Medical tourism/exploitation is an increasing phenomenon of our global agenda. It provides ethical dilemmas for social workers all over the world in combatting human rights abuses. The differences in economic […]
Human Rights
“Social workers play a key role in supporting the rapidly ageing world population” – IFSW
Information Type: News, Website/Useful LinkTopic: Human Rights, UNAgeing in the Twenty-First Century: A Celebration and A Challenge, is a landmark new report published by the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), with support from all the main UN […]
Paralympic Games opens with a celebration of human rights and diversity
Information Type: NewsTopic: Human RightsThe opening of the Paralympic Games in London on Wednesday 29th August 2012 was marked by a lavish opening ceremony which celebrated the UN Convention on Human Rights, human scientific […]
Gendered impacts of globalization: employment and social protection
Information Type: NewsTopic: Human RightsThe United Nations Research Institute for Social Development (UNRISD) has published a briefing paper on the gendered impacts of globalization. This brief draws on a review of existing literature conducted […]
World Humanitarian Day – Sunday 19 August 2012
Information Type: NewsTopic: Human Rights, DisasterOn World Humanitarian Day every year, the United Nations remembers those who have been killed while working with the UN to help others. In 2011, 308 humanitarian workers were killed, […]
European Union announces new action to end human trafficking
Information Type: NewsTopic: Human RightsThe European Commission has announced new proposals for coordinated measures against human trafficking aiming to protect victims and target criminals more effectively, in a statement issued on 19 June 2012. Launching […]
IFSW supports campaign against the criminalisation of homelessness
Information Type: NewsTopic: Human RightsIFSW Europe is supporting a campaign by the Housing Rights Watch and the European Federation of National Organisations Working with the Homeless (FEANTSA) against the criminalisation of homelessness. The campaign […]
On anti-homophobia day, UN calling for repeal of discriminatory laws
Information Type: NewsTopic: Human Rights, UN17 May 2012 – Marking International Day against Homophobia and Transphobia, senior United Nations officials today drew attention to laws around the world which discriminate against lesbian, gay, bisexual and […]
Women
Information Type: PolicyTopic: Human Rights1 Rationale 1.1 Attending to the well-being of women and girls is essential to social and economic development worldwide, as reflected in the inclusion of promoting gender equality and the […]
HIV/AIDS
Information Type: ResolutionTopic: Human RightsIFSW General Meeting. Geneva, Switzerland, 10-12 July 2002 The AIDS Conference in Barcelona this week (7-12 July) has reminded the world of the current and future impact of the pandemic. […]
Human rights
Information Type: ResolutionTopic: Human RightsProposed by the Canadian Association of Social Workers IFSW General Meeting, 25-27 July 2000 Montréal, Québec, Canada Whereas the member organizations of IFSW vary widely in size of development and […]
Call for action to support Hungarian social workers
Information Type: NewsTopic: Human RightsRecently IFSW wrote to the Hungarian Prime Minister to express our deep concern over the arrest of a Hungarian social worker who was demonstrating against anti-poor legislation that has been […]
Report: Work 2011 at UNHCR, Geneva
Information Type: News, Website/Useful LinkTopic: Human Rights
Sixth Report on Representing IFSW at UNHCR, at the UNO-Geneva in 2011 IFSW contact: Tobias Roosen The point of view of this report is to look towards – in general […]
IFSW writes to the Hungarian Government
Information Type: NewsTopic: Human RightsBerne, 08.11.2011 To President Schmitt To Prime Minister Orban Dear Sirs Re: Social inclusion, social justice and social work intervention: Dumpster diving, poverty and social work action The IFSW Human […]
Rights of indigenous people
Information Type: NewsTopic: Human RightsIFSW is delighted that President Barack Obama announced on Thursday, 16th December 2010 that the United States will reverse course and support a United Nations declaration defending the rights of […]
Europe: Charter of Rights for Social Workers
Information Type: NewsTopic: Human RightsThe European Region of the International Federation of Social Workers (IFSW) is pleased to announce the launch of a Charter of Rights for Social Workers and a DVD celebrating their […]
IFSW Statement on International Women’s day
Information Type: NewsTopic: Human RightsIn 1975, during International Women’s Year, the United Nations began celebrating 8 March as International Women’s Day. Two years later, in December 1977, the General Assembly adopted a resolution proclaiming […]
World Day Against the Death Penalty: IFSW Statement
Information Type: NewsTopic: Human RightsOn the World Day against the Death Penalty the International Federation of Social Workers (IFSW) urges all nations to abolish the Death Penalty. The Federation opposes the death penalty as […]
Rights of older women
Information Type: NewsTopic: Human RightsIt is with great pleasure that the International Federation of Social Workers joined with NGO’s and others from around the world in an attempt to advance the rights of older […]
International Day of the World’s Indigenous People
Information Type: NewsTopic: Human Rights, UNBy resolution 49/214 of 23 December 1994, the General Assembly decided to celebrate the International Day of the World’s Indigenous People on 9 August every year during the International Decade […]