This week IFSW was alerted that social workers in Colombia have been demonstrating in the streets against their government’s educational reforms that have reclassified social work away from the field […]
UN
CASW Commends Decision to Adopt UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples
Information Type: NewsTopic: Human Rights, UNOTTAWA, May 10, 2016 – IFSW member The Canadian Association of Social Workers (CASW) commends the federal government’s decision to officially adopt the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous […]
Tolérance zéro pour les mutilations sexuelles imposées aux femmes… Une prise de position de la Fédération Internationale du Travail Social (IFSW)
Information Type: NewsTopic: Human Rights, UNLa Fédération Internationale du Travail Social (IFSW) publie un communiqué en soutien à l’Organisation des Nations Unies (ONU) pour mettre fin aux mutilations génitales féminines (MGF). À la suite de la […]
IFSW supports the United Nations in ending Female Genital Mutilation (FGM)
Information Type: NewsTopic: UN, Human RightsFollowing the United Nations’ International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation, held on 6 February 2016, IFSW continues to support this initiative. Female genital mutilation (FGM) comprises all […]
HRC Side Event Promoting the Need to Prevent Unnecessary Family Separation
Information Type: NewsTopic: UN, Children
On 22nd of September, during the regular Session of the Human Rights Council (HRC), the Working Group on «Children without Parental Care» held a Side Event promoting the need to […]
HRC Side Event Promoting the Need to Prevent Unnecessary Family Separation
Information Type: NewsTopic: UN, Children
On 22nd of September, during the regular Session of the Human Rights Council (HRC), the Working Group on «Children without Parental Care» held a Side Event promoting the need to […]
Open Ended intergovernmental Working Group (OEiWG) on Transnational Corporations and Other Business Enterprises with Respect to Human Rights
Information Type: NewsTopic: UN, Law
This report aims to provide Social Workers with information about this event and to support them in their daily work of empowering victims of human rights abuses by transnational corporations. […]
UN Women flagship report
Information Type: NewsTopic: Human Rights, UN
Twenty years after the landmark Fourth World Conference on Women in Beijing, and at a time when the global community is defining the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) for the post-2015 […]
World Social Day at the United Nations New York
Information Type: NewsTopic: UN, World Social Work Day
This week IFSW organized a World Social Day event at the United Nations Head Quarters in New York. More than 500 social workers, educators, students and United Nations officials attended to […]
IFSW Intern Participates in 25th Anniversary of the Adoption of the CRC at UN Headquarters
Information Type: NewsTopic: Children, UNThe Convention on the Rights of the Child is an international treaty adopted by the United Nations on November 20, 1989, establishing global standards to ensure the protection, survival, and […]
IFSW Welcomes the Guardian & UN Campaign to promote awareness of the effects of FGM
Information Type: News, Website/Useful LinkTopic: Human Rights, UN
In Kenya, on 31st October 2014, Ban Ki-Moon and the Guardian launched a worldwide campaign to raise awareness of the harm caused through FGM and to work together towards elimination […]
IFSW Makes Social Work Representation to the United Nations More Visible
Information Type: NewsTopic: UN
IFSW has launched a new dedicated area of its website to highlight its representation work at the United Nations. See it here. “We have teams of social worker’s volunteering as […]
Report: Work at the Conference of NGOs in Consultative Status with the UN (CoNGO)
Information Type: News, Website/Useful LinkTopic: UN
The Conference of NGO – Board meets twice a year. This time it was connected with the meeting of NGO committee on the Status of Women – Beijing+20 (11/3-5/2014) in […]
NGO Statement to the 59th Session of the Commission on the Status of Women
Information Type: NewsTopic: Human Rights, UN
Representing professional associations in 116 nations, IFSW supports the theme of “achievement of gender equality and empowerment of women” for the 59th session of the Committee on the Status of […]
Joint oral Statement on the Term ‘Family’ from a CRC Perspective
Information Type: NewsTopic: UN, ChildrenThis joint oral statement calls to acknowledge what ‘family’ means in the context of children’s rights. IFSW contact: Pascal Rudin Several international initiatives have been launched to mark the 20th […]
Report: Work at the Conference of NGOs in Consultative Status with the UN (CoNGO)
Information Type: Website/Useful Link, NewsTopic: IFSW, UNAt the General Assembly of CoNGO in April 2014 IFSW was represented by a Proxi given to our Austrian Partner Mr. Wolfgang Beiglboeck, representative of Intl. Association of Applied Psychology […]
Report: Work at the UN in Geneva
Information Type: News, Website/Useful LinkTopic: IFSW, UN
After the many years, Ellen Mouravieff-Apostol had successfully represented IFSW at the UN in Geneva; there was a transition period during which a new Team of representatives had to organise […]
Report: Work at the UN in New York
Information Type: Website/Useful Link, NewsTopic: IFSW, UN
This report covers the activities of the New York Representative Team to the United Nations Headquarters in New York from the period of September 2013 through May 2014. This proactive […]
Report: Work at the UN in Nairobi
Information Type: News, Website/Useful LinkTopic: UN
Relationship and collaboration between IFSW and UN-‐HABITAT has continued to grow over the years. The official presentation of the Global Agenda blue print by Dr. Rory Truell to the Deputy […]
Social Worker Takes a Stand on the Overuse of Medication
Information Type: NewsTopic: UNIFSW United Nations Representative and Swiss social worker Pascal Rudin has highlighted the problem of the massive increase of medications to treat ADHD in children. “Medications have a place, but 95% of children could […]