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International Federation of Social Workers

General Meeting 2022

Draft Minutes of General Meeting  July 2022. Click Here

The IFSW 2022 General Meeting (GM) will be held as an online forum on our website on the 14th, 15th and 16th of May. Details will be published on this page as documents become available.

The General Meeting is the supreme governing body of the Federation and during these three days, member organisations will discuss and approve the policies of the Federation, elect the Executive Committee, and if required approve amendments or additions to the Constitution.

The IFSW Secretariat hopes that all members organisations will actively participate in the online forum. More information about registering to participate and how the online process will work will be published early in 2022.

Draft Minutes of General Meeting  July 2020. Click here

The General Meeting will be held on the 14th, 15th and 16th of May and will be run in three sessions: Discussion, First round of voting and Second round of voting. The IFSW global executive asks member organisations to approve the following arrangements to enable the smooth running of the General Meeting.

The IFSW global executive has initiated these motions to ensure that the procedures for the 2022 online General Meeting are correct and in-line with the constitution and bylaws. The motions are proposed by Romania and seconded by Zambia. These motions are being submitted as an electronic vote to all IFSW members.

Only the Main Representative of member organizations in good standing (memberships fees are up to date) are able to  access the voting platform and cast a vote. To access the voting platform, the Main Representative needs to login into the General Meeting platform (HERE). If your Main Representative has not received the login details to access the General Meeting platform, kindly contact

Motion 1:
This motion allows to hold the IFSW 2022 General Meeting online (14th, 15th and 16th May), and for the constitutional procedures to be carried out electronically. Including:

  1. That the current Parliamentarian, Nicolai Paulsen, acts during the meeting as the Main Parliamentarian and delegates his authority to session parliamentarians,
  2. That the meeting agenda (link) is approved,
  3. That the 2020 General Meeting minutes are approved as presented (link).
  4. That no late nominations for elected positions be accepted after the 5th May 2022 to allow the Nominations Committee to process the documentation.

Motion 2:
Late submission of the proposed policy  “The Role of Social Workers in Advancing a New Eco-Social World”

Motion 3:
Late nomination for Hassan Mousavi Chelak for the executive position of Asia-Pacific Regional President.

Motion 4:
Late nomination for Machiko Ohara for the executive position of Asia-Pacific Regional President.

Motion 5:
Late nomination for Charles Draecabo for the executive position of Africa Regional Vice President. (link) This nomination is pending the Uganda Association is in good standing before the General Meeting starts on May 14th at 07h00 UTC

The 2022 IFSW General Meeting will be held on the 14th, 15th, and 16th of May 2022.

The General meeting will run in three blocks of time during the above days. These blocks are called ‘sessions’.

  • Session 1: Discussion. May 14th (07h00 UTC) – May 15th  (05h00 UTC)
  • Session 2: First Round of Voting. May 15th (13h00 UTC) – May 16th  (01h00 UTC)
  • Session 3: Second Round of Voting – May 16th (08h00 UTC) – (18h00 UTC)
  • Conclusions and Results – May 16th 19h00 UTC

The timing of the sessions has been organised to maximise convenience for all time zones. The timing is listed below with the agenda items as UTC time (Coordinated Universal Time).

IFSW President, Silvana Martínez will preside as the Chairperson for all sessions. She will delegate her authority to people that the executive endorses to support her role. Nicolai Paulsen (pending confirmation by the General Meeting) will act as Parliamentarian in all sessions. He will delegate his authority to people that the executive endorses to support his role.

Each IFSW member organization is entitled to have 1 Main Representative who cast their votes and 2 Delegates participate in the General Meeting. During session 1 (discussion), the 3 Representatives of each member organization will have the opportunity to discuss, make comments, raise questions and motions, but it expected they will work together as a team. With regards to coordinating bodies, the number of delegates can be extended by written request to the President and Secretary-General, but only one person in a coordinating body can cast the votes on behalf of the body.

SESSION 1 – Discussion Agenda Items. May 14th (07h00 UTC) – May 15th  (05h00 UTC)

The discussions of all agenda items are open simultaneously and will last 22 hours. There is no voting in this session. Voting will only be possible in sessions 2 and 3 to ensure all the discussion has taken place before votes are cast.

Discussion will take place on the General Meeting of the IFSW Website. Please note that the links below only work if you are logged in and if you are a confirmed Main Representative or Delegate of your organisation with relevant access rights.

Draft Agenda

Please find all the reports linked to the agenda items in the relevant containers further down on this page.

We will be adding links for each agenda item to the relevant location in the discussion platform closer to the general meeting.

1. WELCOME AND PRESIDENT’S/SECRETARY-GENERAL’S REPORT

2. OVERVIEW OF THE GENERAL MEETING
2.1 Nomination’s Committee Report

3. MINUTES FROM THE ONLINE 2020 IFSW GENERAL MEETING

4. IFSW REGIONAL REPORTS
4.1 IFSW Africa Region Report
4.2 IFSW Asia-Pacific Region Report
4.3 IFSW Europe Region Report
4.4 IFSW Latin America & Caribbean Region Report
4.5 IFSW North America Region Report

5. IFSW COMMISSIONS AND COMMITTEES
5.1 Report from the IFSW Human Rights Commission
5.2 Report from the IFSW Ethics Commission
5.3 Report from the IFSW UN Commission
5.4 Report from the IFSW Education Commission
5.5 Report from the IFSW Indigenous Commission

6. NOMINATIONS FOR THE POSITIONS OF THE EXECUTIVE
6.1 Joachim C. Mumba for IFSW Global President
6.2 Joachim C. Mumba for IFSW African Regional Vice President
6.3 Oluwatoni Modupe Adeleke for IFSW Africa Regional Vice President
6.4 (WITHDRAWN) Charles Draecabo for IFSW Africa Regional Vice President
6.5 Hassan Mousavi Chelak for IFSW Asia-Pacific Regional President
6.6 Machiko Ohara for IFSW Asia-Pacific Regional President
6.7 John Brennan for IFSW European Regional Vice President
6.8 Kenia Batista for IFSW LAC Regional President
6.9 Joan Davis-Whelan for IFSW North America Regional President
6.10 Mildred Joyner for IFSW North America Regional Vice President

7. NEW MEMBERSHIP APPLICATIONS

8. EXECUTIVE CENSURE OF THE ISRAELI UNION OF SOCIAL WORKERS

9. FINANCE
9.1 Finance Report 2020 & 2021
9.2 Motion to appoint the auditor

10. MOTIONS TO CHANGE THE CONSTITUTION
10.1 Motion from Austria (OBDS), Israel, Romania (AsproAS). Replace the Current Constitutional Article 12c
10.2 Motion from Austria (OBDS), Israel, Romania (AsproAS). Replace the Current by-law Article 9

11. REPORT ON IFSW GLOBAL STRATEGIES AND PARTNERSHIPS
11.1 Global Agenda Report
11.2 Report on People´s Global Summit. Co-building a new eco-social world: Leaving no one behind

12. NEW POLICIES
12.1 The Role of Social Workers in Advancing a New Eco-Social World

13. AWARDS
13.1 Award in Memory of Andrew Mouravieff-Apostol

14. FORTHCOMING CONFERENCES
14.1 World Conference 2024
14.2 IFSW Africa Regional Conference 2023
14.3 IFSW Asia and Pacific Regional Conference 2023
14.4 IFSW Europe Regional Conference 2023
14.5 IFSW Latin America and Caribbean Regional Conference 2023
14.6 IFSW North America Regional Conference 2023

15. IFSW ARCHIVES PROJECT

16. AMBASSADOR´S REPORT

17. ANY FURTHER MOTIONS

CLOSE OF ALL DISCUSSIONS

SESSION 2 – First Round of Voting. May 15th (13h00 UTC) – May 16th  (01h00 UTC)

In this session, IFSW member organizations in good standing can participate.

This session will include voting on the regional representatives and all motions related to the above agenda items that do not have contingent or dependant or amendment motions. The order of the motions will be determined by the Chair and the Parliamentarian.

Only the Main Representative will cast votes will have access to the voting platform.

All votes will be submitted to the committee of tellers who will count the votes. This committee will comprise regional nominated representatives, who are not themselves allowed to vote.

The results of the votes will be placed on the General Meeting website before Session 3 begins.

Instructions on how to cast your votes will be forwarded soon.

SESSION 3 – Second Round of Voting.  May 16th (08h00 UTC) – (18h00 UTC)

In this session, IFSW member organizations in good standing can participate.

This session will include voting on all remaining motions.

Only the Main Representative of who casts the votes will have access to vote.

All votes will be submitted to the committee of tellers who will count the votes. This committee will comprise regional nominated representatives, who are not themselves allowed to vote.

Instructions on how to cast your votes will be forwarded soon.

CONCLUDING, REMARKS AND RESULTS.  May 16th (19h00)

The IFSW new President and Secretary-General Rory Truell will announce the results of the 2022 General Meeting in a live session

The registration process for the General Meeting has started on the 1st of April 2022. Member organisations have been notified by email. Please click HERE

Each IFSW member organisation is entitled to appoint 1 Main Representative who will cast their votes and 2 Delegates in the General Meeting.

With regards to coordinating bodies, the number of delegates can be extended by written request to the President and Secretary-General, but only one person in a coordinating body can cast the votes on behalf of the body.

Only member organizations in good standing shall be entitled to full participation in the Federation elections in accordance with the Constitution and the By-Laws.

It would be appreciated if all participants can register before April 20th, 2022 to help IFSW Secretariat with the logistics.

Read the Rules of Order that will be used during the General Meeting.

The positions on the IFSW Global Executive listed below are open for election and will be voted upon during the General Meeting on the 14th, 15th and 16th of May 2022. To nominate for one of these positions, nominations should be received no later than Friday 25th March 2022 and be submitted to the IFSW Elections Officer David Jones () and the IFSW Secretary-General ().

It is important that nominations comply fully with the IFSW Bylaws and, hence, they should include the following documentation:

  1. Signed and dated Profile and Curriculum Vitae of the Nominee of a maximum of five (5) pages.
  2. Letter of support from the nominating association, signed by the President and one other person of the executive on an association letterhead.
  3. Proof of a motion supporting the nomination carried by the national association.

Further documents submitted by the Nominee or Candidate can also be included providing the information is consistent with the IFSW Statement of Ethical Principles. The documentation must be sent by email. All documentation needs to be received no later than Friday 25th March 2022  Please note that the Constitution / Bylaws only allow for late nominations by a vote of the General Meeting with the support of at least 75% of voting members.

If you have any questions please contact the IFSW Elections Officer David Jones () or IFSW Secretary-General Rory Truell ().

Positions in 2022 open for election with links to the Job Description:

IFSW seeks a candidate for the role of  Global Ethics Commissioner. This role creates significant global leadership opportunities to advance the profession of social work. Please note that the roles are voluntary based, there is no financial compensation and successful candidates will be a part of a dynamic international team shaping social work’s growth and impact. Each role involves approximately 3 to 4 hours per week on average. Deadline 25th March 2022

Nominations will be accepted for the positions that include:

  • An application letter outlining the candidate’s vision for the position and highlighting her or his relevant experience.
  • The candidate’s CV
  • A letter of support from the IFSW member organisation where the candidate resides or works.

Applications must be sent to IFSW Secretary-General Rory Truell ( the Subject line: ‘Application for Global Commissioner Position’ before the 25th March 2022. All eligible applications will be reviewed by the IFSW Executive who will make the final appointments.

Click here for the position description

The following nominations have been confirmed by the Nominations Committee as meeting the constitutional requirements.  All nominations received before the closing date and meeting the constitutional requirements are listed below.  Those nominations below identified with ** and labelled as ‘late nominations’ were submitted after the closing date; the General Meeting has to vote whether or not to allow the late nominations to be accepted on the ballot paper (By-Law 10 i).  A 75% majority is required by the General Meeting as a whole to accept the late nominations.

Position

Global IFSW President

Joachim Mumba

Regional Vice-President for Africa

**Charles Draecabo** (WITHDRAWN)

Joachim C. Mumba

This nomination will be withdrawn, if Mr. J. C. Mumba is elected global President

Oluwatoni Modupe Adeleke

Asia Pacific Regional President

**Hassan Mousavi Chelak**

**Machiko Ohara**

Regional Vice-President for Europe

John Brennan

LAC Regional President

Kenia Batista

Regional President for North America

Joan Davis-Whelan

Regional Vice-President for North America

Mildred Joyner

A member organization may act as proxy for another member organization not in attendance. An appointment of a proxy is valid if both the organisation giving and the organisation exercising the proxy are in good financial standing at the commencement of the General Meeting. The proxy must be received by IFSW Secretary-General Rory Truell () not later than the commencement of the General Meeting.

Download the proxy form.

There are no new membership applications to be voted on in this General Meeting. Currently, however, there are two national associations of social work that are working with the Secretariat and Ethics Commission on developing their documentation and processes to meet the internationally required standards. Their applications for membership are expected in the coming weeks. Members will be informed.

Proposed new policies will be added when received by the Secretariat. Proposed policies should be sent to no later than 15th March 2022.

This policy has been submitted after the required deadline and requires the General Meetings agreement to be formally added to the agenda.

Policy name: The Role of Social Workers Role in Advancing a New Eco-Social World

The Role of Social Workers in Advancing a New Eco-Social World

Spanish version: El papel de los trabajadores y trabajadoras sociales en el avance de un nuevo mundo ecosocial

Education Commission

IFSW Global Education Commission report 2022

Ethics Commission

IFSW Global Ethics Commission Report 2022

Human Rights Commission

INFORME DDH PARA ASAMBLEA GENERAL IFSW 2022

IFSW Global Human Rights Commission report 2022 auto translation

Indigenous Commission

IFSW Global Indigenous Commission report 2022

IFSW Global Indigenous Commission Video report 2022

United Nations Commission

IFSW Global UN Commission report 2022

Links to each of these reports as received by the secretariate. Global Commissioners should send their consolidated reports to

Proposed other motions (not affecting the IFSW constitution) will be published here. Proposals must be sent to the Secretary-General () no later than 14th April 2022.

The International Federation of Social Workers is pleased to have receive two nominations for the Award in Memory of Andrew Mouravieff-Apostol, the IFSWs highest level of recognition.

The executive has approved the two nominee to receive the award for 2022 and this are;

  1. Charles Mbugua
    Charles Mbugua Nomination
    Africa Region President’s nomination message
    David Jones Nomination’s message
    Charles’ acceptance speech
  2. Council of International Fellowship (CIF International)
    CIF International Nomination
    Talentia’s letter of support for nomination of CIF
    CIF Acceptance speech
    CIF Acceptance speech video

 

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