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World Day of Social Justice – “Preventing conflict and sustaining peace through decent work”
IFSW calls on social workers throughout the world to support the objectives of the United Nations World Day of Social Justice on Monday 20 …
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Statement in Favour of Gender Perspective
STATEMENT IN FAVOUR OF GENDER PERSPECTIVE As the IFSW President of the Latin American and Caribbean Region as well a woman and social worker specialised …
Read morePronunciamiento a Favor de la Perspectiva de Género
Como Presidenta de la Región de América Latina y El Caribe de la Federación Internacional de Trabajadores Sociales (FITS), mujer y Trabajadora Social especializada en …
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Palestinian Social Workers Meet With Minister to Discuss the Creation of a New Law Supporting Social Work
This week IFSW member The Palestinian Union of Social Workers and Psychologists (PUSWP) meet with the Director General of Guidance and Counselling at the Ministry …
Read moreTrump’s Interference with Human and Social Rights
IFSW STATEMENT The International Federation of Social Workers (IFSW) is extremely concerned by the policies implemented by the President of the United States Mr. Donald …
Read moreTrump interfiere en los Derechos Humanos y Sociales
PRONUNCIAMIENTO La Federación Internacional de Trabajadores Sociales está sumamente preocupada por las políticas implementadas por el Presidente de Estados Unidos Donald Tump, ya que visiblemente …
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New IFSW Vice President for the African Region
Alice Mbiyu IFSW African Regional Vice President & Noel Muridzo, African Regional President Alice Mbiyu from Kenya has been elected as the IFSW African Vice …
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Major Development in The IFSW African Region
Fela Bright, Noel Muridzo, Alice Mbiyu, , Ibrahim Ezeldin, Joseph Kayinga & Rory Truell The Acting IFSW African Regional Executive has been formed. The full …
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Statement from the International Association of Schools of Social Work (IASSW)
The IASSW was informed about the initiative from the business group Excellentia – to organise a Social Work World Summit –, and it expresses its …
Read moreAustralian government must increase refugee intake
The Australian government must make a stronger commitment to fulfil its human rights obligations and increase its intake of Syrian and Iraqi refugees, in light …
Read moreVulnerable women and children, Trump and the withdrawal of funding for NGOs outside the USA
President Trump has a lot to learn about women! His first foreign policy decisions include the ban on US funding of NGOs in countries outside …
Read moreDeclaración de solidaridad a la Presidenta de la Asociación de Trabajadores Sociales de Panamá
A la Presidenta de la Asociación de Trabajadores Sociales de Panamá Lic. Kenia Batista SU DESPACHO Como representantes de la Región de …
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MLA becomes a Social Worker for a day
Northern Ireland Assembly Member Robbie Butler has grasped the opportunity to become a social worker for a day. The Lagan Valley MLA learned about the …
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Malawi, The Netherlands and Sierra Leone Join IFSW
The IFSW Secretariat has the great pleasure to announce that we have three new country-level members! The following organisations have had their applications for Full …
Read moreStatement from IFSW Latin American and Caribbean Region on the Triumph Of Social Work In Colombia
Declaración de la IFSW Región Latinoamericana y del Caribe sobre el Triunfo del Trabajo Social en Colombia
Call for contributions to an IFSW book on ‘Promoting Community and Environmental Sustainability’
Dear IFSW Members, Friends and Supporters As you are aware the current and third theme of the Global Agenda for Social Work and Social Development …
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Hacia un marco de derechos de trabajo social
Dr. Rory Truell, Secretario General de la FITS, 10 de diciembre de 2016 En el Día Internacional de los Derechos Humanos, los trabajadores sociales celebramos …
Read moreTowards a Social Work Rights Framework
By Dr Rory Truell, IFSW Secretary-General Social Workers in India advocating for Dignity On International Human Rights Day, social worker’s celebrate and advocate for a …
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World Social Work Day Poster 2017
IFSW is delighted to announce the winner of the 2017 World Social Work Day Poster. More than 400 submissions were received from many places in …
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