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Social 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 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 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 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, …
Read moreUnited Nations Global Compact 2014-16 strategy for engagement with the private sector
The UN Global Compact released its 2014-2016 strategy on 10 February 2014, which lays out how the initiative will work to make corporate sustainability a …
Read moreCanadians troubled by ‘less fair’ society
A majority of Canadians think the income gap has grown in the last five years and that the chasm has made the country a “less …
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Humanity Divided: Confronting Inequality in Developing Countries
‘In spite of the impressive progress humanity has made on many fronts over the decades, it still remains deeply divided’, according to a new report …
Read moreFocus on growing inequality at opening of UN Commission on Social Development
Under-Secretary-General for Economic and Social Affairs, Wu Hongbo Worsening worldwide inequality is causing serious unease among senior UN officials, as is evident in the statement …
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Report on World Social Situation 2013: Inequality Matters
‘There is growing evidence and recognition of the powerful and corrosive effects of inequality on economic growth, poverty reduction, social and economic stability and socially-sustainable …
Read moreUpdate on the Review of The Global Definition of Social Work
The Executive Committee of IFSW and the Board of IASSW have agreed that the review of Global Definition of Social Work has been completed and …
Read moreVideo from a Social Worker in Kazakhstan
A short video about the activity of a social worker in the Kazakhstan Primary Public Health System. “In our country till 2011 year social workers …
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