiatives have been launched to mark the 20th […]
Members of the Hague Conference are currently considering whether to take forward work at the international level in relation to international surrogacy arrangements. At the IFSW General Meeting in 2008 […]
Social Development Minister Paula Bennett joined in celebrations with social workers in Wellington to mark National Social Workers Day on Wednesday 25 September 2013. The day is promoted by the […]
IFSW and national associations are involved in many different activities to support local people and promote social work. In December the IFSW website carried news about the first African Young […]
A new report provides, for the first time, a detailed international comparison of the laws and policies that shape children’s lives around the world. Click here to visit the website […]
The European project on Ending Violence against Children in Custody has published its first report. This project was coordinated by Children Rights Alliance for England (CRAE) and was based on […]
Around 75 young carers from across East Africa gathered in Nairobi on Friday 7 December for the first young carers’ regional forum aimed at giving a voice and support to […]
The government in England is proposing a radical change in the arrangements for coordinating the different agencies and professional groups involved in child protection. A detailed report from an independent […]
The following statement has been submitted by the International Federation of Social Workers to the United Nations on occasion of the 57th Session of the Commission on the Status of […]
IFSW as an active member of the Global Initiative to End All Corporal Punishment of Children is delighted to announce the Albanian government’s decision to join other countries in prohibiting corporal punishment of […]
“In a society where the rights and potential of women are constrained, no man can be truly free. He may have power, but he will not have freedom.” Mary Robinson […]
“Young people are a wellspring of ideas for innovation. They are today’s thinkers, problem-solvers and catalysts for peace,” said Irina Bokova, Director-General of UNESCO, in a statement issued on International […]
A Policy Brief – New players through old lenses: Why history matters in engaging with Southern actors – has been published by the London based Overseas Development Institute. The author, […]
The Child Development Index (CDI) is published each year by Save the Children and offers a fascinating insight into the situations of children around the world with comparative statistics and […]
Press Statement – For Immediate Release Berne, 20th July 2012 New global guidance for social workers on the identification and protection of children from all forms of sexual abuse will […]
The Social Affairs Attaché for the Cypriot permanent representation to the European Union, Niki Odysseos, has said that child poverty is “high” on the upcoming EU council presidency’s agenda. Cyprus becomes […]
‘The International Federation of Social Workers warmly welcomes the appointment of Ms. Marta Santos Pais by the United Nations Secretary-General as his Special Representative on Violence against Children at the […]
IFSW sent the following letter to the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child January 30, 2009: IFSW was pleased to give evidence to the Committee on 1 February […]
Report from a Seminar on the Draft Guiding Principles on “Extreme Poverty and Human Rights: the Rights of the Poor” Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Geneva […]
‘Children are not the people of tomorrow, but are people of today. They have a right to be taken seriously, and to be treated with tenderness and respect. They should […]