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The 5th of May is an international day that honours the thousands of missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls. On this day the IFSW Indigenous Commission has issued the […]
Power struggles between Sudan’s army chief Abdel Fattah al-Burhan and paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) leader General Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo, known as Hemedti, have resulted in fighting and clashes between Sudanese armed forces […]
“The health and wellbeing of social workers is an essential element in their effectiveness”, said IFSW President Joachim Mumba, highlighting the IFSW campaign for improved working conditions for social workers […]
Photo: People escaping war in the Democratic Republic of Congo War and violence continue to rage in the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) causing significant pain trauma […]
The International Federation of Social Workers (IFSW) and the Social Work Workforce Research Special Interest Group (WRSIG) have agreed a new partnership to host an informal global network of people […]
The World Social Work Social Development Conference (SWSD2024) will be held in Panama from 4th to 7th April next year. The theme ‘Respecting Diversity Through Joint Social Action’ highlights the […]
IFSW President, Joachim Mumba, welcomed the Afghanistan Social Work Organisation into full IFSW membership. He said, ‘ASO will be a great asset to the international social work profession. They have […]
IFSW is pleased to announce that the Volume 20, Issue 1 (2023) of the International Journal of Social Work Values and Ethics has just been published. Pascal Rudin, who is […]
A reflection from the IFSW Secretary-General, Rory Truell It was snowing in Helsinki, the waters of the inner harbour were covered in a thick coating of ice. In the inner […]
Happy Social Work day 2023. It is with great pleasure to share with you the launch of the Climate Justice Podcast Programme of IFSW. The details can be found here: The […]
IFSW is delighted to present a new book that explores Ubuntu from a Social Work perspective. Contributions from across Africa and beyond highlight lived experiences and best practices along the […]
Topic: Social Work Across Borders: Canada & USA Date: Tuesday March 28th 2023 Time: 11am-3pm EDT Register here: https://app.webinar.net/D0kWpQDMmxb
How people’s rights are affected by international economic sanctions and what we can do about it…. “Working together all rights agendas can be addressed” were the concluding remarks of IFSW […]
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 […]
KASW (Korean Association of Social Workers) announced on February 18 that their board decided to transfer a total of US$20,000, including the Korean Social Workers’ Fund. Dr. Seung-Hwan OH, President […]
On the 14th of February IFSW and AsproAS in partnership with the Kamianets-Podilskyi District and the Association of Social Workers in Ukraine, organized a seminar on “Social work with youth […]
Machiko OHARA, Ph.D. President, Asia-Pacific Region, International Federation of Social Workers In the early morning hours of 6 February, a strong earthquake struck a wide area in south-eastern Turkey and […]
Dr. Hana Al-Barqawi, from the Social Work Department at Damascus University, spoke to IFSW Secretary-General, Rory Truell about the social work response following the earthquakes. She said nearly all the […]
Dr. Merve Deniz Pak Güre, the Liaison Officer for the Turkish Association of Social Workers, has provided an update on the local social work response to the devastating earthquakes. She […]
Photo: Minister of Labour And Social Affairs, Mullah Abdul Manan Omari, source Wikipedia. This week the Minister of Labour And Social Affairs issued a press release after meeting the Afghanistan […]