On World Environment Day, 5th June, IFSW is pleased to announce the launch of the IFSW Climate Justice Program that provides education, advocacy and social work action projects for climate justice worldwide. The IFSW Climate Justice Program enables people to redress the harmful impact of travel by contributing to social work projects undertaking local climate […]
Approved by the IFSW Executive Policy IFSW promotes the need for international trade agreements to be socially just, fair and sustainable as measured against the World Fair Trade Organisation’s principles, the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals and the standards of the International Labour Organisation and consistent with the IFSW Ethical principles. IFSW members will advocate […]
Promoting Community and Environmental Sustainability: A Workbook for Global Social Workers and Educators, Volume 2 CALL FOR WORKBOOK CHAPTER PROPOSALS Call for Workbook Chapter Proposals Submission Deadline: Proposals accepted immediately and on a rolling basis with a final Proposal Submission Deadline of August 15, 2017 Editors: Dr. Meredith C. F. Powers, University of North Carolina […]
Dear IFSW Members, Friends and Supporters As you are aware the current and third theme of the Global Agenda for Social Work and Social Development is: “Promoting Community and Environmental Sustainability”. The four Agenda themes where set in 2010 by 3000 social work representatives to take the profession forward to address the causes of global, […]
IFSW Member The National Association of Social Workers in the United States of America supports the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe’s protest against the Dakota Access Pipeline Process. Read NASW’s press release here. Read Statement from IFSW Member The Tangata Whenua Social Workers Association of Aotearoa New Zealand
Statement from The Tangata Whenua Social Workers Association of Aotearoa New Zealand The Tangata Whenua Social Workers Association of Aotearoa New Zealand unequivocally supports the Standing Rock Sioux in their opposition to the transgression of their sacred lands by oil pipelines in the pursuit of perceived economic demands. The relationship between the environment and people […]
This week 150 social workers from throughout Africa came together to plan the regional report on the social challenges facing Africa and social work perspectives on the solutions. The report will be published next June along with reports from Asia-Pacific, Latin America and Caribbean, Europe and North America as the 2nd Global Report on Social […]
We are fast approaching World Social Work Day: 17th March 2015 There are many events being organised under the joint banner ‘Promoting the Dignity and Worth of Peoples’. On this link you will find the official events being planned at the United Nations as well as information about the upcoming conferences in 2015. Please send IFSW […]
IFSW member the Nigeria Association Of Social Workers gathered last week to plan their work on the second pillar on the Global Agenda for Social Work and Social Development: “Promoting the dignity and worth of peoples”. Dr Rory Truell, IFSW Secretary-General congratulated the Nigerian Association, “Your conference is an inspiring example of social work in […]
IFSW welcomes The National Association of Social Workers – USA briefing paper on the implications for local social workers of the Global Agenda for Social Work and Social Development. The Global Agenda has caught the imagination of social workers around the world. The vision for the Global Agenda is that local social workers will see […]
‘The First Global Report on Social Work and Social Development: Promoting Social and Economic Equalities’ was launched in Melbourne, Australia today. “This marks a historic moment in the evolution of social work, bringing together practitioners, educators and social development workers in a shared vision”, said Dr Rory Truell, IFSW Secretary-General. The report is built on […]
The UN Global Compact released its 2014-2016 strategy on 10 February 2014, which lays out how the initiative will work to make corporate sustainability a transformative force in achieving a shared, secure and sustainable future. The Global Compact is the main vehicle for the United Nations to engage with the private sector and to involve […]
Recently, the IFSW News highlighted the report of the Overseas Development Institute describing the effects of environmental degradation and extreme weather on the most vulnerable: the world’s poor. News of the report could not have had more cogent timing, as the world is transfixed by the tragedy of Typhoon Haiyan in the Philippines. My antenna […]
New research suggests that extreme weather events will keep people poor in many parts of the world. The authors argue that where disasters like drought are prevalent, they can be the most important cause of poverty. Up to 325 million people will be living in countries highly exposed to natural hazards by 2030, the report […]
It took a while, but here I am – finally gathering my thoughts for the IFSW Blog. As a professional social worker administrating the IFSW Connect website, it seemed logical to me to begin blogging with the idea that consumes our energy and challenges our imaginations: international social work. One of the reasons it took […]
A new Centre for Post-crisis Leadership and Development (CPLD) has been launched with a seminar at the Overseas Development Institute.
States need to do more to honour and strengthen their treaties with indigenous peoples, no matter how long ago they were signed, UN human rights chief Navi Pillay has said in a statement to mark International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples on 9 August 2013. “Even when signed or otherwise agreed more than a […]
The International Federation of Social Workers, International Association of Schools of Social Work and International Council on Social Welfare are pleased to announce the next phase of the countdown to publication in July 2014 of The Global Observatory Report on Social Work and Social Development with the launch of a new site for a series […]
‘The creativity and determination of social workers in the face of funding cuts, salary reductions and the growing stigmatisation of poor and disabled people was evident at the biennial conference of the European Network for Social Action in Istanbul in April 2013’, reports David N Jones, the IFSW President’s Special Representative on the Global Agenda […]
PRESS RELEASE – FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE The European Observatory on Social Work and Social Development was launched today in Istanbul at the conference of the European Network for Social Action in Istanbul. Susan Lawrence (President of the European Association of Schools of Social Work), Christian Rollet (President of ICSW Europe) and Cristina Martins (President […]
