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Public statement by IFSW Asia Pacific Regional President and Member-at-Large concerning the humanitarian disaster currently taking place in Gaza
Information Type: NewsTopic: ConflictWe affirm the public statement from IFSW and support the United Nations position on Gaza. We live in the Asia Pacific Region with numerous languages, cultures, religions and races, and […]
Statement of the Israeli Union of Social Workers – Histadrut on the situation in Gaza
Information Type: NewsTopic: ConflictWar is always horrible and it is a lose-lose situation. Social workers rarely create the situations in which we intervene; we react to people’s needs at any given time. In […]
Statement of Latin American and Caribbean IFSW about the killing of civilians in the Gaza Strip
Information Type: NewsTopic: ConflictSocial workers of the Latin America and Caribbean of the International Federation of Social Workers defend human rights, democracy and fight for social justice, so we declare contrary to the […]
An open letter from the Association of Social Workers in Iceland to the Icelandic government concerning human rights violations in Palestine
Information Type: NewsTopic: Human Rights, ConflictThe Association of Social Workers in Iceland encourages the Icelandic authorities to use their power in the international community to stop the conflict in Gaza. The goal of social work […]
Public statement by the British Association of Social Workers, concerning the humanitarian disaster currently taking place in Gaza
Information Type: NewsTopic: ConflictThis is a public statement by the British Association of Social Workers (BASW), concerning the humanitarian disaster currently taking place in Gaza. The United Nations has unequivocally condemned recent Israeli […]
Social Work for Peace and Self-determination in Palestine and Israel
Topic: ConflictThe International Federation of Social Workers (IFSW) continues to be appalled at the attacks on Gaza and the illegal occupation of Palestinian peoples. Social workers promote peace and the dignity […]
Social Worker Shot in West Bank
Information Type: NewsTopic: ConflictHashem Khader Abu Maria, 45 was killed last week while peacefully participating in a solidarity march with Gaza. Israeli forces shot Hashem in the chest with live ammunition as he […]
IFSW supports UN call for an immediate ceasefire and recommencing of negotiations of a peace settlement that removes the blockade of Gaza and the occupation of all Palestine
Information Type: NewsTopic: ConflictIFSW supports todays UN call for an immediate ceasefire and supports the recommencing of negotiations of a peace settlement that removes the blockade of Gaza and the occupation of all […]
IFSW statement on the MH17 and other aircraft tragedies
Information Type: NewsTopic: Disaster, ConflictThe International Federation of Social Workers (IFSW) shares the shock of the rest at the world at the tragedy resulting from the shooting down of Malaysian Airways flight MH17. We […]
IFSW Statement on Palestine / Israel
Information Type: StatementTopic: ConflictThe purpose of making this statement is to set out social work principles and practices that will contribute to the local and international debates and hopefully provide some useful insights […]
IFSW Statement on the Kidnapping of Girls and Young Women in Nigeria:
Information Type: NewsTopic: ConflictThe recent kidnapping of more than 300 young women in April 2014 and an additional eight girls on the 6th of May 2014 in Nigeria is a horrific and reprehensible […]
Statement of IFSW Europe e.V. in Support of Ukrainian People Struggle for Better Future
Information Type: News, Website/Useful LinkTopic: ConflictIFSW European Region’s support to Ukrainian people’s struggle for better future. The key role of social workers is to support people who, for whatever reason, are not able to fulfil their needs […]
Social worker uses inter-personal skills to survive long hostage ordeal
Information Type: News, Website/Useful LinkTopic: ConflictJudith and David Tebbutt were on holiday in Kenya when they were attacked by a group of armed men. David was murdered and Judith was taken to Somalia where she […]
IFSW Global President Gary Bailey Describes The Social Work Response To The Boston Marathon Bombing
Topic: ConflictYesterday, the last individual who was still hospitalized as a result of the Boston Marathon Bombing was discharged from Massachusetts General Hospital and sent to a rehabilitative facility to complete […]
Frontline social workers in Gaza: ‘We want only peace’
Information Type: NewsTopic: ConflictDr Rory Truell, Secretary-General of the International Federation of Social Workers, talks with colleagues in Gaza and the West Bank during the eight-day military offensive. Read the whole article at […]
The wife of the 47th Vice President of the United States, Dr. Jill Biden, speaks at the NASW-USA practice conference – July 2012
Information Type: Website/Useful Link, NewsTopic: Conference, Social Work, ConflictDr. Jill Biden, the wife of US Vice President Joe Biden, joined the National Association of Social Workers (NASW) at a national practice conference held in Washington DC on 25 […]
Victims of violent conflicts
Information Type: ResolutionTopic: ConflictJane Addams in 1931, co-recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize and global pioneer social worker said: We believe that war, seeking its end through coercion, not only interrupts but fatally […]
18 July 2011: Nelson Mandela International Day
Information Type: NewsTopic: UN, ConflictIn November 2009, the UN General Assembly declared July 18th “Nelson Mandela International Day” in recognition of his contribution to the culture of peace and freedom. The purpose of Mandela […]
Statement on Kampala bombings
Information Type: NewsTopic: ConflictThe International Federation of Social Workers is deeply shocked and saddened by the two attacks which occurred in Kampala on an evening that should have been an otherwise joyous one […]