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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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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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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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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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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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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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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20200715
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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/
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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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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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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20200423
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20200424
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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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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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Human trafficking as a violation of human rights: Mexico case (La trata de personas como violacion a los derechos humanos: El Caso Mexicano). CNDH Mexico. 2016. \nRoth\, K. (2019\, January 17). World report 2019: Rights\, trends in Mexico. Retrieved from https://www.hrw.org/world-report/2019/country-chapters/mexico \nSanchez\, D. (2019). Mexico: Five things that need to change in the new Law on the Use of Force. Amnesty International 2019. Retrieved March 21\, 2020\, from https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2019/10/mexico-ley-del-uso-fuerza-debe-cambiar/ \nSecretaria de Gobernación (2020\, January 6) Informe de fosas clandestinas y registro nacional  de personas desaparecidas o no localizadas  \nRetrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7f6qYLLf4DE \nSecretaria de Gobernación. (2020). Presenta gobernación informe de fosas clandestinas y registro nacional de personas desaparecidas o no localizadas 2020. 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Reunión de la comisión de pueblos indígenas y etnias del   parlamento latinoamericano y panameño. Retrieved from     https://pru3ba5.senado.gob.mx/docs/LXIV-1-serieamerica_39.pdf \nShalev\, S. (2014). Solitary confinement as a prison health issue. pp 27-35 in WHO Guide to Prisons and Health. Copenhagen: World Health Organization. \nSchlein\, L. (2019). UN Rights chief condemns mass shooting in US. VOA News. Aug 2019. Retrieved from   https://www.voanews.com/usa/un-rights-chief-condemns-mass-shootings-us \nSikka\, A.\, Lippel\, K.\, & Hanley\, J. (2011). Access to health care and workers’ compensation for precarious migrants in Québec\, Ontario and New Brunswick. McGill JL & Health\, 5\, 203. \nSmall Arms Survey (2018). Global firearms holdings. Geneva: Small Arms Survey. Retrieved from: www.smallarmssurvey.org/weapons-and-markets/tools/global-firearms-holdings.html \n Stebbins\, S.\, & Frohlich\, T. C. (2020\, February 28). The poverty rates for every group in the US: From age and sex to citizenship status. USA Today\, Retrieved from https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2019/11/06/united-states-poverty-rate-for-every-group/40546247/ \nSuprema Corte de Justicia (2012). Protocolo de actuación para quienes imparten justicia en casos     que afecten niños\, niñas y adolescentes. Febrero\, 2012. Retrieved from  http://www.stps.gob.mx/bp/secciones/junta_federal/secciones/documentosProtocolo%20infancia.pdf \nSuprema Corte de Justicia (2020). Comisión protección integral de niñas\, niños y adolescentes migrantes y solicitantes de la condición de refugiado. Retrieved from  https://www.gob.mx/cms/uploads/attachment/file/528689Acuerdo_SIPINNA-03-2019.pdf \nUnited Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (2020). Human Trafficking. Retrieved from https://www.unodc.org/unodc/en/human-trafficking/what-is-human-trafficking.html \nUnited Nations (2020). Convention against Torture and other Cruel\, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment. Retrieved from https://www.ohchr.org/en/professionalinterest/pages/cat.aspx \nVictims of Regular Crimes (2019) Registry\, classification\, and report of crimes and victims CNSP/38/15 [Victimas de Delitos del Fuero Comun 2019. Instrumento para el Registro\, Clasificación\, y Reporte de Delitos y las Victimas CNSP/38/15]. \nVoces Mesoamericanas (2019). Informe: 17 personas defensoras de derechos humanos  ejecutadas extrajudicialmente en el primer año de gobierno de Andrés Manuel López \nObrador. Voces Mesoamericanas\, Retrieved from  https://vocesmesoamericanas.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/INFORME-                                   EjecucionesAMLO1An%CC%83o-Comite%CC%81Cerezo-Mx.pdf \nWeigend\, E\, (2019). Gun violence in America: A state by state analysis. Washington\, D.C.: Center for American Progress. \nWorld Population Review (2020). Incarceration rates by Country. World Population Review. Retrieved from https://worldpopulationreview.com/countries/incarceration-rates-by-country/ \nHuman Rights Watch (2020) World report 2020: Mexico.  Human Rights Watch. Retrieved from https://www.hrw.org/world-report/2020/country-chapters/mexico \n  \n_____________________________ \nThis report was co-authored by IFSW Human Rights Commissioner Dr. Mark Lusk and the following University of Texas at El Paso graduate students: \nHuman Rights Concerns in the United States – Claudia Calderon\, Cynthia Peralta and Rosana Camarena \nHuman Rights Concerns in Mexico – Georgina Sanchez\, Tania Leyva and Jocelyn Cepeda \nHuman Rights Concerns in Canada – Osinachi Ibilah\, Hazel Cazares and Iliana Ortiz Human \n 
URL:https://www.ifsw.org/event/human-rights-issues-in-north-america/
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SUMMARY:WSWD 2020 Dhaka\, Bangladesh
DESCRIPTION:WSWD 2020\n3rd International Conference on\n“Enhancing Human Relationship\, Social Capital and Community Sustainability”\nVenue: KIB 3D Conference Hall\, Lebel #4\, Krishi Khamar Bari\, Farmgate\, Dhaka-1215 \nIMPORTANT DATES\n▪ Abstract Submission: January 31\, 2020\n▪ Notification of Acceptance of Abstract: February 05\, 2020\n▪ Full Paper Submission: February 25\, 2020 (If Possible)\n▪ Registration Begins: December 05\, 2019\n▪ Last date for Registration: February 15\, 2020 \nRegistration\nCall for Papers
URL:https://www.ifsw.org/event/wswd-2020-dhaka-bangladesh/
LOCATION:Dhaka\, KIB 3D Conference Hall\, Lebel #4\, Krishi Khamar Bari\, Farmgate\, Dhaka-1215\, Bangladesh
CATEGORIES:IFSW events
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20200318T090000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20200318T153000
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SUMMARY:POSTPONED: IFSW celebrates #WSWD2020 at the UN Geneva
DESCRIPTION:PLEASE NOTE: THIS EVENT HAS BEEN POSTPONED. FURTHER INFORMATION WILL FOLLOW.\n\nIFSW celebrates #SWSD2020 at the UN Geneva with the Workshop “Community engagements for social and environmental justice” at the UN  Geneva\, in the International Conference Centre. Wednesday\, 18 March 2020\n\n\nThis event is organized together with the International Association Schools of Social Work\, Haute école de travail social\, HES-SO Genève\, Haute école de travail social de Fribourg (HETS-FR) \, and with the United Nations of Research Institute for Social Development\nSocial Work Day is celebrated since 1983 at the United Nations in New York and since 2012 in Geneva. This initiative started in New York when IFSW United Nations Representatives\, lead by Jack A. Kamaiko proposed a project to bring social workers of the area into the U.N. Headquarters in New York UN and together started an annual celebration called Social Work Day at U.N.\nThe original idea behind the First Social Work Day was to organize an event that could be a way of interpreting the work of the United Nations to the social work profession and of alerting social workers to the means by which they can collaborate with the NGO´s on humanitarian issues. Since this First Social Work Day\, IFSW UN representative have organized during the months of April or March a half-day seminar\nToday\, World Social Work Day aims to highlight the achievements of social work\, to raise the visibility of social services for the future of societies\, and to defend social justice and human rights\n\n\n\nWe look forward to seeing you in Geneva! \n\n\n\nProgramme WSWD 2020_ENGLISH \nProgramme JITS 2020\nIFSW Concept Note WSWD 2020 UN Geneva (English)\nNote Conceptuelle JITS 2020 (French)
URL:https://www.ifsw.org/event/ifsw-celebrates-wswd2020-at-the-un-geneva/
LOCATION:I N T E R N AT I O N A L C O N F E R E N C E  CENTRE GENEVA (CICG)
CATEGORIES:IFSW events
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20191124T080000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20191125T170000
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SUMMARY:Social Workers Forum - Connecting. Community. Solidarity
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://www.ifsw.org/event/social-workers-forum-connecting-community-solidarity/
LOCATION:Gdansk\, Poland
CATEGORIES:Other event
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20191108T080000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20191108T170000
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CREATED:20191023T111942Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20191023T113000Z
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SUMMARY:Accueillir\, Rencontrer\, Accompagner. De l’accès aux droits fondamentaux à la promotion de la personne
DESCRIPTION:Dans un contexte de changement économique et technologique au rythme\neffréné\, aggravant les inégalités et la précarisation sous toutes ses formes\,\nles politiques sociales ne semblent plus jouer leur rôle de réduction des effets\nde la pauvreté. Les institutions sociales ainsi que les collectivités territoriales\nsont\, quant à elles\, confrontées à une réduction des budgets sociaux. \nLes Assistants de Service Social ont alors à se mobiliser pour l’accès des\npersonnes aux droits fondamentaux tel que définis dans la Déclaration\nUniverselle des Droits de l’Homme et la définition du travail social. \nDe nombreux rapports font état de ces changements. Ainsi\, un rapport de\nl’IGAS publié en 2018 et intitulé « L’accompagnement social » dresse un état\ndes lieux des politiques d’accompagnement social et des transformations\nprofondes qui se sont produites depuis quelques années. De même\, l’ANAS\nest régulièrement interpellée par les praticiens qui s’interrogent sur le devenir\nde la profession et le sens de son action. \nIl est donc important d’avoir des clés pour comprendre les changements\nsociétaux actuels :\n– Le passage des politiques sociales d’un rôle de protection universelle\ninconditionnelle à une politique d’activation des individus ;\n– Des budgets de plus en plus restreints ont pour effet : rationalisation\,\nstandardisation des tâches\, recherche d’efficacité et injonction à la\ntransparence ;\n– Les personnes sont de plus en plus nombreuses à faire appel aux\ntravailleurs sociaux. Faute de politiques de prévention leurs situations sont\nsouvent plus complexes et dégradées. \nDans ce contexte\, de nombreuses questions se posent aux\nprofessionnel(le)s :\n– Comment assurer un accompagnement individuel et collectif dans le respect\nde la définition du travail social inscrite dans le CASF ?\n– Comment garantir aux personnes un accès effectif aux droits humains?\n– Comment faire valoir et faire reconnaître nos compétences ?\n– Comment continuer à faire vivre des pratiques respectueuses de la\ndéontologie ? \nAu cours de cette journée d’étude\, nous chercherons à comprendre les\nchangements à l’œuvre sur le plan social et leurs répercussions sur la\npratique de la profession. Il s’agira d’analyser l’actuel paradigme et de\ndégager les modalités d’adaptation du service social ainsi que les défis à\nrelever. Nous allons partager nos expériences\, réfléchir aux mutations\nindispensables et réaffirmer les invariants. \nA l’issue de cette journée\, des groupes de travail pourront poursuivre\nl’analyse et l’élaboration.
URL:https://www.ifsw.org/event/accueillir-rencontrer-accompagner-de-lacces-aux-droits-fondamentaux-a-la-promotion-de-la-personne/
LOCATION:6\, rue Albert Lapparent 75007\, Paris\, France
CATEGORIES:Other event
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20191101T080000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20191103T170000
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LAST-MODIFIED:20191014T061607Z
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SUMMARY:“Social Deprivation\, Child Protection and Human Rights”
DESCRIPTION:The Department of Social Administration and Political Science of Democritus University of Thrace\, the Hellenic Association of Social Workers (SKLE)\, the Social Work Center of the University of Essex and the International Federation of Social Workers (IFSW)\, as honorary co-organizer\, under the auspices of the Ministry of Labor & Social Affairs and the Municipality of Komotini in Thrace\, are hosting an upcoming International Scientific Conference\, with central theme: “Social Deprivation\, Child Protection and Human Rights”. The conference will take place in Komotini – Thrace from Friday 1st November 2019 to Sunday 3rd November 2019. \n\n\n\n\nThe aim of the Conference is to highlight policies and interventions in the period of the socio-economic crisis so as to adequately address the range of derived problems. Consequently\, the topics presented at the conference are mainly related to social deprivation (poverty\, unemployment\, etc.) with emphasis on child protection and the defense of human rights. Policies\, as well as approaches and social care practices\, should focus on child and family.
URL:https://www.ifsw.org/event/social-deprivation-child-protection-and-human-rights/
LOCATION:Komotini\, Greece
CATEGORIES:IFSW events,Other event
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20191028T080000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20191031T170000
DTSTAMP:20260403T235811
CREATED:20190322T105457Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190322T105557Z
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SUMMARY:IFSW 2019 Africa Region Conference
DESCRIPTION:Under the theme Social Work In Strengthening Human Relations For Social Economic and Political Transformation (Holistic empowerment) The IFSW 2019 Africa Region Conference aims to enhance existing linkages\, build new partnerships and collaborations and serve as a platform for knowledge exchange and skills development for the scale up of best social work practices in Africa. \nThe National Steering Committee wish you a warm welcome to Kampala\, Uganda for the 3rd International Federation of Social Workers Africa Region Conference 2019. This regional gathering will take place at the Speke Resort and Conference Munyonyo. Speke Resort and Conference Munyonyo is situated in an idyllic setting in Munyonyo\, 30 minutes away from Kampala City- the capital of Uganda and 45mins from Entebbe International Airport. \nFor more information\, please refer to the conference website: http://www.ifswafricaconference.org/
URL:https://www.ifsw.org/event/ifsw-conference-2019-africa-region/
LOCATION:Kampala\, Uganda
CATEGORIES:IFSW events
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20191016T080000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20191018T170000
DTSTAMP:20260403T235811
CREATED:20191010T070533Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20191014T061657Z
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SUMMARY:HUMANISM AND ETHICS IN SOCIAL WORK
DESCRIPTION:KONGRES SOCIALNEGA DELA 2019.Program
URL:https://www.ifsw.org/event/humanism-and-ethics-in-social-work/
LOCATION:Moravsek Toplice\, Slovenia
CATEGORIES:Other event
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20190918
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20190921
DTSTAMP:20260403T235811
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SUMMARY:THE 2019 ASIA-PACIFIC REGIONAL SOCIAL WORK CONFERENCE: Social Work Partnerships Towards an Equal Society
DESCRIPTION:The 25th Asia-Pacific Joint Regional Social Work Conference (2019) will be held at Bengaluru\, Karnataka State\, India\, between 18th and 20th of September 2019. A pre-conference seminar will also be held on 17th September. \nThis is a biennial Joint Regional Conference of International Federation of Social Workers – Asia Pacific (IFAP ) and Asian and Pacific Association for Social Work Education (APASWE) and hosted by INPSWA – India Network of Professional Social Workers’ Associations in collaboration with the Dept. of Psychiatric Social Work\, NIMHANS\, and Dept. of Social Work\, Christ (Deemed to be University)\, Bengaluru. \nThe Asia-Pacific Joint Regional Social Work Conference is held every two years in Asia-Pacific countries and is recognised as the most significant international conference in the area of Social Work Education and Practice in the region. In 2019 more than 1000 professional Social Work educators\, practitioners\, policymakers\, research scholars and students from around 30 countries in Asia-Pacific region and from around the world are expected to converge at Bengaluru\, India\, to exchange and share experiences\, ideas\, challenges\, methods and successful innovative interventions during this Regional Joint Conference on Social Work. \nThe main theme of the 2019 conference is ‘Social Work Partnerships towards an Equal Society Asia-Pacific Perspective’. \nThe main theme will be discussed under 10 sub-themes \n\nSocial Work Partnerships\nSocial Development\nProtection and Promotion of Human Rights\nGreen Social Work\nCultural Diversity and Social Work\nSocial Policy – Programmes for Public Reach\nChildren\, Youth\, Women and Elderly\nCorrectional Social Work\nHealth and Wellbeing\nCorporate Social Responsibility & Industrial Social Work\n\nFor more information  or contact the main conference organiser directly:  or visit the conference website: https://apswc2019.com/
URL:https://www.ifsw.org/event/the-2019-asia-pacific-regional-social-work-conference/
LOCATION:NIMHANS Convention Centre\, Hosur Main Road\, Lakkasandra\, Hombegowda Nagar\, Bengaluru\, Karnataka\, 560029\, India
CATEGORIES:IFSW events
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20190908
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20190912
DTSTAMP:20260403T235811
CREATED:20180912T105031Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190322T105828Z
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SUMMARY:IFSW Europe Conference: Social Protection and Human Dignity
DESCRIPTION:Welcome! \nThe Austrian Association of Social Work (obds) hosts 2019 European Conference. We will provide a broad variety of keynotes\, panels and paper sessions. Meet colleagues from all over the world in workshops at the locations where social work is provided! \n\nOur Motto:\nSocial work strengthening relationships at the heart of thriving\, healthy and peaceful communities: respecting human rights\, safeguarding wellbeing\, increasing participation\, protecting the environment \nhttps://www.ifsw2019.com/de/
URL:https://www.ifsw.org/event/ifsw-europe-conference-social-protection-and-human-dignity/
LOCATION:Vienna\, Friedrich-Schmidt-Platz 1\,\, Vienna\, 1010\, Austria
CATEGORIES:IFSW events
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20190906T140000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20190908T120000
DTSTAMP:20260403T235811
CREATED:20190611T140744Z
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SUMMARY:IFSW Europe e.V. Delegates Meeting 2019
DESCRIPTION:IFSW Europe is pleased to announce the 2019 Delegates Meeting to be held in Vienna\, Austria on the 6th of September (14.00–18.00) – 8th of September (09.00-12.00). \nThis event is open only to representatives and observers of IFSW Europe members. \nRegistration of IFSW European members is available HERE!
URL:https://www.ifsw.org/event/ifsw-europe-e-v-delegates-meeting-2019/
LOCATION:Vienna\, Austria
CATEGORIES:IFSW events
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20190627T080000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20190628T170000
DTSTAMP:20260403T235811
CREATED:20190118T203832Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190118T204048Z
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SUMMARY:Change and Innovation for a Better World: The Future of Social Work Profession
DESCRIPTION:To showcase your innovative practice…\nTo share your practice wisdom in social work practice…\nTo interact with participants in interactive workshop and symposium…\nTo connect & network with international counterparts in the social work field…\nSubmit your proposal by January 31\, 2019 \nCall for Abstracts
URL:https://www.ifsw.org/event/change-and-innovation-for-a-better-world-the-future-of-social-work-profession/
LOCATION:Hong Kong\, Hong Kong
CATEGORIES:IFSW events
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Moscow:20190422T080000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Moscow:20190424T170000
DTSTAMP:20260403T235811
CREATED:20190218T201032Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190218T201053Z
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SUMMARY:5th Conference on Advancement of Social Work in Post-Soviet Countries
DESCRIPTION:Dear Colleagues\, \nWe would like to invite you to the 5th Conference on Advancement of Social Work in Post-Soviet Countries: “Social work as a tool to promote the image of social work”\,which will be held in Kemerovo\, Russian Federation on the 22th-24th of April\, 2019\, alongside with First congress of social workers of Siberia: “Social workers of Siberia – the key to social welfare of the population”. \nThe Conference is organized by the Russian Union of Social Workers and Social Pedagogues\, in collaboration with the National Association of Social Workers in Moldova. \nThis conference will continue the dialogue among social work educators and professionals in post-soviet countries that was launched at the conferences in Moldova (2015 and 2016)\, Georgia (2017) and in Azerbaijan (2018). The subsequent 5th Conference in Kemerovo will once again offer a platform for an exchange of ideas\, strategies and experiences for the advancement of social work education and professionalization. The conference welcomes social work colleagues from the global social work community to contribute their knowledge\, ideas\, and best practices toward a better social work practice in the 21st century. \nWe are glad to inform you that one representative from post-soviet countries will be financially supported by the Organizing committee. For the person chosen by the national association from each post-soviet country there will be purchased one ticket Moscow-Kemerovo-Moscow and booked a hotel in Kemerovo for the period April 22th – 24th. In order to make all the arrangements and overcome the possible confusions\, after you will inform us about the name of the candidate\, please send to the Organizing committee () the travel ticket to Moscow as soon as possible.  The number of tickets is limited. \nThose who need visas please contact the Organizing committee () for additional support and information. \nPlease inform us by March 10th which institution you would like to attend on the 22th of the April and which round table you want to attend on 23th of the April. \nOn 24th of the April we will work together at our symposium – Conference on Advancement of Social Work in Post-Soviet Countries. Please prepare a presentation about the social work system in your country\, the number of social workers and their position in society\, the role of the association in raising the prestige of the profession etc. \nLooking forward to connecting and reconnecting in Kemerovo! \nYours\,\nVadim Tarna\,\nPresident of the National Association of Social Workers in Moldova \nDownload the program here. \n\, +(373) 79270706
URL:https://www.ifsw.org/event/5th-conference-on-advancement-of-social-work-in-post-soviet-countries/
LOCATION:Kemerovo\, Russian Federation
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20190411
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20190412
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SUMMARY:Copenhagen workshop - Social workers for transformational and sustainable social protection in Europe
DESCRIPTION:IFSW-Europe Project 2018-2019 – Social workers for transformational and sustainable social protection in Europe \nProject Phase Two  \nThis project is now in the second phase and member organisations are being asked to support two planned events this year.  These are: \n\nA full day workshop to take place in Copenhagen on Saturday\, 11th May 2019\nA final project event to be held alongside the IFSW Meeting/Conference in Vienna in September 2019.\n\n  \nThe aims of the workshop are to discuss and agree IFSW Europe’s key messages about the implementation of the Pillar of Social Rights and how these relate to IFSW Policy on Social Protection. The recommendations will be presented at the final project event in Vienna. \nThe workshop will: \n\nDevelop responses to key elements of the Pillar\, including Social Protection and Inclusion\, access to essential services\, rights of migrants to work\, minimum income\, and work-life balance matters.\nProvide an opportunity to discuss potential responses at IFSW national and regional level and with EU Institutions e.g. how member organisations might influence politicians in national/regional parliaments. It is planned to invite local European politicians to attend some or all of the workshop.\nDiscuss joint action with other Social Platform members such as EAPN.\n\n  \nAll member organisations were informed by email on registration and participation.
URL:https://www.ifsw.org/event/copenhagen-workshop-social-workers-for-transformational-and-sustainable-social-protection-in-europe/
CATEGORIES:IFSW events
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Helsinki:20190319T100000
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SUMMARY:WSWD 2019: Round table on social workers standing up for human rights
DESCRIPTION:This year the World Social Work Day\, 19 March\, promotes the importance of human relationships. It is a key day in which social workers worldwide stand together to celebrate the achievements of the profession and take the theme message into their communities\, workplaces and to their governments to raise awareness of the social work contributions and need for further action. In celebration of this day\, the International Federation of Social Workers\, Avenir Social and the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights organize an event to raise awareness on the interlinkages between human rights and social work. The event\, in the form of a round table\, will discuss social workers’ professional commitments to human rights and ways to translate those commitments into everyday social work. In the definition of Social Worker human rights principles are included as fundamental”: “The social work profession promotes social change\, problem solving in human relationships and the empowerment and liberation of people to enhance well-being. Utilizing theories of human behavior and social systems\, social work intervenes at the points where people interact with their environments. Principles of human rights and social justice are fundamental to social work”.\nTraditional social-work ethical codes echo the Universal Declaration of Human Rights\, a milestone in international human rights law\, and social work’s ethical commitments compel social workers to advocate for human rights. The clearest link between social work and human rights exists within the UDHR itself: Article 25 elaborates the right to “necessary social\nservices: “Everyone has the right to a standard of living adequate for the health and well-being of himself and of his family\, including food\, clothing\, housing and medical care and necessary social services\, and the right to security in the event of unemployment\, sickness\, disability\, widowhood\, old age or other lack of livelihood in circumstances beyond his control. Motherhood and childhood are entitled to special care and assistance”. \nSpeakers\nMr. Rio Hada\, Team Leader\, Economic\, Social and Cultural Rights (OHCHR)\nMr. Rory Truell\, General Secretary of IFSW\nMs. Annina Grob\, Co-CEO of avenirsocial\nMr. Kumi Naidoo\, General Secretary\, Amnesty International (tbc)\nMr. Joachim Mumba\, Social Worker and IFSW Regional Vice President\, Zambia \nCoffee will be served from 9.30 on \nDownload the invitation here. \nFree participation. No registration necessary but kindly asking to inform by email:
URL:https://www.ifsw.org/event/wswd-2019-round-table-on-social-workers-standing-up-for-human-rights/
LOCATION:Centre de Conference Internationales Geneve\, Rue de Varembé 17\, Geneva\, 1211\, Switzerland
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20190319
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20190321
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SUMMARY:2nd International Conference on “Promoting the Importance of Human Relationships and Community Accountability”
DESCRIPTION:     Sub theme\n\n\n\n\nAcademic Frustration among students\, Importance of Human Relations for a sound community\, Involvement in Drugs\, Counseling and Rehabilitation Role of Social Workers and Department of Narcotics of Bangladesh Government.\nDigital Education\, ICT and Sustainable Development of Bangladesh.\nSustainable Development Goals\, Community Development\, and Social Leadership.\nEnvironment\, Climate Change and Disaster Management and Social Workers Intervention.\nSocial Development\, Modernization\, and Development Organizations.\nHumanitarian Activities\, Social Justice and Human rights.\nGender issues\, Women empowerment and Transformation of Community\nIndustrialization\, Urbanization\, Social Problems and Social Work Intervention.\nPoverty Eradication\, Microcredit\, Corporate Social Responsibility-CSR\, Social Business and Social Welfare Services in Bangladesh.\nCareer in Social Work\, General Education\, Training and Employability in Social Work.\nCommunity Issues like Human Trafficking\, Rohingya Refugee\, Early marriage\, Early Childhood Education and Care\, Acid Violence and Social Work Counselling\, Traffic Congestion\, Car free City and Environment pollution free city and so on.\n\n\n\n\n\nRegistration WSWD 2019 (1) \nCall for Papers \nSocial Work is a profession which provides counseling services on the basis of scientific knowledge and skills throughout the world. It extends services for the underprivileged group of people from all ages towards sustainable rehabilitation. In Asia\, the practices of social work are still not remarkably mentionable in the field of social services because of its less expansion and orientation among the mass people. Social Work can contribute in peace building and transformation of the human society of Bangladesh and bring positive social changes. \n“Social work is a practice-based profession and an academic discipline that promotes social change and development\, social cohesion\, and the empowerment and liberation of people. Principles of social justice\, human rights\, collective responsibility and respect for diversities are central to social work. Underpinned by theories of social work\, social sciences\, humanities and indigenous knowledge\, social work engages people and structures to address life challenges and enhance wellbeing”.Adopted in 2014 by IASSW and IFSW \nCommunity Development is now a very emerging issue in the connection of national development globally. Every developing country like Bangladesh concentrates on Community Development as the fore step of national development. This year’s theme of World Social Work Day is “Promoting the Importance of Human Relations”\, which will be globally observed. Traditionally existing relationship in the society based on some tested and sustainable norms and values and production activities is losing its entity at the advent of the forces of disequilibrium and failing to base on alternative legal and economic foundations. Public governance system has already surrendered to the market forces especially in economically backward countries where the sovereignty crisis has taken a new form and governments are relentlessly striving to overcome the crisis with all means. \nOn the other hand\, emergence of new and/or new version of technologies following cyber and information revolution are superseding individual capabilities as well as curtailing human strengths to control technologies rather ontrolling human values and behavior. \nDevelopment\, governance and transformation have positive correlation and causal relationship among themselves. They need to be addressed in an integral manner. But currently lack of coordination and integration at conceptual and functional levels has created an adverse situation\, a situation of natural and environmental imbalances. All\nthese ultimately are pushing the planet with all species into a devastating situation. It requires insightful holistic and integrative analytical approaches from scholars\, academicians\, researchers and practitioners across borders\, disciplines\, functional areas and generations. All of them have their own role and identities in the context of totality and always influence and are influenced by the totality too. \nOn the above backdrop WSWD 2019: 2 nd International Conference on “Promoting the Importance of Human Relationships and Community Accountability” will be hosted by the Community Social Work Practice and Development Foundation (CSWPD Foundation)in active collaboration with Health 21\, Habitat for Humanity International\, Acid Survivor Foundation (ASF)\, Projukti O Projonmo Foundation\, Uttara Development Programme Society (UDPS)\, Amra Sobai Foundation\, MUB 92 Foundation\, Work for Better Bangladesh Trust and Department of Sociology and Social Work of the People’s University of Bangladesh as academic partner on March 19-20\, 2019 at Family World Grand Convention Hall\, Asad Avenue\, Mohammadpur\, Dhaka-1207. It would be a big congregation of renown researchers\, academics\, experts and social work practitioners of the respective fields and will provide a wide possibility of high level interaction\, group discussion and debate in a supportive\, relaxed and thoughtful environment. The conference will put more emphasis on the social work practitioners\, young social leaders\nand volunteers and community development thinkers in the context of Bangladesh. \nDate for Submission of Paper: All interested speakers are cordially requested to send their summary paper or maximum 15 Power Point Slides within 28 th February 2019. Topic of discussion must be relevant to the sub themes of the seminar. \nContact Address: email:  \, Cell: +8801712051203
URL:https://www.ifsw.org/event/2nd-international-conference-on-promoting-the-importance-of-human-relationships-and-community-accountability/
LOCATION:Family World Grand Convention Hall   Mirpur Road\, Asad Avenue\,   Mohammadpur\, Dhaka-1207\, Family World Grand Convention Hall  Mirpur Road\, Asad Avenue\,  Mohammadpur\,\, Mirpur Road\, Asad Avenue\,  Mohammadpur\,\, Dhaka-\, 1207\, Bangladesh
CATEGORIES:IFSW events
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SUMMARY:International Conference on Child Development Accounts: New Approaches to Child Well-Being
DESCRIPTION:The Azerbaijan Social Work Public Union organizes the Conference on Child Development Accounts – A new Development Approach.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe conference is organized together with the Washington University in St. Louis’ Center for Social Development and Next Age Institute\, with the support of the NGO Council under the President’s Office of the Republic of Azerbaijan. \nThe conference is on Child Development Accounts. Child Development Accounts (CDAs) are savings or investment accounts that begin as early as birth as they first suggested by CSD Director Michael Sherraden in his book “Assets and the Poor”. In many cases\, public and private matching funds are deposited into these accounts to supplement savings for the child. The purpose of CDAs is to promote savings and asset building for lifelong development. Therefore\, CDAs may can be opened to supplemental education and experiences in childhood\, post-secondary education for youth\, and home ownership and enterprise development in adulthood. CDAs allow parents and children to accumulate savings to ensure a confident start for child after 18 years old. \n\nFor more information\, please click on the following links \nConference Announcement \nFlyer \nPreliminary Agenda \n 
URL:https://www.ifsw.org/event/international-conference-on-child-development-accounts-new-approaches-to-child-well-being/
LOCATION:Baku\, Baku\, Azerbaijan
CATEGORIES:Other event
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20181031T090000
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SUMMARY:Armenian Association of Social Work - Conference "Role of social protection in the sustainable development agenda: Leaving no one behind in Armenia". 
DESCRIPTION:Armenian Association of Social Work – Conference “Role of social protection in the sustainable development agenda: Leaving no one behind in Armenia”.  \nThe conference will be held Wednesday\, October 31st through Friday\, November 2nd. We know the notice is short\, but your participation\, presence\, and perspective would make our conference all the richer. \nThe conference will acknowledge the key role of the social protection sector in sustainable development\, and is organized by AASW in collaboration with UNICEF\, the World Bank\, and the Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs of the Republic of Armenia. Please see the attached concept for more details. \nIf you would like to attend and to present at our conference\, please provide details about your proposed presentation through the linked presenter form. We would appreciate if you could please complete this form before September 30.  \nConference Programme link
URL:https://www.ifsw.org/event/armenian-association-of-social-work-conference-role-of-social-protection-in-the-sustainable-development-agenda-leaving-no-one-behind-in-armenia/
LOCATION:Armenia\, Armenia
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20180808
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20180811
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SUMMARY:Social Work and Sexualities Conference
DESCRIPTION:This three-day conference will feature keynote presentations from Professor Gerald P. Mallon (National Center for Child Welfare Excellence\, Hunter College\, New York\, USA); Professor Nengeh Mensah (Social Work\, Université du Québec à Montréal\, Canada); Gina Metallic (Mi’kmaq Social Worker and Community Organizer\, from the Listuguj First Nation); and Dr Damien Riggs (Associate Professor\, University of Adelaide). The main conference theme highlights the ways in which a plurality of sexualities\, genders and various intersectionalities converge to shape contemporary society. This conference thus aims to explore how these complexities inform social work practice\, research and education for not only academics but also practitioners and service users.\nCall for papers (English)\nAppel aux communications (Français)
URL:https://www.ifsw.org/event/social-work-and-sexualities-conference/
LOCATION:Université de Montréal\, 2900 Edouard Montpetit Blvd\, Montreal\, QC\, H3T 1J4\, Canada
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20180704
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20180708
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SUMMARY:SWSD 2018 Social Work\, Education and Social Development Conference
DESCRIPTION:The theme of the 2018 conference is Environmental and Community Sustainability: Human Solutions in Evolving Societies and over 2\,000 delegates are expected to attend. The conference scientific programme aims to build on the successes of the previous world conferences with sub-themes built around the sustainable development of our environment and our communities. Our conference will be opened by Mary Robinson\, our former President of Ireland and a former United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights. Our discussions will consist of lectures\, oral presentations\, workshops\, symposia\, poster rounds as well as exhibition space. We are working with our colleagues in Northern Ireland to offer an opportunity to visit social work services in Belfast as part of our conference programme. \nThe conference will bring together practitioners\, academics\, educators\, policy makers and users of services from around the world to discuss key issues that affect their lives and those of the individuals\, families and communities with whom they work. In joining with us in 2018\, we hope that you will establish and enhance relationships that will have a lasting impact on social work and social development practices nationally and internationally.
URL:https://www.ifsw.org/event/swsd-2018-social-work-education-and-social-development/
LOCATION:Royal Dublin Society\, Merrion Road\, Dublin\, D04 AK83\, Ireland
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