This week IFSW Regional President for Europe, Cristina Martins was invited to present at a European Conference on “the Best Interests of the Child” held in Brussels. In her presentation […]
Children
STATEMENT ON THE DETENTION OF PALESTINIAN CHILDREN
Topic: Children
On Human Rights Day 2014 IFSW wishes to express its concern over the treatment of Palestinian minors who have been arrested and interrogated by the Israeli authorities for alleged stone-throwing […]
IFSW Intern Participates in 25th Anniversary of the Adoption of the CRC at UN Headquarters
Information Type: NewsTopic: UN, Children
The Convention on the Rights of the Child is an international treaty adopted by the United Nations on November 20, 1989, establishing global standards to ensure the protection, survival, and […]
IFSW celebrates 25 Years of the UNCRC
Information Type: NewsTopic: Children
Today the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child reached a milestone in its history. Celebrations across the world celebrate the commitment by governments to treat children and young […]
Guiding Principles for Social Workers Working with Others to Identify and Protect Children From all Forms of Sexual Abuse
Information Type: News, PolicyTopic: ChildrenThis policy statement has been drafted in response to the following resolution of the General Meeting 2012: That this General Meeting: Acknowledges that in every sector of society in all […]
International Surrogacy – meeting the needs of children or adults? A call for international action to safeguard children’s best interest
Information Type: NewsTopic: ChildrenIFSW condemns the actions of the Australian couple who abandoned Gammy, the twin born through an international surrogacy arrangement in Thailand. It calls on the international community to address the […]
Joint oral Statement on the Term ‘Family’ from a CRC Perspective
Information Type: NewsTopic: UN, ChildrenThis 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 […]
Taking the IFSW Policy on International Surrogacy (2008) forward -seeking social workers views
Topic: ChildrenMembers 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 […]
Government thanks social workers on Social Work Day in Aotearoa New Zealand
Information Type: NewsTopic: Social Work, ChildrenSocial 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 […]
Overwhelmed young carers face the same issues worldwide
Information Type: NewsTopic: ChildrenIFSW 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 […]
Changing children’s chances: new findings on child policy worldwide
Information Type: Website/Useful Link, NewsTopic: Children, LawA 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 […]
Children and young people call for an end to violence in custody
Information Type: News, Website/Useful LinkTopic: Children, RepositoryThe 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 […]
East African Young Carers Forum in Nairobi, Kenya: “Determined to achieve and shine”
Information Type: NewsTopic: ChildrenAround 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 […]
Creating an effective and ethical environment for social work in child protection
Information Type: NewsTopic: ChildrenThe 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 […]
IFSW makes statement to the UN on the prevention and elimination of all forms of violence against women and girls
Information Type: NewsTopic: Human Rights, UN, ChildrenThe 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 […]
Growing number of countries prohibiting corporal punishment of children
Information Type: NewsTopic: ChildrenIFSW 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 […]
International Day of the Girl Child
Information Type: Website/Useful Link, NewsTopic: Children“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 […]
International Youth Day – 12 August 2012
Information Type: NewsTopic: UN, Children“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 […]
The global history of humanitarian action
Information Type: News, Website/Useful LinkTopic: ChildrenA 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 2012: Progress, challenges and inequality
Information Type: Website/Useful Link, NewsTopic: ChildrenThe 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 […]