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🌍 A global shift from institutional care to community-based support is needed to ensure everyone can live with dignity, choice and inclusion.The World Health Organization (WHO) has released a new guide calling for a transformation in care and support systems, moving away from institutional settings towards person-centred, community-based services that respect human rights and enable people to participate fully in their communities.Social workers play a key role in advancing this shift, promoting inclusion, autonomy and access to support within communities.www.ifsw.org/new-who-guide-calls-for-a-global-shift-from-institutional-care-to-community-based-su...#socialwork #humanrights #communitybasedsupport #deinstitutionalisation #WHO
🌍 Social work voices at CHOGM 2026!The Commonwealth Organization for Social Work (COSW) will represent social work at the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting in Antigua and Barbuda, 1–4 November.The COSW delegation will advocate for five key priorities: stronger social protection systems, meaningful partnerships with civil society, recognition of young carers, inclusive leadership to combat hate and division, and the rights of Indigenous and First Generations peoples.Representing Caribbean and Commonwealth perspectives, the delegation will also participate in the People’s, Women’s and Youth Forums, ensuring that social work knowledge and community experiences contribute to shaping a more just and inclusive future.IFSW recognises the importance of social workers’ voices in advancing social justice, equity and human dignity worldwide. www.ifsw.org/cosw-represents-social-work-at-commonwealth-heads-of-government-meeting-in-antigua-a...#SocialWork #SocialJustice #COSW #CHOGM2026 #HumanRights
📢 IFSW Appoints Dr Pascal Rudin as Secretary-GeneralThe International Federation of Social Workers (IFSW) is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr Pascal Rudin as Secretary-General, effective 1 October 2026. 🌍With over 12 years of experience in IFSW leadership and operations, Pascal brings a strong commitment to collaboration, human rights and social justice.Congratulations, Pascal! We look forward to continuing to strengthen our global Federation together. 🤝🔗 Read the full announcement on the IFSW website.#ifsw #socialwork #SocialJustice #humanrights #GlobalSocialWork
🌍 World Mental Health Day 2026Real voices. Real lives. Real change.Mental health and wellbeing are deeply connected to culture, community, identity, spirituality and our relationship with the land.This World Mental Health Day, IFSW’s Indigenous Commission calls on social workers to listen to Indigenous Peoples, recognise their lived experiences and knowledge, and challenge the colonial structures and inequalities that undermine their wellbeing.Listening is only the beginning. Real change requires action, justice and a commitment to working with communities, not for them.#WorldMentalHealthDay #IndigenousPeoples #SocialWork #MentalHealth #SocialJustice
Paris 2028: Preparing to Celebrate 100 Years of International Social Work 🇫🇷💖IFSW Global President Eva Ponce de Leon, IFSW Global Vice-President and IFSW Europe President Ruth Allen, and Interim Secretary-General Pascal Rudin visited Paris as preparations gather momentum for the 2028 Joint Conference on Social Work, Education and Social Development, which will mark a historic centenary for international social work.#swsd2028 Together with Abye Tasse, Global Coordinator of the 2028 Conference, they visited Université Paris Cité, where the conference will be held, and met with representatives of UNAFORIS, the host organisation, including Chloé Altwegg-Boussac, Director General, Marcel Jaeger, President, and Olivier Jeanne, Treasurer. The visit provided an opportunity to explore the conference venue and discuss the organisation and wider ambitions for this landmark gathering.✨️
🌍 The WHO calls for a global shift from institutional care to community-based support, promoting human rights, dignity, autonomy and inclusion.
Social workers are key to making this shift a reality.
#SocialWork #HumanRightsNew
🌍 @CwlthSocWk will represent social work at #CHOGM2026 in Antigua and Barbuda, 1–4 November.
#COSW
#SocialWork #SocialJustice
📢 IFSW appoints Dr Pascal Rudin as Secretary-General, effective 1 October 2026.
🤝 Congratulations, Pascal! We look forward to continuing to strengthen our global Federation and advancing social justice together.
#IFSW #SocialWork #SocialJustice
