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Celebrating 25 Years of Social Work in Russia
Between the 5-8 October social workers and political leaders met at a summit in Vladivostok to mark the 25 anniversary of social work in Russia. …
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Campaign for better working conditions for Social Workers
A study in Northern Ireland just released by the Northern Ireland Association of Social Workers (NIASW) showed that 88% of social workers work additional unpaid …
Read moreNational Social Work Day 2016 In Aotearoa New Zealand
Tena koutou, tena koutou, tena koutou, nga mihi mahana ki a koutou katoa. Warm greetings to you all from Aotearoa New Zealand! Wednesday 28 September …
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Call for Expressions of Interest to host the SWSD2020 Conference
Call for Expressions of Interest (EOI) to host the SWSD2020 Conference Joint World Conference for Social Work and Social Development, 2020, with the theme: Promoting Human …
Read moreRegistration opens for IFSW European Conference 2017
Registration for IFSW European Conference is open! We look forward to seeing you in Iceland May 2017. More information
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Anniversary of IFSW Refugee Ticker
Maria Moritz the organiser of the Refugee Ticker reports on progress: Exactly one year ago the Refugee Ticker on ifsw.org has been launched. Since this …
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Bangladesh Social Workers Demand Justice, Pay and Compensation for Accident Victims
Social workers at the Bangladesh Occupational Safety, Health and Environment Foundation (OSHE ) expressed deep concern over tragic accident in the Tampaco Foils Ltd factory …
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Asia-Pacific Joint Regional Social Work Conference
Dear Social Work Colleagues in the Asia Pacific Region I would like to invite you to the 24th Asia-Pacific Joint Regional Social Work Conference, from …
Read moreIFSW-AP Logo Contest
Submissions to: asia.pacific@ifsw.org Deadline: September 30, 2017 Announcement: at APC24 in Shenzen, China (October 24-27, 2017) Details
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Regional Meeting Held At SWSD2016
Date & time: June 28th 2016, 16:00-18:00 Venue: COEX Hall E7 (3F), Seoul, Korea IFSW-AP Regional Meeting Agenda
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New IFSW Archives Page
Fiona Robertson, IFSW Archivist In 2013 IFSW started a project to make the Federation’s archives more accessible to all social workers and researchers around the …
Read moreReconocimiento Malvina Ponce de León
Nos dirigimos a Usted a los efectos de comunicarle, con inmensa alegría y orgullo para el Trabajo Social latinoamericano y Caribeño, que la Federación Internacional …
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New IFSW Executive Committee
During the IFSW 2016 General Assembly held in Seoul, Korea elections were held for seven of the twelve global executive positions. Elections take place every …
Read moreCASW Commends Decision to Adopt UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples
OTTAWA, May 10, 2016 – IFSW member The Canadian Association of Social Workers (CASW) commends the federal government’s decision to officially adopt the United Nations Declaration …
Read moreIFSW European Conference 2017 announcement
Dear Colleagues! The IFSW European Conference 2017 will be held in Iceland on the 28th to the 30th of May 2017 and the theme …
Read moreCelebrating World Social Work Day in Belgium – 14th March 2016
The International Federation of Social Workers – European Region (IFSW Europe) along with the European Association of Schools of Social Work (EASSW) and Union …
Read morePressekonferenz: Menschen auf der Flucht – Berichte aus vorderster Front
In der sogenannten Flüchtlingskrise stehen SozialarbeiterInnen und SozialpädagogInnen an vorderster Front. Die Soziale Arbeit ist herausgefordert, professionell zu helfen: den Flüchtlingen, den Institutionen und jenen, …
Read morePASWI/IFSW-AP Disaster Workshop In The Philippines
Co-sponsored by the Japanese Center for Social Welfare Promotion and National Examination via the Japanese Coordinating Body for IFSW Membership) Program flow Reports by the …
Read moreL’ACTS salue le rétablissement du Programme de soins de santé à l’intention des réfugiés
L’Association canadienne des travailleuses et travailleurs sociaux (ACTS) applaudit à la décision du gouvernement fédéral d’annuler les coupes effectuées par le gouvernement précédent et de …
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