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“Social Work Gives Us All Hope”, say UN Officials
Information Type: NewsTopic: IFSWPhoto: members of the IFSW UN Commission from left to right, Hamed Olamaee, Tobis Roosen, Shenae Osborn, Evelyn Tomaszewski, Michael Cronin, Klaus Kühne, Charles Mbugua, Anne Deepak, Sebastian Cordoba, Suresh […]
IFSW UN Commission Geneva team news 2023
Information Type: NewsTopic: Social Work, UNThe IFSW UN Commission, Geneva Team update The Commission Geneva team met with the UN-Commissioner Priska Fleischlin in Geneva having the first in person meeting with members as well as […]
IFSW presents civil society submission to the 52nd session of the United Nations Human Rights Council
Information Type: Statement, NewsTopic: IFSWHow 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 […]
Save the Date: WSWD 2023 at the United Nations Geneva
Information Type: NewsTopic: IFSW, World Social Work DayWorld Social Work Day has been celebrated around the globe since 1983. This year, IFSW and UNRISD teamed up once again to mark the Day at the United Nations in […]
IFSW UN Commission in New York prepares for the Commission on Social Development (CSocD)
Information Type: StatementTopic: UNThe 61st United Nations Commission for Social Development (CSocD61) will take place from 6 to 15 February 2023 in conference room 4 at the United Nations Headquarters in New York. […]
IFSW Representative calls for Greater Climate Action at the UN
Information Type: NewsTopic: IFSW, EnvironmentIFSW UN Asia-Pacific Representative Dr Sebastian Cordoba addressed the UN ESCAP Committee on Environment and Development this week advocating for greater climate action from Member States. The statement drew attention […]
IFSW-AP UN Representative Addresses UN-ESCAP Committee on Social Development
Information Type: StatementTopic: IFSW, UNIFSW-AP UN Representative Dr. Sebastian Cordoba (Australia) attended the UN’s Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) 7th Committee on Social Development during 06 – 08 September 2022. The session this year […]
Virtual Event: Social Workers as Stakeholders in Co-Building, Promoting and Sustaining an Eco-Social World
Information Type: NewsTopic: IFSW, UNJoin us for a virtual event, following up on the Global People’s Summit on Co-Building, Promoting and Sustaining an Eco-Social World. Where: Online, please register here: Register here When: Thursday, […]
IFSW-AP UN Representatives at the 78th Session UN ESCAP in Bangkok
Information Type: NewsTopic: IFSW, UNThe IFSW-AP UN Representatives, including Dr. Wilaiporn Kotbungkair (Thailand), Dr. Sebastian Cordoba (Australia), and Mr. Kim Sug Pyo (South Korea), attended the 78th Session of the Economic and Social Commission […]
New Policy: The Role of Social Workers in Advancing a New Eco-Social World
Information Type: NewsTopic: IFSW, UNThe policy paper “The Role of Social Workers in Advancing a New Eco-Social World” has just been adopted as part of the 2022 IFSW General Meeting. The IFSW United Nations […]
The Role of Social Workers in Advancing a New Eco-Social World
Information Type: PolicyTopic: IFSW, UNUpdate: Following the adoption of this policy in May 2022, IFSW has in July 2022 developed in partnership: The People’s Charter for a New Eco-Social World. 1. Concern The world […]
The IFSW statement to the UN 66TH session of the Commission on the Status of Women under the Economic and Social Council
Information Type: StatementTopic: UN, WomenThe IFSW a non-governmental organization in consultative status with the Economic and Social Council issued the following statement to the UN 66th Session of the Commission on the Status of […]
Establishment of the IFSW Social Work at the United Nations Initiative at Monmouth University
Information Type: NewsTopic: UN, World Social Work DayRHEINFELDEN, Switzerland (December 10, 2021) — The International Federation of Social Workers announces the establishment of the IFSW Social Work at the United Nations Initiative at Monmouth University in the […]
IFSW Statement on the Draft Convention on the Right to Development
Information Type: StatementTopic: UN, EnvironmentIFSW supports the draft convention on the right to development highlighting its eco-social aspects and sees each concern as interrelated. As the global professional body for social work the International […]
NOMBRAMIENTO DE LA COMISIONADA INDÍGENA Y DE LA COMISIONADA DE DERECHOS HUMANOS DE LA FITS
Information Type: NewsTopic: IFSW(foto: Hilary Weaver y Xanthis Suárez García) El Ejecutivo de la FITS ha nombrado a Hilary Weaver como Comisionada global de la Comisión Indígena. Hilary, una trabajadora social lakota, residente […]
New Policy Paper: Social Work and the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
Information Type: NewsTopic: IFSWThe UN Agenda 2030 is a milestone agreement – never before in history has a total of 193 nations established and agreed upon one common agenda. The SDGs consist of […]
ENDING HOSPITAL DETENTION FOR NON-PAYMENT OF BILLS! World Health Organisation COUNTING ON THE SUPPORT OF SOCIAL WORKERS
Information Type: News, StatementTopic: IFSWStatement from Bruno Keel, IFSW Representative to the UN / WHO in Geneva In the latest report on hospital detention and in a recent workshop, the World Health Organisation called […]
El Trabajo Social y los Objetivos de Desarrollo Sostenible (ODS) de la Organización de las Naciones Unidas
Information Type: PolicyTopic: IFSW, UNPreocupación Los Objetivos de Desarrollo Sostenible (ODS) fueron establecidos en 2015. A partir de los 17 objetivos, se identificaron las principales áreas donde progresar hacia un cambio transformador en nuestro […]
Social Work and the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
Information Type: PolicyTopic: IFSW, UN1. Concern The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) were established in 2015. With the 17 goals, the main areas for progress were identified to achieve transformational change in our world. As […]