International Federation of Social Workers
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During the 2023 UN High Level Political Forum (UN HLPF) on Sustainable Development, IFSW hosted a side-event , “Co-building an Eco-Social World for Sustainable Development”. Drawing upon the UN HLPF […]
An opportunity to present resources and experience for community inclusion for persons with disabilities is available as the Human Rights Council requests the OHCHR to prepare two reports on support […]
Time: Tuesday, July 11, 2023 1:15 PM- 2:30 PM (EST) Venue: Virtual Speakers will highlight the importance of a robust universal social protection system to help mitigate risks for child […]
Photo: 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 […]
The 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 […]
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 […]
World 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 […]
The 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 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 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 […]
Join 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, […]
The 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 […]
The 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 […]
Update: 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 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 […]
RHEINFELDEN, 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 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 […]
(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 […]
The 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 […]
Statement 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 […]