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IFSW Statement on the Kidnapping of Girls and Young Women in Nigeria:
The recent kidnapping of more than 300 young women in April 2014 and an additional eight girls on the 6th of May 2014 in Nigeria …
Read moreIFSW Secretary-General, Rory Truell’s 1st of May 2014 Message:
On this day we honour workers: People who have formal employment, those who have informal employment, unpaid workers – often women – who work invisibly …
Read more40 years of Old IFSW Newsletters now On-line: 1962 – 2002
IFSW is very pleased to announce that 40 years of scanned newsletters are now available online to be read or downloaded by social workers and researchers globally. …
Read moreTranslations of the Proposed Global Definition of Social Work
The proposed new Global Definition of Social Work, which will be presented at the IFSW General Meeting and the IASSW General Assembly in July 2014 …
Read moreAn Open Letter to The Prime Minister of Greece on Maintaining Social Work Services
To the Honorable Prime Minister of Greece: Mr. Antonis Samaras On behalf of the International Federation of Social Workers, we are writing to you to …
Read moreApplications are invited for the post of Editorial Board Member for International Social Work
International Social Work is a peer reviewed journal designed to extend knowledge and promote communication in the fields of social development, social welfare and human …
Read moreDemocracy – a Real Right or reserved for the few?
Update on the IFSW Real Rights Campaign The IFSW Human Rights Commission launched a campaign for Real Rights in June 2013. Whilst the Declaration of …
Read moreSocial Worker Takes a Stand on the Overuse of Medication
IFSW United Nations Representative and Swiss social worker Pascal Rudin has highlighted the problem of the massive increase of medications to treat ADHD in children. “Medications have …
Read moreOn World Social Work Day, Call for the Unconditional Release of Social Worker Abdulwahab Hussain
Issued by Ruth Stark, IFSW Human Rights Commissioner: In February 2011, thousands of Bahrainis took the streets to peacefully call for democracy, freedom, and political reforms …
Read moreCelebrations of 2014 World Social Work Day
Social workers all over the world celebrated 2014 World Social Work Day with the theme: Social and Economic Crises – Social Work Solutions. The day …
Read moreWorld Social Work Day Messages from IFSW Global President and Executive Members
IFSW President Dr Gary Bailey along with other Executive Members mark the occasion of World Social Work Day with written and video messages. See the messages and …
Read moreSocial Workers Making Contributions of Consequence
Dr Rory Truell, Secretary-General of The International Federations of Social Workers 2014 World Social Work Day Message. Each year World Social Work Day takes on …
Read moreGreece: Social Work Day of Action
On Wednesday the Greek public sector social workers shut schools, left hospitals and public services on emergency staffing levels to protest against Government plans to …
Read moreSocial Work Day Celebrated in Egypt
Mr Raed Amira, Dr Rory Truell, Dr. Mosaad Awes, Dr. Lubna Abed Al Majeed Social workers from throughout Egypt and international guests from Palestine, Yemen, …
Read moreIFSW Supports: A Social Protection Floor for Everyone
The IFSW supports the Internal Labour Organizations (ILO) recommendation 202 concerning ‘National Floors on Social Protection’. Social Protection Floors give guarantees for basic income security …
Read moreSocial Work in Yemen – from Strength to Strength
IFSW Secretary-General, Dr Rory Truell congratulates The General Union for Sociologists, Social Workers and Psychologists in Yemen for their significant programme of development: being launched …
Read moreEstudio sobre las condiciones laborales de los y las Profesionales de Trabajo Social/Servicio Social en América Latina y Caribe Study on working conditions and Professional Social Work or Social Service in Latin America and Caribbean
Por primera vez en la historia de la Federación Internacional de Trabajadores Sociales (FITS) Región América Latina y Caribe se realiza un Estudio sobre las …
Read moreIFSW Endorses: Statement on Gender, Economic, Social and Ecological Justice for Sustainable Development A Feminist Declaration for Post 2015
During the second week of February, a group of 60 representatives of women’s rights organizations gathered for the Feminist Strategy Meeting in Tarrytown, New York. …
Read moreUN invites articles from young scholars
IFSW is encouraging social work scholars to contribute to a new online publication by the UN Research Institute for Social Development. UNRISD is inviting post-graduate …
Read moreStatement of IFSW Europe e.V. in Support of Ukrainian People Struggle for Better Future
IFSW European Region’s support to Ukrainian people’s struggle for better future. The key role of social workers is to support people who, for whatever reason, …
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