Message to the 19th Social Work Day at the UN-New York 2002 Dear Colleagues, On behalf of the IFSW and your social work colleagues around the globe we extend to […]
Conflict
Bali
Information Type: StatementTopic: ConflictThis past weekend’s bombing of young tourists and Balinese civilians is a profound tragedy, which will affect the lives of so many for a long time to come. We share […]
Middle East
Information Type: StatementTopic: ConflictThe International Federation of Social Workers calls upon its member organisations to take up the call for an immediate cease-fire in the Middle East and a return to negotiations for […]
Terror hitting the USA
Information Type: StatementTopic: ConflictThe community of social workers around the world expresses its profound shock and horror at the events in New York, Washington and Pennsylvania. The International Federation of Social Workers (IFSW) […]
Letter to the British Association of Social Workers after the killings in Bali
Information Type: StatementTopic: ConflictMs. Liz Timms, Chair, BASW 16 Kent St Birmingham B5 6RD United Kingdom Sydney/ Berne, 18 October 2002 Dear Liz, We write to you and all our colleagues in BASW […]
Madrid – 11 May
Information Type: StatementTopic: ConflictIFSW statement to Spain (13 March 2004): Dear friends in Spain, What a brave and strong people you are!! Already the day after the terrible terrorist attacks on the trains […]
NGO Joint Statement on the war in Iraq to the UN Commission on Human Rights
Information Type: StatementTopic: Disaster, ConflictThe 59th Session of the UN Commission on Human Rights (Geneva, March 17 to April 25, 2003) NGO Joint Statement (Final version) Geneva, March 25, 2003 We, the undersigned Non-Governmental […]
Post War Iraq
Information Type: StatementTopic: ConflictDear Colleagues, We believe that it is important now that we focus on and turn world attention to what will occur once hostilities cease in Iraq. Many countries – and […]
Go on using your voice for peace
Information Type: NewsTopic: ConflictDear Colleagues The events of the past 24 hours bring a profound sadness over what will lay ahead for the people of Iraq and all those affected by this war. […]
Appeal to the UN Security Council on the Iraq Crisis
Information Type: StatementTopic: ConflictPresident and members United Nations Security Council Dear Sirs We write to you on behalf of the International Federation of Social Workers (IFSW) representing 450,000 social work practitioners in 78 […]
The Iraq Crisis – A Peaceful Approach is Brave, Forward-looking and Wise
Information Type: StatementTopic: ConflictDear Friends and Colleagues We need not tell you that the current world situation is very serious. The prospect of a war against Iraq moves closer by the day. The […]
Letters to Bush, Blair and Howard
Information Type: StatementTopic: ConflictOPEN LETTER TO President George W Bush The White House 1600 Pennsylvania Ave, NW Washington DC 20500 United States of America The Hon Tony Blair Prime Minister 10 Downing St […]