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The IFSW’s United Nations Asia Pacific Representative, Dr Sebastian Cordoba addressed the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP)’s Committee for Social Development Sixth Session […]
On this International Day for the Eradication of Poverty, IFSW highlights that no one should live in poverty. In acknowledging the vision of the SDGs, IFSW recognises that Social Protection […]
IFSW European member organisations contributed to the IFSW Europe Poverty Watch Report 2020 which is a part of the Poverty Watch Report 2020. International Day for the Eradication of Poverty -17 […]
On 10th October, World Mental Health Day, the International Federation of Social Workers (IFSW) supports this year’s call for greater investment in and greater access to mental health care. Mental […]
En el día hoy, 15 de septiembre del 2020, la Presidenta de la Federación Internacional de Trabajadores Sociales (FITS), Dra. Silvana Martínez, se ha reunido con la Presidenta del Consejo […]
On September 15, 2020, the President of the International Federation of Social Workers (IFSW), Dr. Silvana Martínez, met with the President of the Latin American Council of the Social Sciences […]
A memorial service was held for Conny Nxumalo, Deputy Director-General of Welfare Services in South Africa this week. Ms Nxumalo, a social worker, sadly passed away as a result of […]
During a time of extreme civil turmoil, The Belarus Association of Social Workers has issued the following statement promoting the respect of all people´s rights and condemning violence: “We, employees […]
The International Federation of Social Workers is delighted to announce that we have three new country-level members! The following organisations have had their applications for Full IFSW Membership approved unanimously […]
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 […]
The National Association of Social Workers in Zimbabwe is a professional umbrella body representing and upholding the integrity of the Social Work Profession in Zimbabwe. As a profession that is […]
The Commonwealth Organisation for Social Work (COSW) is proud to announce its first ever global webinar series on 27, 28 ,29 July 2020. The webinar has been developed by Madras […]
IFSW concluded its two-year consultation on the 2020 to 2030 Global Agenda themes yesterday at the IFSW online World Conference. By the conclusion of the conference more than 20´000 people […]
IFSW Secretary-General announced today that the IFSW online Conference, The Global Social Work Agenda: Co-building Social Transformation´ has 18´408 registrations with approximately 500 more coming each day. “This is wonderful […]
‘Human relationships are the engine of social development’ says global report The fourth and final report on the first decade of The Global Agenda for Social Work and Social Development […]
See the Abstract Book Here The IFSW World Social Work Conference opens tomorrow, 15th July. 15´000 participants have already registered making it the largest conference the profession has held. IFSW […]
‘The International Federation of Social Workers General Meeting, which closed on Monday 13 July 2020, demonstrated the ability of social workers to create triumph out of adversity’, said Silvana Martinez, […]
The International Federation of Social Workers is pleased to announce the award of the highest honour of the Federation – the Andrew Mouravieff-Apostol Medal – to Margaret Humpreys CBE, AO. […]
Message from IFSW Asia Pacific President: As we prepare for our participation in the IFSW 2020 General Meeting and Conference, I am mindful of how much things have changed for […]
IFSW Europe Webinar, 10 July 2020 @ 12.00 – 13.30 (CEST) Title: Community social services’ responses to Covid-19 – lessons for the future! Platform: ZOOM / English language REGISTRATION In many countries social workers are […]