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70 country-level members participate in the 2018 IFSW General Meeting
The 2018 IFSW General Meeting recorded the highest level of participation with 70 countries registered to vote. IFSW Secretary General Dr Rory Truell said: “It …
Read moreSWSD Book Launch
At the opening of the Social Work and Sustainable Development Joint World Conference in Dublin, IFSW is proud to launch the second volume of an …
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IFSW is delighted to launch a new website
IFSW Secretary-General, Rory Truell said: Developing this new website has been a significant undertaking for an organisation with very limited resources and a less than …
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Spanish social workers have offered to collaborate in the welcoming to the people who have arrived to Valencia inside the ‘Aquarius’
The Spanish General Council of Social Work (CGTS) and the 36 Professional Bodies of Social Work throughout the territory and ratify their commitment to defend …
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COSW Ensures Social Work Voice and Concerns are Heard During Commonwealth Summit
The Commonwealth Organisation for Social Work (COSW), which is accredited to IFSW, ensured that the concerns of social workers were raised during the recent Commonwealth …
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Pronunciamiento De Regíon América Latina y El Caribe De La FITS, COLACATS y ALAIETS Sobre Política Migratoria De Cero Tolerancia De Estados Unidos De Norte América
La Federación Internacional de Trabajo Social para la Región de América Latina y el Caribe (FITS ALC), el Comité Latinoamericano y Caribeño de Organizaciones de …
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World Refugee Day: Message from IFSW President Ruth Stark
No-one chooses to be a refugee Children, adults, families and communities seek refuge from disasters, climate change and inhumane abuse of power and control. This …
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UN Special Rapporteur Thanks IFSW for Support of Palestinian Social Worker
Michael Lynk, the United Nations Special Rapporteur in OHCHR has thanked IFSW for its support of Munther Amira who last week was released from 6 …
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Social Work in Latin America
IFSW Secretary-General Rory Truell and the Latin America and Caribbean Regional President Silvana Martinez met with social workers in El Salvador last month and Cuba last …
Read moreSocial Work and Non-Violent Resistance
IFSW Secretary-General, Rory Truell talks with Palestinian social worker Munther Amira who this week was released from an Israeli military prison for non-violently protesting to …
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IFSW European President Participates in the III International Seminar on Unaccompanied Minors, in Melilla (Spain)
The aim of the conference, organized by the UNED (Spanish Open University), was to deepen on migrant minors at the local, national, and global level. …
Read moreIFSW Regional President Awarded Honorary Doctorate
Silvana Martinez Today the Andrés Bello University in El Salvador presented Silvana Martinez with an Honorary Doctorate for ‘Dignifying the Social Work Profession’. The award …
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IFSW Emphasises ‘Social Rights for Dignity’ at Italian Conference
Ana Lima, Regional President of IFSW Europe, spoke at a conference held at the University of Pisa on the future of social work, emphasising social …
Read morePronunciamiento Ante Las Muertes De Inmigrantes En El Mediterráneo
Ante la tragedia del Mar Mediterráneo la pregunta es: ¿cuántos seres humanos más deben ahogarse para que salga a flote la conciencia? Los gobiernos europeos …
Read moreIFSW European Vice President encourages social workers to take part on the debates organised during the EMIN Bus Journey
Ana Radulescu Ana Radulescu, The IFSW Europe Vice President, encourages social workers to take part in the debates related to Minimum Income Schemes organized during …
Read moreAna Lima visits APSS in Lisbon
On the 9th of April, Ana I. Lima Fernández (IFSW Europe President) has been in Lisbon, Portugal, in the context of “Desafios colocados ao Serviço …
Read moreAn open letter to the Israeli Union of Social Workers from British Association of Social Workers
Guy Shennan, Chair of BASW has written an open letter to the Chair of the Israeli Union of Social Workers on the arrest and imprisonment …
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Argentina y “los desaparecidos”
Fuerza bruta: un manifestante contra el régimen es arrestado en Buenos Aires. Fotografía: Daniel Garcia / Getty La Comisión de Derechos Humanos de la FITS …
Read moreArgentina and “los desaparecidos”
Brute force: a protester against the regime is arrested in Buenos Aires. Photograph: Daniel Garcia/Getty IFSW’s Human Rights Commission notes that it is now more …
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Message from IFSW President Ruth Stark
Dear Friends and Colleagues I am writing at the end of my term as President of IFSW to thank you for the honour you have …
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