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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20211111
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20211114
DTSTAMP:20260405T124818
CREATED:20210607T090231Z
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SUMMARY:IFSW Asia Pacific Region Social Work Conference
DESCRIPTION:IFSW Asia Pacific Region Social Work Conference \nDates: 11-13 November 2021\, \nVenue: Hybrid (online and Brisbane\, Qld). \nRegistration: Open \nTheme: Social Work and the Sustainable Development Goals \nHost: The International Federation of Social Workers – Asia Pacific and the Australian Association of Social Workers (AASW). \nContacts \nWebsite
URL:https://www.ifsw.org/event/asia-pacific-regional-social-work-conference/
LOCATION:Hybrid\, Brisbane\, QL\, Australia
CATEGORIES:IFSW events
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20211111
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20211113
DTSTAMP:20260405T124818
CREATED:20211009T131913Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20211009T132611Z
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SUMMARY:"No one will be left behind" FORSA 2021 CONFERENCE -Iceland - online 11 - 12 November 2021
DESCRIPTION:Dear colleagues\, \nhttps://forsa2021.is/\nBecause of the uncertainties due to the COVID-19 pandemic\, the organization committee of the FORSA Congress 2021 have reached the difficult decision to transition to a fully virtual congress in November 2021.  Further information about the online conference\, registration process and fees will be announced shortly. \nIn accordance with the uncertainties of how 2021 will look the early bird fee registration will be in October 2021. \nOn behalf of the organizing committee in Iceland\,\nSteinunn Hrafnsdóttir\, Steinunn Bergmann and Guðbjörg Ottósdóttir
URL:https://www.ifsw.org/event/no-one-will-be-left-behind-forsa-2021-conference-iceland-online-11-12-november-2021/
CATEGORIES:IFSW events
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20211011
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20211014
DTSTAMP:20260405T124818
CREATED:20210607T094517Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220125T082535Z
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SUMMARY:IFSW European Conference on Social Work 2021
DESCRIPTION:  \nIFSW European Conference on Social Work 2021 \nDates : 11-13 October 2021 \nTheme: Meeting new challenges. \nHost: IFSW Europe and Croatian Association of Social Workers \nVenue: Online \nhttps://www.ifsw.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Program-IFSW-EUROPEAN-CONFERENCE-ON-SOCIAL-WORK-2021-1.pdf \nContacts \nWebsite
URL:https://www.ifsw.org/event/ifsw-european-conference-on-social-work-2021/
LOCATION:zagreb\, ONLINE\, Zagreb\, Croatia (Local Name: Hrvatska)
CATEGORIES:IFSW events
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20211009
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20211010
DTSTAMP:20260405T124818
CREATED:20210903T101528Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210903T103020Z
UID:10000184-1633737600-1633823999@www.ifsw.org
SUMMARY:Assistant·e de service social : combats passés\, présents et à venir... Qu’en est-il aujourd’hui de l’engagement ?
DESCRIPTION:Pour toute information: \n\n\n\nPGM journée rencontre 9_10\n \n\n\n\n\nLe 9 octobre 2021 à l’ITS de Pau \nAvec la collaboration de l’Institut du Travail Social Pierre Bourdieu Pau et des anciennes adhérentes de l’association MARS (Mouvement des AS pour la Reconnaissance du travail Social) \n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n 
URL:https://www.ifsw.org/event/assistant%c2%b7e-de-service-social-combats-passes-presents-et-a-venir-quen-est-il-aujourdhui-de-lengagement/
CATEGORIES:IFSW events
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20210512T190000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20210512T210000
DTSTAMP:20260405T124818
CREATED:20210317T165251Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210317T165251Z
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SUMMARY:In memory of Terry Bamford
DESCRIPTION:We invite you to join family\, friends and colleagues in remembering Terry’s life\, his work and the impact he had.\nTime: Wednesday\, 12 May 2021 – 7:00pm to 9:00pm\nCost: Free event\, organised by the British Association of Social Workers (BASW)Terry Bamford \nJust over a year ago\, on 28 February 2020\, family and friends gathered in Worthing to celebrate the life of Terry Bamford. \nTerry was a passionate advocate of social justice\, international social work and human rights. His contribution to BASW as a leader\, advisor and friend will always be valued. Terry has left an enduring legacy and is greatly missed by all who knew him. \nA fuller memorial event in 2020 was postponed due to the pandemic. \nWe now invite you to join family\, friends and colleagues in remembering Terry’s life\, his work and the impact he had. \nClick here to register.
URL:https://www.ifsw.org/event/in-memory-of-terry-bamford/
LOCATION:Virtual
CATEGORIES:Other event
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20210329T103000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20210329T123000
DTSTAMP:20260405T124818
CREATED:20210326T074825Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210326T074825Z
UID:10000180-1617013800-1617021000@www.ifsw.org
SUMMARY:Commonwealth History of Social Work
DESCRIPTION:A Social Work History Network webinar in partnership with the Commonwealth Organisation for Social Work and Madras Christian College\n29 March 2021\, 10.30am – 12.30pm (London time)\nThis Social Work History Network webinar (held in partnership with the Commonwealth Organisation for Social Work and Madras Christian College) will reflect on the development of social work in Singapore\, Kenya and the Caribbean with a short input from the International Federation of Social Workers archivist and a broader discussion about social work in Commonwealth countries. The ‘history’ in this context goes back as far as we have evidence (i.e. early twentieth century) through to the 1970/80s (as a rough guide\, i.e. immediate post-independence). It will be chaired by David N Jones (SWHN Steering Group\, COSW Board and former IFSW President).
URL:https://www.ifsw.org/event/commonwealth-history-of-social-work/
LOCATION:Virtual
CATEGORIES:Other event
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Tokyo:20210326T150000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Tokyo:20210326T170000
DTSTAMP:20260405T124818
CREATED:20210305T080241Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210305T080929Z
UID:10000167-1616770800-1616778000@www.ifsw.org
SUMMARY:East Asia Sub-region APASWE WSWD2021 webinar
DESCRIPTION:WORLD SOCIAL WORK DAY 2021 \nEast Asia Sub-region APASWE WSWD2021 webinar \n \nTheme: What can social work education do? \nDATE & TIME\nMarch 26th (Fri) 2021\, 2pm in Beijing and 3pm in Seoul & Tokyo \nDetailed poster East Asian APASWE Webinar \nREGISTRATION by March 24th (Wed) midnight Tokyo time \nContact Viktor Virag (Nagasaki International University\, APASWE Board Member) \n 
URL:https://www.ifsw.org/event/east-asia-sub-region-apaswe-wswd2021-webinar/
LOCATION:Online (East Asia)\, East Asia
CATEGORIES:IFSW events
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210322T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210322T170000
DTSTAMP:20260405T124818
CREATED:20210305T071608Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210305T104604Z
UID:10000166-1616418000-1616432400@www.ifsw.org
SUMMARY:IFSW NORTH-AMERICA REGION WELCOME TO SOCIAL WORK
DESCRIPTION:WSWD2021 IFSW North American Region event \nIFSW North American Region is elated to announce this Facebook Live Event for all students and entry-level social workers. Ubuntu: Welcome to the Social Work Profession is a free interactive virtual conference that highlights social workers information about the future of social work\, loan forgiveness\, networking\, and leadership opportunities in the social work profession. \nDate: March 22\, 2021\, 1 pm ET/2:30 pm NT \nLink to NASW Facebook page \nDownload the flyer here.
URL:https://www.ifsw.org/event/ifsw-north-america-region-welcome-to-social-work/
CATEGORIES:Other event
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20210318T100000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20210318T120000
DTSTAMP:20260405T124818
CREATED:20210302T113633Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210302T120120Z
UID:10000164-1616061600-1616068800@www.ifsw.org
SUMMARY:“Time to deliver on Social Europe!”
DESCRIPTION:NEW! \nSAVE THE DATE FOR SOCIAL PLATFORM WEBINAR “TIME TO DELIVER ON SOCIAL EUROPE!”  \n18 MARCH 2021\, 10:00 – 12:00 \nEurope is grappling with the socio-economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on people’s health\, living and working conditions. While short-term measures are still crucial to tackle its devastating impact\, it is equally important to find sustainable and inclusive solutions to recover from this crisis in the medium term and long-term\, with the aim of building a more resilient\, socially just and inclusive Europe. Europe can only be more resilient if it becomes a society based on social justice\, where dignity\, wellbeing\, respect for every person and their human rights are at the centre of all decisions and actions. \nThe European Pillar of Social Rights Action Plan is a crucial tool in this context\, as it can help to overcome the crisis and achieve the objective of building a socially just Europe. \nSocial Platform organises this event to exchange views with key Members of the European Parliament and civil society organisations active in the social field about the Action Plan as well as how the European Parliament and civil society organisations can collaborate to support the full and ambitious implementation of the European Pillar of Social Rights. \n\nIFSW Europe\, as member of Social Platform\, endors the event and invite our member organisations to save the date and participate to this important event. \n\nDraft agenda \nModerator: Social Platform Management Committee representative (name tbc) \n10:00-10:05 Welcome \n\nPiotr Sadowski\, President of Social Platform\n\n10:05-11:15 Panel debate \n\nSocial Platform Management Committee representative (name tbc)\nDennis Radtke\, MEP\, EPP coordinator for the EMPL committee (tbc)\nSara Skyttedal\, MEP\, EPP coordinator for the EMPL committee (tbc)\nAgnes Jongerius\, MEP\, S&D coordinator for the EMPL committee (tbc)\nDragoş Pîslaru\, MEP\, Renew Europe coordinator for the EMPL committee\nSylvie Brunet\, MEP\, Renew Europe coordinator for the EMPL committee (tbc)\nKira Marie Peter Hansen\, MEP\, Greens/EFA coordinator for the EMPL committee (tbc)\nKatrin Langensiepen\, MEP\, Greens/EFA coordinator for the EMPL committee (tbc)\nNikolaj Villumsen\, MEP\, GUE/NGL coordinator for the EMPL committee (tbc)\n\n11:15-11:55 Discussion with participants \n11:55-12:00 Closing \n\nPiotr Sadowski\, President of Social Platform\n\nRegistration will open soon. \nFor any question\, please contact Katja Reuter\, Social Platform Senior Policy and Advocacy Officer:
URL:https://www.ifsw.org/event/time-to-deliver-on-social-europe/
CATEGORIES:IFSW events,Other event
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Zurich:20210317T100000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Zurich:20210318T160000
DTSTAMP:20260405T124818
CREATED:20210225T113344Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210225T113344Z
UID:10000163-1615975200-1616083200@www.ifsw.org
SUMMARY:JOURNÉE INTERNATIONALE DU TRAVAIL SOCIAL 2021\, 17-18 MARS
DESCRIPTION:JOURNÉE INTERNATIONALE DU TRAVAIL SOCIAL \nDeux journées de conférences et ateliers en ligne\, sur Zoom\nMercredi 17 et jeudi 18 mars 2021\nDès 10h \nChaque année\, les travailleuses et travailleurs sociaux du monde entier se réunissent pour célébrer la Journée internationale du travail social. \nLa HETS-Genève fait à nouveau équipe avec la Haute école de travail social de Fribourg (HETS-FR)\, l’Institut de recherche des Nations unies pour le développement social (UNRISD)\, l’Association internationale des écoles de travail social (AIETS) et la Fédération internationale des travailleurs sociaux (FITS) pour organiser l’édition 2021 de la Journée internationale du travail social à l’ONU-Genève\, les 17 et 18 mars prochains. \nLa manifestation mettra au cœur de son propos les « Engagements communautaires pour une justice sociale »\, en collaboration avec Jai Jagat Genève… \nLes inscriptions sont désormais ouvertes !\nCliquez ici pour découvrir le programme de l’événement et vous inscrire aux journées et ateliers qui vous intéressent. Participation gratuite. Pour les ateliers\, nombre de places limité et inscription obligatoire jusqu’au 7 mars. \nPersonne de contact à la HETS-Genève :\nLaura Nicollin
URL:https://www.ifsw.org/event/journee-internationale-du-travail-social-2021-17-18-mars/
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20210316T183000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20210316T200000
DTSTAMP:20260405T124818
CREATED:20210310T214224Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210310T214224Z
UID:10000169-1615919400-1615924800@www.ifsw.org
SUMMARY:World Social Work Day 2021 Ile-de-France sharing evening
DESCRIPTION:World Social Work Day 2021 Ile-de-France sharing evening \nWe will have the pleasure of welcoming you to hear the  testimony of several colleagues who have practiced or practiced internationally. This will be followed by a time of exchange\, of questions\, of debate. \n Journée Mondiale du Travail Social 2021 \nLe mardi 16 mars à partir de 18h30\, en visio (inscription obligatoire) \nLa section Île-de-France de l’ANAS a le plaisir de vous convier à une soirée d’échanges à l’occasion de la
URL:https://www.ifsw.org/event/world-social-work-day-2021-ile-de-france-sharing-evening/
CATEGORIES:Other event
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Africa/Nairobi:20210316T153000
DTEND;TZID=Africa/Nairobi:20210316T170000
DTSTAMP:20260405T124818
CREATED:20210315T182253Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210315T191805Z
UID:10000174-1615908600-1615914000@www.ifsw.org
SUMMARY:World Social work Day 2021 Sharing our lived experiences about “UBUNTU
DESCRIPTION:The African region event on Sharing our lived experiences about  “UBUNTU”: Telling our stories around the evening fire  \n \nDate: Tuesday 16th March 2021\nTime: 15:30 PM CAT \nLive Stream Via Facebook IFSW Africa https://www.facebook.com/IFSW \nJOIN OUR EVENING CONVERSATION ON WORLD SOCIAL WORK DAY 2021 \nhttps://zoom.us/j/97128087073?pwd=VXF0RDdBWVp5LzBHMnltNFJUR1JpQT09\nMeeting ID: 971 2808 7073 \nPasscode: 442596
URL:https://www.ifsw.org/event/world-social-work-day-2021-sharing-our-lived-experiences-about-ubuntu/
CATEGORIES:IFSW events
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210316T133000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210316T170000
DTSTAMP:20260405T124818
CREATED:20210305T070712Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210305T070712Z
UID:10000165-1615901400-1615914000@www.ifsw.org
SUMMARY:37TH ANNUAL SOCIAL WORK DAY AT THE UNITED NATIONS IN NEW YORK
DESCRIPTION:WSWD2021 37TH ANNUAL SOCIAL WORK DAY AT THE UNITED NATIONS IN NEW YORK \nTheme: Responses to COVID-19: Standing Together Makes Us Stronger \nPanelists: \n\nChristina Behrendt\, Ph.D.\, Head Social Policy Unit\, Social Protection\, International Labour Organization (ILO)\nJudith Browne Dianis\, Executive Director of the Advancement Project\nPaul Ladd\, Director of the United Nations Research Institute on Social Development (UNRISD)\n\nDate: Tuesday 16 March 2021\, Noon – 1:30 p.m. ET \nRegistration is free but required. Please register here. Attendees will be emailed a Zoom invite following registration. \nFind more about World Social Work Day 2021 here.
URL:https://www.ifsw.org/event/37th-annual-social-work-day-at-the-united-nations-in-new-york/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:IFSW events
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Kolkata:20210316T103000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Kolkata:20210316T113000
DTSTAMP:20260405T124818
CREATED:20210315T185134Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210315T191820Z
UID:10000175-1615890600-1615894200@www.ifsw.org
SUMMARY:World Social work Day 2021 International Symposium - India
DESCRIPTION:World Social work Day 2021 ” International Symposium on ” Strengthening Social Solidarity and Social Work Intervention” on16th March 2021\, 10.30 am (IST) onwards in ZOOM platform. \nOrganised by Periyar Maniammai Institute of Science and Technology in partnership with PSWA\, INPSWA \n \nRegistration Link \nEvent Poster \nWeb page URL \n 
URL:https://www.ifsw.org/event/world-social-work-day-2021international-symposium-india/
CATEGORIES:Other event
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Kolkata:20210316T100000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Kolkata:20210317T160000
DTSTAMP:20260405T124818
CREATED:20210315T161929Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210315T162928Z
UID:10000172-1615888800-1615996800@www.ifsw.org
SUMMARY:World Social Work day 2021 APSWDP Conference INDIA
DESCRIPTION:IN COMMEMORATING WORLD SOCIAL WORK DAY 2021\nAssociation of Professional Social Workers and Development Practitioners (APSWDP)\, INDIA has arranged a Two Days Training Workshop on Community Driven Development through Effective Management of ALF/CLF under Social Mobilization and Institutional Development component of DAY-NULM under the ambit of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) ON 16-17 and 20th\nMARCH 2021 (Saturday)\, 10.00 A.M. – 4.00 P.M.\nIn Special Consultative Status with Economic and Social Council of the United Nations since 2019\nAffiliated with Department of Global Communications (DGC) of the United Nations since 2019\nRegistered with NITI AAYOG (Former Planning Commission of India) since 2015 \n \n#SustainableFuture\, #2030Agenda\, #WSWD2021\, #SocialWorkers\, # SDGs\nwww.apswdp.org\nCommunity and Social Workers for Sustainable Cities and Communities – Time for Affirmative Action\nहमलोग ह \n  Event Poster  \nContact 
URL:https://www.ifsw.org/event/world-social-work-day-2021-apswdp-conference-india/
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Jakarta:20210316T090000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Jakarta:20210317T160000
DTSTAMP:20260405T124818
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LAST-MODIFIED:20210318T181916Z
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SUMMARY: Indonesian Association of Social Worker (IPSPI) WSWD2021
DESCRIPTION: The Indonesian Association of Social Worker (IPSPI)\,  list of agendas and events to celebrate the World Social Work Month 2021 \n \n\nThe first agenda is Social Work Video Content Competition\, this event is open for public to make a video content choosing from 3 sub-themes; 1) Social Work Practice in Covid-19 Pandemic\, 2) Education about Covid-19\, 3) Social Work research about Covid-19. This competition will start in February and the selection process will be on March\, participants who wish to enter the competition should upload their video on Instagram and/or Facebook by tagging IPSPI’s social media. Further information about the competition will be uploaded to IPSPI’s Social Media platform. \n\n\nThe second agenda is Celebration World Social Work Day 2021 by making this year’s celebration chant and creating a video to support and celebrate 2021 WSWD\, it will be supported by social work pillars (Indonesian Social Work Consortium)  showing their support and celebration and will be uploaded in the IPSPI social media platforms. The video will be published personally by members by tagging IPSPI or will be published in the IPSPI’s social media platform. \nWe will also having a few important agenda to show our gratitude to our outstanding Social Workers. The first one is determining the late Mr. Toto Utama BS as the Father of Social Worker in Indonesia for his contribution to the profession (further preparation will be arranged). And the second is giving appreciation to Social Workers who contributed on handling and engaged in services during Covid-19 Pandemic \nContacts: Maykel Ifan \n 
URL:https://www.ifsw.org/event/indonesian-association-of-social-worker-ipspi-wswd2021/
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Kolkata:20210316T090000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Kolkata:20210316T160000
DTSTAMP:20260405T124818
CREATED:20210315T171528Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210315T171528Z
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SUMMARY:World Social Work day 2021International Seminar - India
DESCRIPTION:International Seminar on Social Service\, Social Work\, Social Sciences\n– A Road a Head – Awareness\, Education & Opportunities\nEach and every Small step\, efforts will lead us to success. Let us make our efforts\, our success\, together\, for each other. \nInternational Seminar on Social Service\, Social Work\, Social Sciences – A Road a Head – Awareness\, Education & Opportunities \n(As part of Social Work Month & Social Work Day – 16th March 2021 – Celebrations\, Awareness & Campaign) \nPromoting Social Work : History\, Philosophy\, Education\, Research\, Employment\, Profession\, Practice. \n \nCommemorating  \nWorld Social Work Month 2021 \nWorld Social Work Day 2021  \n(on 16th March 2021\, Tuesday ) \nWorld Social Work Day 2021 Theme :  \nUbuntu: I am Because We are. \nStrengthening Social Solidarity and Global Connectedness. \nUbuntu: ‘I am because we are’ is a concept and philosophy that resonates with the social work perspective of the interconnectedness of all peoples and their environments. It speaks to the need for global solidarity and also highlights indigenous knowledge and wisdom.  \nIn Collaboration with \nSri Holistic Health Foundation India (SHHFI) &\nProfessional Social Workers\, Professional Social Work Associations\, Social Work Schools & Departments\, Social Work Fraternity & Stakeholders\, NGOs & Others. \nFor detail and registration
URL:https://www.ifsw.org/event/world-social-work-day-2021international-seminar-india/
CATEGORIES:IFSW events
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Brunei:20210316T083000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Brunei:20210316T160000
DTSTAMP:20260405T124818
CREATED:20210310T215306Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210310T220821Z
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SUMMARY:World Social Work Day 2021 Brunei Exhibition
DESCRIPTION:World Social Work Day 2021 Brunei Exhibition  \nWSWD2021 \nBrunei social workers will be holding a social work exhibition on the  16th of March 2021. \n8.30 AM: Arrival of guests \n9.00 AM: Arrival of Guest of Honour \n: Recital of Al-Fatihah and Doa Selamat \n: Speech by Head of Medical Social Worker \n: Launch of World Social Work Day \nVideo plays after launch (MSW activities\, WSWD events) \n: World Social Work Day Exhibition \n• Exhibition \n• Vendors \nContact person
URL:https://www.ifsw.org/event/world-social-work-day-2021-brunei-exhibition/
LOCATION:Brunei
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20210316
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20210317
DTSTAMP:20260405T124818
CREATED:20210315T155506Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210315T155506Z
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SUMMARY:World Social work Day 2021 Thailand (T)SWPC Events
DESCRIPTION:Thailand Social Work Professions Council (SWPC) and Thailand Association of Social Workers (TASW) in collaboration with IFSW and UNICEF Thailand\, will have  the afternoon session (international session)\, perhaps called the side event. This afternoon session’s theme is “Shared Learnings and The Role of The Social Work Profession in Building a Sustainable\, Fair And Socially Just Future” on March 16\, 2021\, at 13.00-16.30 Indochina (Bangkok)\n#WSWD2021 \n \nEvent Poster  \nContact Dr. Wilaiporn Kotbungkair
URL:https://www.ifsw.org/event/world-social-work-day-2021-thailand-tswpc-events/
CATEGORIES:IFSW events
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Helsinki:20210315T153000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Helsinki:20210315T173000
DTSTAMP:20260405T124818
CREATED:20210212T103442Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210212T104241Z
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SUMMARY:The Value of Ubuntu to Social Work
DESCRIPTION:Download the flyer in Swahili \nDownload the flyer in English
URL:https://www.ifsw.org/event/the-value-of-ubuntu-to-social-work/
LOCATION:Virtual
CATEGORIES:IFSW events
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Karachi:20210315T080000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Karachi:20210320T170000
DTSTAMP:20260405T124818
CREATED:20210318T183922Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210318T184714Z
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SUMMARY:World Social Work Day on UN Turkmenistan
DESCRIPTION:The World Social Work Day on UN Turkmenistan \n \n\nTurkmenistan social workers have launched a social media campaign devoted to World Social Work Day on UN Turkmenistan social media accounts. \n\n\nPlease find links for the campaign launch: \nhttps://www.instagram.com/p/CL8kv9bgXVS/?igshid=1a3p2xucopzhh   \nhttps://www.facebook.com/UNinTurkmenistan/photos/a.718622824981491/1780342635476166/?type=3  \nhttps://twitter.com/un_turkmenistan/status/1367003514212413440?s=21  \nAnd shared IFSW poster in Turkmen: \nLinks:   \nhttps://www.instagram.com/p/CL_fnnKgmV_/?igshid=1n850av2o544i \n\nhttps://www.facebook.com/718583111652129/posts/1781157185394711/?d=n \n\nhttps://twitter.com/un_turkmenistan/status/1367421535145893891?s=21  \nAnd shared animation on social inclusion within the same campaign:    \nhttps://www.facebook.com/718583111652129/posts/1781811958662567/?vh=e  \n https://twitter.com/un_turkmenistan/status/1367728452057628672?s=21  \n https://www.instagram.com/tv/CMBxYmQg_B7/?igshid=1niuchg07s46e  \nAnd more coming in the course of the month of March. \nContact details: Guljahan Gochova \n 
URL:https://www.ifsw.org/event/world-social-work-day-on-un-turkmenistan/
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Moscow:20210315T080000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Moscow:20210316T170000
DTSTAMP:20260405T124818
CREATED:20210318T190632Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210318T191053Z
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SUMMARY:Russian Association of Social Worker - WSWD2021
DESCRIPTION:The Russian Social Worker has schedule a discussion\, В один ряд с медиками Как трудятся в пандемию социальные работники разных стран \n \nIn commemoration of  the World Social Work Month 2021. \nThe outcomes of the discussions can be found here:Дашкина S \nThey also had other competitions and the results can be seen \nContacts
URL:https://www.ifsw.org/event/russian-association-of-social-worker-wswd2021/
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20210308T053000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20210308T133000
DTSTAMP:20260405T124818
CREATED:20210308T124447Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210308T124515Z
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SUMMARY:Iran: 3rd International and 25th National Social Work Day Congress: Social Work\, Social Observation and Social Solidarity
DESCRIPTION:Join the event here:  https://nobino.ir/event/live \n 
URL:https://www.ifsw.org/event/iran-3rd-international-and-25th-national-social-work-day-congress-social-work-social-observation-and-social-solidarity/
LOCATION:Virtual
CATEGORIES:Other event
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Tokyo:20210307T130000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Tokyo:20210307T160000
DTSTAMP:20260405T124818
CREATED:20210217T103304Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210302T114414Z
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SUMMARY:Asian international symposium 7th March 2021
DESCRIPTION:Social work practice during the COVID-19 Pandemic; \nCommunity resilience and mental wellbeing \n \nThis the first 2021 Asian symposium on WSWD2021. It is an opportunity for practitioners\, government representatives\, scholars\, and other experts globally to share and discuss how life changed during the covid-19 pandemic if any. It is in efforts to strengthen social work practice\, community resilience and mental wellbeing. \nHost\,  Webinar poster \n 
URL:https://www.ifsw.org/event/asian-international-symposium-7th-march-2021/
LOCATION:japan
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20210301T080000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20210331T170000
DTSTAMP:20260405T124818
CREATED:20210217T104412Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210217T104412Z
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SUMMARY:BASW celebrate WSWD2021 with a month list of activities
DESCRIPTION:BASW staff and members have been hard at work planning a diverse and exciting programme of activities for World Social Work Month 2021. \n \n  \nFor Details
URL:https://www.ifsw.org/event/basw-celebrate-wswd2021-with-a-month-list-of-activities/
LOCATION:United Kingdom\, United Kingdom
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20200715
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20200720
DTSTAMP:20260405T124818
CREATED:20190208T192204Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200516T081526Z
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SUMMARY:IFSW 2020 Online Conference: Co-Building Social Transformation
DESCRIPTION:This conference will finalise a global consultation process that will set the strategic priorities for the social work profession from 2020 to 2030. \nSocial work is the fastest growing profession in the world as more governments and employers recognise the powerful impact that social workers have in communities. Lower crime rates\, better health outcomes\, more people accessing work and education are outcomes of social work professionals supporting people to take charge of their own futures and realise their aspirations. \nAs a human rights-based profession\, social work has an essential role in all societies facilitating communities and populations to raise their voices and stand for their equality alongside all others. \nThe strength of the social work profession lies in capacity to build participatory democracy\, engage communities in their sustainable futures\, and defend human rights. \nThrough this conference the profession and its partners will launch the social work contributions to make social justice a reality. \nTo increase cooperation and outcomes at the international level the Global Agenda for Social Work and Social Development was launched in 2010 with strategic themes that last until 2020. \nThese themes have resulted in actions in every country with wide-spread advocacy and gains for people’s social rights and environmental justice. Now\, the themes must be set for the next ten years 2020 to 2030. \n‘The Global Social Work Agenda: Co-Building Social Transformation’ will be a participatory conference comprising social workers\, educators\, people who use social services\, representatives of marginalised communities\, politicians and world leaders who want to contribute to identifying the priorities of the social work profession and the best possible social solutions. \nThe five-day conference will run as a participatory conversation that will conclude with a set of interrelated themes and strategies for moving the Agenda forward. \nThe conference programme will use dialogue spaces punctuated with motivational addresses\, the latest research\, and perspectives from frontline practitioners\, educators and community leaders sharing their real solutions to increasingly complex challenges. \nAll participants will be able to contribute to conference decisions and play their part in setting the ‘The Global Social Work Agenda: Co-Building Social Transformation’. \nJoin the conversation and shape the future of the social work profession and its impact in creating national and global social solutions.
URL:https://www.ifsw.org/event/ifsw-2020-online-conference-co-building-social-transformation/
LOCATION:Virtual
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20200712T090000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20200713T173000
DTSTAMP:20260405T124818
CREATED:20191017T093531Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200501T115252Z
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SUMMARY:General Meeting 2020 (held as online forum) 11 - 13 July
DESCRIPTION:The IFSW 2020 General Meeting will be held as an online forum. \nPlease find the latest information on our dedicated page by clicking the link below: \nIFSW General Meeting 2020
URL:https://www.ifsw.org/event/general-meeting-2020/
CATEGORIES:IFSW events
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20200625T080000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20200627T170000
DTSTAMP:20260405T124818
CREATED:20200109T083802Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200109T084726Z
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SUMMARY:The First Arctic Forum of Social workers “The Arctic is the territory of love and care”
DESCRIPTION:On 25-27 June 2020 Russian Union of Social Workers and Social Pedagogues together with the Government of Yakutia will hold the First Arctic Forum of Social workers “The Arctic is the territory of love and care”. \nCall for Papers \nThe main topics for discussions \n\nThe best practices and projects of social services to people living in Arctic areas.\nExtreme situations connected with climate change: fires\, floods etc. The role of social workers and social pedagogues in helping to prevent these events and to explain the public of the effects of the inappropriate treatment of nature.\nSocial work with small groups of indigenous people.\nNational projects of Russian Federation in raising social welfare of Arctic population (among those the programme “Children of Arctic”.\nInternational experience of quality tailored social services for vulnerable people.\n\n  \nYakutian Social Workers \n \nCanada\, Denmark\, Finland\, Iceland. Norway\, Sweden\, USA and Russia belong to the Arctic Council and 8 more countries are observers. The Arctic Council does not discuss social services and social work issues that is why it is the time to discuss the situation of climate change and severe conditions of life in these areas in 2020. \nYakutia is a very interesting area of Russia. The Sakha Republic (Yakutia) is in the north-eastern part of the Eurasian continent and is the largest region of the Russian Federation. The total area of the continental and island territory of Yakutia is 3\,1 mln km². Over 40% of its territory is above the Arctic Circle. There are three time zones within its borders. Transversally\, Yakutia’s length is 2500 km\, longitudinally – 2000 km. The temperatures in the winter -50-60 C. In the summer – plus 25 C. \n  \nLena River Pillars Yakutia (UNESCO World Heritage Site) \nThe Forum of social workers will take place in the city Yakutsk. June is summer there. The Forum will include the workshops discussions but also participation in  the  big and unique event – Ysyakh which is a cult celebration of nature rebirth\, holiday of renovation held every year in the end of June. Central action of the festival is a competition of tellers of Olonkho – Yakut epos\, acknowledged as a non-material legacy of UNESCO\, Osuokhai dance\, symbolizing the circle of life. The final action is the Sunrise meeting\, signifying the clarification of the soul. \n  \n  \nYsyakh Celebration \n  \n  \nHow to get to Yakutsk \n\nMoscow- Yakutsk ( 3 flights a day – duration 6 hours 30 minutes)\nSeoul – Yakutsk ( direct flight 22 June-28 June\, duration 4 hours 30 minutes)\nThere are flights via Novosibirsk\, Vladivostok\n\nWe recommend to buy tickets in advance as the price of the tickets will be growing closer to the summer time a lot. \nPlease check – if you need visa you will need to fill the form and send it to us in advance. \n  \nDr Antonina Dashkina \nPresident of Russian Union of Social Workers and Social Pedagogues \nEmail:  \n 
URL:https://www.ifsw.org/event/the-first-arctic-forum-of-social-workers-the-arctic-is-the-territory-of-love-and-care/
LOCATION:Yakutia\, Sakha Republic (Yakutia)\, Russian Federation
CATEGORIES:Other event
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20200423
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20200424
DTSTAMP:20260405T124818
CREATED:20200120T121019Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200422T064413Z
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SUMMARY:International Social Work: Possibilities and Opportunities / CANCELED DUE TO COVID-19
DESCRIPTION:  \nA space to learn\, to share\, to reflect and to open up space for future collaboration\nhttps://www.basw.co.uk/events/international-social-work-possibilities-and-opportunities \n 
URL:https://www.ifsw.org/event/international-social-work-possibilities-and-opportunities/
LOCATION:Signing Tree\, Deaf Cultural Centre\, Ladywood Road\, Birmingham\, West Midlands\, B16 8SZ\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:IFSW events,Other event
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20200331T080000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20200331T170000
DTSTAMP:20260405T124818
CREATED:20200331T184704Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200331T185203Z
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SUMMARY:Human Rights Issues in North America
DESCRIPTION:The United States  \nThe United States has historically had a mixed record on human rights\, but has consistently been among the highest ranked nations overall on global indices of democracy\, corruption\, human and civil rights. With respect to measures of democracy\, the U.S. has recently fallen from a Full Democracy to a Flawed Democracy and is ranked 25th overall\, well behind its neighbor Canada\, which is 7th. Functioning of Government is now 7.14 on a 10-point scale with concerns raised over public trust in government institutions\, divisive political partisanship\, and a strong trend toward concentration of power in the executive branch and the presidency – all of which have led to a domestic loss of confidence in government and a shift toward authoritarian political culture. The executive branch’s America First approach\, as evidenced by the trade war with China and the declining reliance on international diplomacy coupled with aggressive and isolationist treatment of its traditional allies in the West\, has had a significant negative effect on the reputation and credibility of the country among its partners. The coddling treatment of authoritarian states such as Russia\, the Philippines\, and India has similarly damaged its reputation in human rights. The nation’s rank on Civil Liberties\, at 8.24\, is well below the average of its counterparts in Europe and Australasia (Economist Intelligence Unit\, 2020). \nOver the past few years the United States has been regressing from its former role as a human rights leader\, notably in the growingly inhumane treatment of immigrants and refugees\, the continuing mass incarceration of prisoners (including children)\, the abuse of solitary confinement\, a retreat on the rights of LGBTQ individuals\, racially-biased law enforcement\, and a pronounced national narrative of xenophobia and racism (Human Rights Watch\, 2020). \nThe U.S. is a party to two major international human rights treaties – the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination and the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights\, however the United States is one of only two countries in the world that has not ratified the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child. This convention\, which protects children’s rights\, requires that subject parties shall not deprive children of their liberty. \nCriminal Justice System \nMass Incarceration  \nWith 2.2 million in jails/prisons and 4.5 million on probation and parole\, the United States continues to report the highest rates of criminal incarceration in the world (Human Rights Watch\, 2020).  The United States imprisonment rate (number of prisoners per 100\,000 people) is 737\, followed by Russia at 615. (World Population Council\, 2020). The death penalty is legal in 29 states and federal imposition of the death penalty resumed in 2019 after a moratorium of 16 years (Human Rights Watch\, 2020). \nAbout 4.5 million individuals are in community correctional supervision (U.S. Bureau of Justice Statistics\, 2018). Just under half (46%) of offenders were convicted of nonviolent drug crimes (Federal Bureau of Prisons. 2018). African-Americans comprise 33% of the prison population and are incarcerated at a rate that is six times that of whites. Hispanics\, who constitute 16% of the population\, comprise 23% of the prison population. The imprisonment rate for black women is about twice as high as for white women (Pew Research Center\, 2018; Human Rights Watch\, 2020). \nWith increasing public awareness of the number of inmates who have been incarcerated for decades\, often for nonviolent crimes such as drug possession\, there was a 10% decrease in incarceration rates. Moreover\, the high costs of incarceration on state and federal budgets is prompting state reduction of incarceration rates and early prisoner releases (Human Rights Watch\, 2020). Bipartisan legislation has allowed for reform\, such as The First Step Act of 2018 that has resulted in the release of more than 3\,000 people from prison. \nPoor defendants who have been charged with a crime\, but not convicted\, are often incarcerated because they cannot afford to post bond. An unfortunate result has been that defendants opt\, or are coerced\, to plead guilty to secure an earlier release (Human Rights Watch\, 2020). \nAlarmingly\, large numbers of children are routinely incarcerated in the United States. On average 50\,000 children and youth are imprisoned at any given time and all 50 states permit the prosecution of minors in adult criminal courts. Over one thousand minors have been sentenced to life terms. Minority children are at much greater risk of incarceration and black children are disproportionately serving time. Migrant children who have crossed the border without authorization are detained\, often for months\, and unauthorized migrant and refugee children have been forcibly separated from their parents and imprisoned in separate facilities. \nSolitary Confinement \nIn the American prison system\, there is a widespread use of isolation\, which it can be argued is a form of torture. According to the U.N. Convention Against Torture\, torture is any state-sanctioned act “by which severe pain or suffering\, whether physical or mental\, is intentionally inflicted on a person for information\, punishment\, intimidation\, or for a reason based on discrimination” (United Nations\, 2020). \nThe United States has the highest rate of solitary confinement in incarceration in the world (Prison Policy Project\, 2020). There are more than 80\,000 adults and children in solitary confinement in the United States; a situation in which they are in solitary lockdown for 22 to 24 hours a day\, with severely limited human contact\, inadequate health and mental health care\, constant surveillance\, and lack of access to prison programs (American Society of Friends Committee\, 2020). Solitary confinement has demonstrable adverse effects on the psychological health of inmates (Haney\, 2018). It also adversely affects physical health and reduces the reintegration of prisoners into society upon their release (Shalev\, 2014). \nRacial Justice\, Profiling and Policing \n Another ongoing issue is the selective policing of people of color. The Human Rights Watch World Report of 2020 reports that there were approximately 783 people shot and killed by police in the United States in 2019. Of those whose race was identified\, 20 percent were black (Human Rights Watch\, 2020). \nIn the United States\, Black and Hispanic residents are more likely to be stopped by police than Non-Hispanic Whites. They are also more likely to have multiple contacts with police\, are more likely to be threatened\, and are more likely to have force used against them. As a result\, minorities and people of color are far less likely to initiate contact with police to seek help or report crimes (Prison Policy Initiative\, 2018). \nMass Shootings and Gun Violence \nThe United States has the highest rate of gun violence and mass shootings in the world. A person is killed by a gun every 15 minutes. People of color bear a disproportionate cost of gun violence; Black and Hispanic Americans are far more likely to be victims (Weigend\, 2019). \nIt is estimated that there are more guns in America (393 million) than the total population (Small Arms Survey\, 2018). The arms industry has privileged protections and cannot be sued or held liable for the injury its products cause. This is due to legislation to protect weapons dealers under the PLCAA Bill (Law of Protection of the Legal Arms Trade). \nAccording to the Gun Violence Archive (2020)\, a mass shooting is any incident in which at least four people are shot\, excluding the shooter. In 2019\, there were 417 mass shootings in the U.S. The United Nations has contended that mass shooting attacks are rooted in racism\, xenophobia\, intolerance\, discrimination and white supremacy (Schlein\, 2019). \nThe Law on Equal Access to Justice for Victims of Armed Violence (H.R. 4999 / S. 2469)\, which was introduced in 2019\, would annul PLCAA and abolish its immunity. The bill would allow Americans to hold firearm manufacturers and dealers accountable for the damage caused by the weapons they sell. Given the power and funding of gun lobbies in Congress\, its passage is exceedingly unlikely. \nPoverty and Inequality \nIncome inequalities in the United States are clearly indicated with the top 10% of Americans averaging more than nine times as much income as the bottom 90%. The top 0.1% makes 196 times of the bottom 90% of Americans (Inequality\, 2020). There are about 40 million people who live in poverty in the United States\, the highest level in five decades (Human Rights Watch World Report\, 2020). \nIn 2018\, one in six children lived in poverty\, which is 11.9 million (16.2%) of all children (Poverty USA\, 2020). Women in the U.S. on average earn 85 cents for every dollar that men earn. There are 21.4 million (12.9%) women living in poverty compared to 16.8 million (10.6 %) men living in poverty (USA Today\, 2020). Poverty rates by race in order are: Native Americans (25.4%)\, Blacks (20.8%)\, Hispanics (17.6%) Whites (10.1 %) and Asian Americans (10.1%). \nRights of Non-Citizens  \nThe United States continues to be a country of immigrants with ~44.7 immigrants currently residing in the U.S. (Batalova\, Blizzard\, & Bolter\, 2020). The Trump Administration has developed and enforced much stricter and exclusive measures on immigration policy and has ignored the rights of asylum seekers\, leaving many refugees unprotected under international law (Human Rights Watch\, 2020). \nUnder the current administration\, there has been an increase in apprehensions of migrants at the U.S.-Mexico border with 851\,508 apprehensions in 2019\, the highest in 12 years (Pew Research Center\, 2020). With tougher programs such as the “Remain in Mexico” program there has been over 55\,000 asylum seekers returned to dangerous conditions in Mexico and Central America to wait while their claims are being adjudicated (Human Rights Watch\, 2020). \nThe demographics of those migrating to the U.S. has changed with most being from the Northern Triangle countries of El Salvador\, Guatemala\, and Honduras. Most are migrating in families who are fleeing their countries due to violence\, criminal victimization and a lack of economic opportunities (Pew Research Center\, 2020). This has led to an increase of family incarceration and the most egregious violation of human rights – the forced separation of children from their parents. Children are held in inhumane jail like conditions without contact with family or access to basic human needs such as showers\, beds\, or medical care for weeks (Human Rights Watch\, 2020). \nOlder Person’s Rights  \nIssues with consent and psychotropic drugs continue to affect those within the nursing home and long-term care communities. These abusive practices that seek to control behavior have allowed for inhumane and degrading treatment of the elderly (Human Rights Watch\, 2020). \nWomen’s and Girl’s Rights \nUnder the Trump Administration\, a new gag order on a federal program called Title X has undermined the sexual and reproductive rights of women. The population that gets hit the hardest due to this gag order are young and low-income women (Human Rights Watch\, 2020). Under this rule\, any recipients (agencies) receiving funding from Title X are prevented from providing information regarding all pregnancy options and denied reproductive freedom (Hasstedt\, 2019). This has caused at least 18 of the grant recipients to leave the program and has left at least 30 states with no Title X networks (National Family Planning & Reproductive Health Association\, 2019). \nSexual Orientation and Gender Identity \nThe Supreme Court ruled to allow the Trump administration to ban transgender individuals from serving in the military. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has announced that it would eliminate nondiscrimination provisions for LGBTQ persons in its programs\, grants and services. \nHHS also proposed rules that would allow health care providers to refuse to care for patients whose identities conflict with providers’ “religious belief or moral conviction” or would force providers “to act contrary to one’s belief” (Human Rights Watch\, 2020; Fenway Health\, 2020). At the state level there is also limited protection for sexual orientation and gender identity. Currently\, only 20 states have protections through laws for housing\, employment\, or public accommodations (Human Rights Watch\, 2020). \nHuman Rights Issues \nMexico  \nA total of 8\,736 Mexicans were registered in the National Registry of Victims\, denouncing having suffered violations of their human rights from December 2018 to December 2019 (SEGOB\, 2020). \nCriminal Justice System \nAccording to the Humans Right Watch (HRW) World Report\, 98 percent of crimes in Mexico still remain unresolved for reasons which include corruption\, inadequate training\, extortion\, threats from organized crime\, limited law enforcement resources\, bribery\, and law enforcement complicity with criminals (HRWWR\, 2020). \nThe Human Rights Watch World Report stated that Mexico has a history of relying on military forces to fight crime\, which can lead to major human rights abuses. The National Human Rights Commission in Mexico received between 2012 and 2019 more than 4\,600 complaints about alleged military abuses. (HRWWR\, 2020). \nMexico created the National Guard in 2019 to assist in fighting crime. This force was intended to be civilian\, however the leadership\, the forces\, and the equipment for the National Guard are funded by the Mexican armed forces and thus allow the Mexican armed forces to be involved in public security tasks (HRWWR\, 2020). In 2019\, Mexico passed a law that allows the use of lethal force “to repel highly dangerous resistance.” This new law has attracted the attention of Amnesty International and raises concerns of military abuse (Amnesty International\, 2019). \nHuman Trafficking  \nMexico is a country of origin\, transit\, and destination for human trafficking victims. According to the US Department of State\, in 21 of the 32 Mexican States there is sex tourism. Mexican States such as Tlaxcala and Puebla have direct human trafficking connections with the US and Europe (Comision Unidos vs. Trata\, 2020). Tenancingo\, in the State of Tlaxcala\, is the Mexican hub of human trafficking (Amezcua\, Padgett\, & Peralta\, 2020). \nAccording to the American Bar Association\, there are 47 identified criminal groups engaged in human trafficking in Mexico (Comision Unidos vs. Trata\, 2020). The National Human Rights Commission of Mexico estimates that “there could be between 50\,000 and 500\,000 human trafficking victims in Mexico from people forced into prostitution to those forced to work for drug gangs” (Rivera\, 2016). \nIn 2019\, the Mexican Secretary of Security and Civilian Protection estimated that there were 666 cases of human trafficking in that country. Those with the most reported cases were Mexico City with 211\, Mexico State with 85\, and Chihuahua with 77. These three states account for more than half of the cases in Mexico (Secretaria de Seguridad y Proteccion Ciudadana\, 2020) \nThe report also includes statistics on other crimes in Mexico not explicitly categorized as “Human Trafficking” but labeled as “Corruption of Minors” with over 2\,419 cases. These cases could well fall within the UN definition of Human Trafficking. Furthermore\, sometimes crimes are categorized as homicides and not human trafficking (Secretaria de Seguridad y Proteccion Ciudadana\, 2020). \nStatistics\, however\, account only for reported cases and not necessarily actual cases. Each state in Mexico is responsible for compiling its own official statistics based on the reports of the special prosecutor offices dedicated to investigating these cases of human trafficking crimes; there is concern about the accuracy of these statistics. \nChildren’s Rights  \nThe Convention on the Rights of the Child elevated the best interests of the child as a fundamental international norm. All measures concerning children have primary consideration (Article Three) and are becoming a character of general international law (Aguilar\, 2008). In 1990\, Mexico signed the Convention on the Rights of the Child and it was ratified by the Senate. Mexico is obliged to adopt measures for the application of criteria that promote the best interests of the child and the decisions of the courts of justice (Supreme Court of Justice\, 2012). \nNearly 40 million children reside in Mexico (SEGOB\, 2019). Of that total\, 21 million live in poverty. One in five missing people are children and every 30 minutes\, one of them arrives at a hospital for injuries caused intentionally (CNDH\, 2019). Also\, every day on average\, 34 girls are impregnated in acts of sexual violence\, often within their own family (Martinez\, 2019). Twenty-two thousand children\, mostly from Central America\, migrated into Mexico during 2019\, many of them were in a perilous situation (El Universal\, 2019). \nMexico created the National System for the Comprehensive Protection of Children and Adolescents (SIPINNA for its Spanish acronym) to uphold the principle of the best interest of the child of both Mexican and migrant children. The country is adopting measures for their protection and for guaranteeing their access to health and education (Supreme Court of Justice\, 2020). \nFemicides  \nOne of the sectors most affected in the widespread context of violence in Mexico is that of women. Between 2015 and 2019 there were 3\,628 femicides at the national level. Statistics gathered by the National Public Security System (SESNSP for its acronym in Spanish) showed that 72 cases of femicides were reported in January 2020. \nThe National Survey on the Dynamics of Home Relations determined that of the 46.5 million women aged 15 and over in the country\, 66.1% (30.7 million) have faced violence of some kind by an aggressor at least once in their lifetime (CNDH\, 2020). On average\, 10 women in Mexico are murdered every day. According to the United Nations\, 1 out of 3 women in Latin America has experienced sexual or physical violence. Only two percent of gender-related killings are prosecuted (UN Women\, 2019). \nOn March 9\, 2020\, thousands of women gathered in Mexico\, as part of a nationwide strike to protest violence against women\, and demanded the government take action. The strike\, called “A Day Without a Woman\,” protested the longstanding problem of femicide and the forced disappearance of women abducted from streets\, offices\, and classrooms across Mexico. President Andrés Manuel López Obrador’s response to the protests was that he was not going to change the strategy to combat femicides and violence against women (Agren\, 2020). \nJournalists and Human Rights Defenders  \nJournalists \nA hostile environment continues to exist for journalists and the media. 11 journalists were murdered in 2019 (Ramos\, 2020). The victims mainly reported the infiltration of organized crime into state politics. The Committee to Protect Journalists included Mexico\, along with Somalia\, Syria\, and Iraq\, in the list of countries with the greatest impunity to solve cases of the killing of journalists (Reporters without Borders\, 2020). \nHuman Rights Defenders \nFrom December 1\, 2018\, to November 30\, 2019\, 17 human rights defenders were murdered. The victims mainly advocated for the territory of indigenous peoples. 52% of the murders occurred in the states of Chiapas and Oaxaca (Voces Mesoamericanas\, 2019). \nAs of December 31\, 2019\, the General Prosecutor Office (FGR for its acronym in Spanish) reported that it had started 73 investigations and had 127 pending cases. Four convictions were obtained. \nIndigenous People  \nIn Mexico\, 17.8 % of the population is indigenous\, 7\,382\,785 people aged three years and over speak an indigenous language; the most widely spoken are Náhuatl\, Maya and Tzeltal (Senate of the Republic\, 2019). \nThe drug cartels have waged a direct war against indigenous communities\, especially those in which they encounter organized resistance\, such as that of the National Indigenous Congress (CNI).  The CNI is the most significant expression of indigenous resistance since the Mexican Revolution (Camacho\, 2019). \nIndigenous populations are coerced and extorted by organized crime and forced to flee drug violence and murder. Indigenous communities have reactivated community police\, community guards\, and self-defense groups. Clashes with organized crime are common (Camacho\, 2019; CNI\, 2019). On February 26\, 2020\, the CNI called on the people of Mexico and the Human Rights Commission denouncing President Andrés Manuel Lopez Obrador for orchestrating the 24-hour kidnapping of a group of indigenous people from the communities of San Antonio Bulujib and Guaquitepec\, municipality of Chilón\, Chiapas\, for the defense of their territories (CNI\, 2020). \nThe Ministry of the Interior will promote a constitutional and legal reform on the rights of indigenous and Afro-Mexican peoples (Guzman\, 2019). So far (March 2020)\, there has been no progress. \nEnforced Disappearances  \nIn January 2020\, The Mexican Secretary of the Interior presented the Report on Illegal Graves and National Registry of Missing Persons (SEGOB\, 2020). According to the Secretary of the Interior in Mexico and the Undersecretary for Human Rights\, Population and Migration\, there were 873 illegal graves identified in 519 different locations from 2018 to 2019. These illegal graves contained a total of 1\,124 bodies\, only 395 of which have been successfully identified. \nThe states with the most cases of illegal graves identified are Sinaloa\, Colima\, Veracruz\, Sonora\, and Jalisco\, which together make up for 61% of the total missing persons (SEGOB\, 2020). The head of the CNB also stated that of the 61\,637 currently missing persons\, 74% were men and 26% were. In addition\, 53% of the missing persons are between the ages of 15 and 35 (SEGOB\, 2020). \nThe case of the 43 students from Ayotzinapa \nOn September 26 and 27\, 2014\, at the Ayotzinapa Rural School in Iguala\, Guerrero\, six people were deprived of their lives\, 42 had physically injured\, and 43 students from were disappeared. \nA group of municipal police and local criminals acted in coordination to kidnap students and took them to a nearby garbage dump to be murdered in the Iguala area. A criminal group called Guerreros Unidos threw the deceased into the garbage dump where they later set them on fire. Since October 5\, 2014\, the National Commission of Human Rights continued processing an investigation of Serious Human Rights Violations (FGR\, 2019)\, but the case has not been concluded nor have the disappeared students been found. \nThe Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) announced that the Mexican government accepted its proposal for the reinstatement of the Interdisciplinary Group of Independent Experts that was created by the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights to provide international technical assistance from a human rights perspective in the investigation of the forced disappearance of 43 students in 2014. The prosecution appointed Omar Gomez\, who was part of the group of experts\, to direct the investigation. Gomez is a figure respected by the families of the 43 missing young people (Ferri\, 2020). \nTorture  \nThe National Human Rights Commission (CNDH for its Spanish acronym) received 84 torture complaints between January and September 2019 (Diagnostico\, 2019). The Mexican Legislature had enacted more severe measures against torture in its law published in 2017 (Chamber of Deputies\, 2017). Torture is a common practice used by the authorities in Mexico for criminal proceedings and is an illegal method of criminal investigation to obtain confessions and extract information from their victims (González-Núñez\, 2018). According to the Attorney General’s Office\, the Department of Forensic Specialists participated in 1\,903 alleged torture cases in 2019. \nMigrants and Asylum Seekers  \nIn 2019\, Mexico created the National Guard\, which consists largely of military personnel (Roth\, 2019). Migrants and asylum seekers in search of transit trough Mexico are faced with a heavy military blockade with personnel equipped with full-body armor and weapons of warfare on the border between Mexico and Guatemala. \nAccording to the CNDH\, they received 599 complaints of abuses against migrants in 2019\, mostly against members of the Federal Police (Roth\, 2019). The Trump Administration implemented the new policy Migrant Protection Protocol (MPP) during January 2019. This policy forced asylum seekers to remain in Mexico as they were waiting for their claims to be processed and has exposed migrants to victimization by both criminal organizations and security agencies of the federal government. \nAccording to Human Rights Watch\, the Mexican government reported that 15\,079 people\, mostly from Honduras\, Guatemala and El Salvador\, were forcibly returned to Mexican border cities in contravention to international law (the Refugee Convention) and the principle of non-refoulement\, which requires that member states not deny fair hearing or return refugees to a country where they may face persecution. Due to the significant number of asylum seekers being sent back to Mexico\, migrant shelters exceeded capacity\, leaving thousands stranded for prolonged periods of time with no means of supporting themselves. \nLabor  \nMexico’s minimum wage has been extremely low for years\, making it difficult for citizens and families to meet their basic needs. The minimum wage was raised 20% on Jan 1\, 2020 to $123.22 pesos per day (~$5.44 US dollars). \nThe North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) and its revision\, the United States-Mexico -Canada Agreement (USMCA)\, were created to expand exports and imports\, create new jobs and decrease unauthorized immigration between the United States\, Mexico\, and Canada. Unfortunately\, it has had several adverse residual effects. NAFTA expanded the maquiladora program by removing tariffs and increasing Mexico’s labor force\, which would cheaply assemble products to be exported back into the United States. These maquiladora workers were exploited as they were being paid minimum wages for long hours. Not only are these workers being exploited for their work\, many women have lost their lives as they were kidnapped\, raped and killed as they were leaving their workplace in the late hours of the day. More than 60 percent of maquiladora workers are women and girls\, many as young as 13 or 14 (Nieves\, 2017). \nRights of Lesbian\, Gay\, Bisexual\, Transgender and Intersex People (LGBTI)  \nIn May 16\, 2019\, the Mexican Secretariat of Foreign Affairs issued an order to all Mexican Consulates around the world that they must allow same-sex marriages to be conducted in their offices for Mexican citizens living abroad (Secretaria de Relaciones Exteriores\, 2019). \nCurrently\, 18 Mexican States and Mexico City have passed marriage equality laws. For the rest of the states\, same sex marriages are allowed\, but only after a constitutional complaint (amparo) has been filed and federal courts review their cases and then their rights can be recognized (Human Rights Watch\, 2019). \nIn December 2019\, the National Association in Favor of Immigrants and Refugees LGBT was created to serve and advocate for the rights of LGBT immigrants and refugees in Mexico (Rios\, 2019). \nAccording to the Mexican National Elections Institute\, starting in 2020\, those who apply for their voting card (considered a national form of ID in Mexico)\, will have the option to choose to hide or to display their gender information on their voting cards (Instituto Nacional Electoral\, 2020). \nHuman Rights Issues \n Canada \nCanada puts human rights at the top of the national agenda and leads most nations in its record on human rights. In a 10-point Human Rights scale\, Canada ranks 9.22 overall\, with subscale scores of 9.58 for the Functioning of Government\, 9.58 for the Electoral Process and Pluralism\, and 9.72 on Political Culture (Economist Intelligence Unit\, 2020). \nCanada promotes religious tolerance and pluralism in a country that is has a large French-speaking minority and has rich culturally diversity associated with indigenous First Nations minorities and a tradition of acceptance toward immigrants. Comparatively\, Canada holds a high reputation internationally as a nation that defends human rights as well as political rights that are included in the nation’s Charter of Rights and Freedoms. The country has a notable record with respect to the rights of people with disabilities and LGBTQ persons (Human Rights Watch\, 2020). \nNotwithstanding an exemplary record overall\, Canada contends with human rights challenges with regard to indigenous rights\, fair treatment of new immigrants\, and criminal justice\, including solitary confinement and the incarceration of immigrants (Human Rights Watch\, 2020). \nIndigenous People \nCanada has widespread and persistently high levels of violence against indigenous women. A National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Women\, issued in 2019\, found that Canada has failed to on eradicate chromic violence toward indigenous women and concluded that their murder rate amounted to genocide. In addition\, the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal found that the national government has failed to guarantee adequate funding for Child and Family Services for families living on reserves. \nIndigenous people face water insecurity in Canada while Non-Indigenous people enjoy water security and access to water (Hanrahan\, 2017). Canada is a water-rich nation\, yet safe water is not guaranteed to far too many rural native communities (Human Rights Watch\, 2020). \nCourts in Canada offer limited guarantees for the violation of the rights of indigenous peoples due to the scarce protection that Canadian law offers for this population. Cases brought to court for violations of their rights often take a long time to reach a decision with limited or no resolution (Gunn\, 2019). As reported by the Canadian Commission on Human Rights\, indigenous peoples face security\, health\, access to justice\, and human rights challenges that require urgent attention and action (Bruce\, 2017). \nPrecarious Immigration Status \nMigrants with “precarious immigration status” often do not have equitable access to health care services in Canada or workers’ compensation benefits. A precarious immigration status is one that offers little security of residency and includes “those who are denied the permanent right to remain in Canada or whose status depends on a third party such as a spouse or employer” (Sikka et al.\, 2011 p. 207). Non-permanent migrants who have some sort of documentation status face the possibility of detention and/or deportation because their status is fragile. Furthermore\, non-permanent migrants face the categorical exclusion from many benefits and protections such as reduced or denied access to basic services (Marsden\, 2018). \nMigrants with precarious immigration status face significant occupational hazards\, which are perpetuated systemically\, made invisible\, and rendered irremediable. These hazards are found at every level and include exposure to harassment and abuse\, fatigue\, psychological stress\, and physical hazards (Hill et al.\, 2019). Employers take advantage of the status of their employees with precarious immigration status\, denying them health insurance\, and subjecting or exposing them to occupational risks because they are aware that these employees cannot report their employers conduct without risking their stay in Canada (Marsden\, 2019; Sikka\, 2011). \nCanada battles with the detention of children and family separation\, which is not in the best interest of the children. This situation is being contested by refugee and child right’s advocates and is in violation of Canada’s international legal obligations (Gros & Song\, 2016). Children and adult immigrants are detained in Canadian Immigration Holding Centers (IHCs) and about a third of immigration detainees are held in maximum security jails along with the general criminal population. While in detention\, migrants are not allowed to contact professionals outside the privately contracted ones in the IHC or community services and are subjected to pervasive and tight controls (Kronick\, Cleveland\, & Rousseau\, 2018). \nGender Violence \nGender violence in Canada includes race-based genocide of Indigenous Peoples including First Nations\, Inuit\, and Métis\, which especially targeted women\, girls\, and Two-Spirit\, lesbian\, gay\, bisexual\, transgender\, queer\, questioning\, intersex and asexual people (National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls\, 2019). As reported by the Canadian Women’s Foundation\, indigenous women are killed at six times the rate of non-indigenous women. (Canadian Women’s Foundation\, 2017). \nJames Anaya\, United Nations Special Rapporteur on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples\, contends that the Indian Act discriminates against Indigenous women and their descendants. He calls the rates of missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls an “epidemic” (National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls\, 2019). The Trudeau Administration has moved to fully investigate the problem. \nAs reported by the Canadian Women’s Foundation\, women living in Canada are at a high risk of domestic violence\, sex trafficking\, harassment\, and sexual assault. Gender based violence is pervasive. For example\, a woman in Canada is killed by her intimate partner about every six days. 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