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Dear colleagues and friends, The International Federation of Social Workers (IFSW) urgently calls for support to assist our colleagues and communities in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) who are […]
Chères et chers collègues et ami·e·s, La Fédération Internationale des Travailleurs Sociaux (IFSW) lance un appel urgent pour soutenir nos collègues et les communautés en République Démocratique du Congo (RDC), […]
We are deeply saddened by the devastating earthquake that struck central Myanmar on 28 March 2025, claiming thousands of lives and causing widespread destruction. As of 3 April, the death […]
From August 18 to 23, 2024, a team comprised of Rory Truell (IFSW Secretary-General, Ruth Allen, (IFSW Europe Regional President), and Machiko Ohara (IFSW Asia Pacific Regional President), visited several […]
The International Federation of Social Workers (IFSW) Africa is seeking a dedicated and passionate individual to serve as a volunteer Representative to ANESW (Africa Network for Environmental Social Work and […]
Over the last days we have witnessed devastating floods in many countries around the world. This has resulted in significant loss of life and the destruction of houses, hospitals, transport […]
IFSW extends its deepest sympathies and solidarity to the people of Japan following the devastating 7.5-magnitude earthquake in Ishikawa prefecture on Monday, 1 January 2024. Our thoughts are with the […]
As President of the IFSW-AP, I offer my sincere condolences to the many people who lost their lives in the massive earthquake that struck north-west Afghanistan on 7 October 2023. I […]
A major 6.3 magnitude earthquake hit the region of Herat located 120km (75 miles) east of the Iranian border with an estimated population of 1.9 million people on Saturday, 7th […]
On the 8th of September 2023, Morocco bore witness to a catastrophic earthquake of unprecedented magnitude. This natural disaster wreaked havoc upon the region, leaving behind a trail of devastation, […]
The Korean Association of Social Workers has announced that their board will transfer a total of USD 20,000, to the Turkish Social Workers Association and Syrian social workers to support […]
The IFSW North America region and all social workers statement on the Turkey and Syria earthquakes. ”IFSW North American region is saddened to see the devastation and loss of life […]
The Australian Social Work Association’s Statement on Climate Action in preparation for COP27. This builds on previous statements drafted with input from AASW social workers on Climate Action highlighting on […]
Migrants of African descent Murdered at Spain-Morocco Border On the 28 June, 2022, the IFSW Africa Region raised a concern on human rights on the lives of migrants. On June […]
Download flyer here The IFSW and Social Work Ethics Research Group (SWERG) warmly invite the Arabic Nations Social Workers around the world, from different backgrounds, to join us in a […]
IFSW Europe hosts a webinar on the 15 March 2022, World Social Work Day, at 18.00 CET REGISTRATION IS NOW CLOSED The link for the webinar has been sent to […]
Samar Boulos, President of the Association des Assistants Sociaux Liban (IFSW member, the National Association of Social Worker in Lebanon) has launched a call for social workers to volunteer to […]
NASW-DRC are working in Uvira , located in the south-Kivu region of the DRC, which has recently sustained heavy rains. Flooding has killed 53 people and has destroyed thousands of […]
Background COVID-19 has caught the world by a mighty storm. As on 18 April, the number of confirmed COVID-19 infections worldwide is more than 2 million with nearly 150,000 deaths […]
Jakarta, 20 April 2020 For the sake of our safety, the anniversary of World’s Social Work Day, which we had prepared, must eventually be canceled due to the spread of […]