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IFSW UN Commission Geneva team news 2023
The IFSW UN Commission, Geneva Team update The Commission Geneva team met with the UN-Commissioner Priska Fleischlin in Geneva having the first in person meeting …
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Sierra Leone Social Workers WSWD2023 report
The Sierra Leone Social Workers shares the World Social Work Day 2023 report. Sierra Leone joins the world to celebrate world social work day 2023 …
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Registration for 2024 World Social Work Conference Now Open
The World Social Work Social Development Conference (SWSD2024) will be held in Panama from 4th to 7th April next year. The theme ‘Respecting Diversity Through …
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Afghanistan Organisation of Social Work Joins IFSW
IFSW President, Joachim Mumba, welcomed the Afghanistan Social Work Organisation into full IFSW membership. He said, ‘ASO will be a great asset to the international …
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International Journal of Social Work Ethics and Values Volume 20, Issue 1 now available!
IFSW is pleased to announce that the Volume 20, Issue 1 (2023) of the International Journal of Social Work Values and Ethics has just been …
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Gifts from around the world on WSWD 2023: From Finland
A reflection from the IFSW Secretary-General, Rory Truell It was snowing in Helsinki, the waters of the inner harbour were covered in a thick coating …
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Podcast on Social Work’s ‘Constant Stream of Development’: IFSW Representatives Visit The Norwegian Association of Social Workers
Last week FO, The Norwegian Association of Social Workers, hosted Ana Radulescu, IFSW European Regional President and Rory Truell, IFSW Secretary-General. During the visit, FO …
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The Climate Justice Program of IFSW JAM Podcast
Happy Social Work day 2023. It is with great pleasure to share with you the launch of the Climate Justice Podcast Programme of IFSW. The details …
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New book explores Ubuntu from a Social Work perspective
IFSW is delighted to present a new book that explores Ubuntu from a Social Work perspective. Contributions from across Africa and beyond highlight lived experiences …
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COSW Highlights the Need to Respond to the Voices of Young Carers
“Thousands of children and young people around the Commonwealth help look after a relative with a disability, illness, mental health condition, or drug or alcohol …
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IFSW presents civil society submission to the 52nd session of the United Nations Human Rights Council
How people’s rights are affected by international economic sanctions and what we can do about it…. “Working together all rights agendas can be addressed” were …
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Webinar 14 March: Migration of Social Workers – Experience and Learning
Many social workers migrate from one country to another every year because of a wide variety of individual decisions. The experience of migration – moving …
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International solidarity provides support for social workers in Turkey and Syria
The Korean Association of Social Workers has announced that their board will transfer a total of USD 20,000, to the Turkish Social Workers Association and …
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KASW (Korean Association of Social Workers) announced on February 18 that their board decided to transfer a total of US$20,000, including the Korean Social Workers’ …
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SOCIAL WORK IN UKRAINE: FEBRUARY UPDATE ON THE PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN IFSW AND THE KAMIANETS-PODILSKYI DISTRICT
On the 14th of February IFSW and AsproAS in partnership with the Kamianets-Podilskyi District and the Association of Social Workers in Ukraine, organized a seminar …
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Economic and Social Development- #February 11 Women & Girls in Science
Economic and Social Development- #February 11 Women & Girls in Science IFSW attended the 8th International Day of Women & Girls in Science assembly was …
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Update on Syrian Social Workers’ Actions following the Earthquakes
Dr. Hana Al-Barqawi, from the Social Work Department at Damascus University, spoke to IFSW Secretary-General, Rory Truell about the social work response following the earthquakes. …
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Update from the Turkish Association of Social Workers
Dr. Merve Deniz Pak Güre, the Liaison Officer for the Turkish Association of Social Workers, has provided an update on the local social work response …
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Press release from the Afghanistan Minister Of Labour And Social Affairs
Photo: Minister of Labour And Social Affairs, Mullah Abdul Manan Omari, source Wikipedia. This week the Minister of Labour And Social Affairs issued a press …
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Social Workers and Women’s Cooperatives Working Together in Afghanistan to Rebuild Local Economies
During the IFSW visit to the Afghanistan Social Work Organisation, Rory Truell spoke with Fardeen Yusofi, a local social worker about one of the 8000 …
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