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IFSW Europe steps-up action following social worker deaths
Information Type: News, StatementTopic: IFSW
Statement endorsed at the IFSW European Members Meeting, Vienna, 8th September 2019 The IFSW European members today committed to campaigning on safety issues for social workers and the strengthening of systems to protect service-users and professionals. Recently in Croatia, a social worker and lawyer were killed in the social service where they worked. Under the […]
Hong Kong Social Workers Association Condemns Arrests
Information Type: News, StatementTopic: IFSW
Statement of Hong Kong Social Workers Association (HKSWA): It has been nearly three months since the heated social unrest caused by HKSAR’s (Hong Kong Special Administrative Region) proposal amendment of the Fugitive Offenders Ordinance and the subsequent demonstrations. Social confrontation keeps escalating. Although the HKSAR Government has announced it had put a stop on the […]
Social workers respond to the growing social crisis in Europe
Information Type: News, Statement, PolicyTopic: IFSWStatement by IFSW Europe member organisations meeting in Vienna, 8 September 2019 Delegates representing social worker organisations from across Europe meeting in Vienna on 6-8 September 2019 and continuing in the European social work conference 9-11 September 2019, note the growing social crisis in Europe. They carry personal stories which illustrate the human cost of […]
Building Social Europe Flagship Conference – Helsinki, 16-18 September 2019
Information Type: NewsTopic: IFSW
In less than three weeks’ time many of the European Social Platform members, IFSW members as well as other representatives of European, national and local civil society organisations and governmental institutions will gather in Helsinki for European Social Platform second Flagship Conference, “Building Social Europe”. It takes place back-to-back with the high-level conference on the […]
IFSW Statement on Amazon Fires
Information Type: News, StatementTopic: IFSW
The fires destroying the Amazon illustrate a global political system increasing moving towards environmental devastation and the need for urgent action based on the principles of the Global Agenda for Social Work and Social Development. The Amazon forests that have acted as a carbon sink and regulator for the environment are being wrecked and lost […]
United Nations Representatives for IFSW – Asia Pacific – Volunteer Positions
Information Type: NewsTopic: IFSWIFSW Asia Pacific is seeking Expressions of Interest for: • One IFSW Asia Pacific Regional Commissioner (also called Main Representative for Asia Pacific Region) based in Bangkok and • Up to four IFSW Asia Pacific Regional Representatives to the UN Office in Bangkok (can based in any part of the […]
“A social Europe is possible!” – Symposium- Vienna Austria – 8th September 2019
Information Type: NewsTopic: IFSW
OBDS Austria together with IFSW Europe is organising a pre-conference event: “A social Europe is possible!”. This event provides a unique opportunity for practitioners and academics in social work to discuss the idea of creating a “Social Europe” with politicians, members of EU administration and media. What are the demands? How can we contribute? With […]
Carta a los trabajadores sociales de Puerto Rico, “Un pueblo que hizo historia”
Information Type: NewsTopic: IFSW
La Presidenta de la Federación, Lic. Silvana Martinez reconoce la labor de los trabajadores sociales y del Colegio de Profesionales de Trabajo Social en su defensa de los Principios Éticos del Trabajo Social y la promoción de los Derechos Humanos durante las movilizaciones por los actos de corrupción del Gobierno de Puerto Rico de fondos […]
IFSW Europe joins the EAPN call to Members of the European Parliament to make a Social Europe Free of Poverty
Information Type: NewsTopic: IFSW
The fact that 118 million EU citizens (meaning 23.5 % of the EU population) are still living at risk of poverty or social exclusion, represents a failure of our political and economic systems. IFSW Europe joined the EAPN call to Members of the European Parliament to make Europe Free of Poverty. Now have 36 MEPs from 16 countries and […]
IFSW Europe Survey – What are the challenges and opportunities for social workers in applying ethical principles to practice?
Information Type: NewsTopic: IFSWIFSW Europe SURVEY To IFSW Europe members and social workers in Europe Deadline – August 23rd. Member organizations of the International Federation of Social Workers (IFSW) endorsed the Global Social Work Statement of Ethical Principles in 2018 during the General Meeting in Dublin. The Ethics Commission is now planning series of activities in promoting the […]
Report on the Learning Session on High Level Political Forum 2019
Topic: IFSW
The High Level Political Forum (HLPF) is the highest annual meeting of the United Nations don the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) 1 . It contains a review of 6 SDGs and one overall theme, The 2019 theme is: Empowering people and ensuring inclusiveness and equality. During the review of each SDGs, the UN is organizing […]
CALL TO ACTION – Proper public funds for social services in Poland
Information Type: NewsTopic: IFSW
International Federation of Social Workers in Europe (IFSW Europe) is joining the Polish Federation of Social Workers and Social Service Employees Unions (PFZPSiPS) and the social workers in Poland to strengthen Social Work Services and the Social Work Profession and to ensure that funding is allocated to effectively protect vulnerable people. Unfortunately, the situation that […]
5,000 Korean Social Workers Take Action
Information Type: NewsTopic: IFSW, Social Protection, Social Work
IFSW Member Korean Association of Social Workers organised an event to call for solidarity and investment into social welfare services. In particular, they advocated for: Securing the average social welfare budget of the OECD nations Improving the working environment of social workers Realizing the salary level of social workers as the Social work civil servant […]
IFSW Executive Meeting 2019
Information Type: NewsTopic: IFSW, Social Work
Representatives and commissioners from all the IFSW regions have finished several days of meetings in Switzerland where they discussed the priorities of the social work profession. IFSW President Silvana Martinez said, “The Executive is made up of extremely competent individuals who bring a wide range of skills in terms of governance, procurement, accountancy, running large […]
IFSW is contributing to the SDGs/ HLPF: The High Level Political Forum
Information Type: NewsTopic: IFSW, Social Work, UN
IFSW is contributing to the SDGs/ HLPF: The High Level Political Forum is the highest UN annual meeting on the SDGs. It contains a review of 6 SDGs and one overall theme. in 2019 the theme is: Empowering people and ensuring inclusiveness and equality. Beside the review of each SDGs, the UN is organizing SDGS LEARNING, TRAINING AND PRACTICE programs. IFSW […]
Delegates Meeting
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IFSW Human Rights Commission and Social Workers World-Wide Take Action on US Mexico Border
Information Type: News, StatementTopic: IFSW
As the horrific human rights abuses escalate at the US / Mexican border, social workers worldwide are taking action. IFSW Human Rights Commission, Colleen Lundy said, “The unfolding humanitarian crisis at the US/Mexican border was tragically highlighted by the recent drowning of the Salvadoran father and his 23-month-old daughter. There are multiple and significant human […]
IFSW European Delegates Meeting 2020 will take place on 24-26 April 2020 in Birmingham (UK)
Information Type: NewsTopic: IFSW
The British Association of Social Workers (BASW) has invited IFSW Europe to hold the 2020 Delegates Meeting in Birmingham, UK. It was a unanimous decision by the members of the IFSW and the executive to accept this invitation. Remembering that the global General Meeting is in July in Calgary, as well as other events in […]
Early Bird Registration extended for APSWC2019 to 30 June 2019
Information Type: NewsTopic: IFSWFor all the latest news and registration information – please visit the APSWC Website: https://apswc2019.com/
