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Madrid – 11 May
IFSW statement to Spain (13 March 2004): Dear friends in Spain, What a brave and strong people you are!! Already the day after the terrible …
Read moreLetter to the British Association of Social Workers after the killings in Bali
Ms. Liz Timms, Chair, BASW 16 Kent St Birmingham B5 6RD United Kingdom Sydney/ Berne, 18 October 2002 Dear Liz, We write to you and …
Read moreTerror hitting the USA
The community of social workers around the world expresses its profound shock and horror at the events in New York, Washington and Pennsylvania. The International …
Read moreMiddle East
The International Federation of Social Workers calls upon its member organisations to take up the call for an immediate cease-fire in the Middle East and …
Read moreBali
This past weekend’s bombing of young tourists and Balinese civilians is a profound tragedy, which will affect the lives of so many for a long …
Read moreIFSW appeal for support for the establishment of an independent and effective international criminal court
SOCIAL WORK DAY UNITED NATIONS, NEW YORK 15 April 2002 On the occasion of Social Work Day at the United Nations on April 15, 2002, …
Read moreDisplacement, forced migration, and the effects of war
Message to the 19th Social Work Day at the UN-New York 2002 Dear Colleagues, On behalf of the IFSW and your social work colleagues around …
Read moreChildrens right to education
STATEMENT of the INTERNATIONAL FEDERATION OF SOCIAL WORKERS International non-governmental organization in Special Consultative Status with the Economic and social Council to the 58th Session …
Read moreIndigenous peoples
Background Indigenous Peoples and Human Rights According to the United Nations (UN), there are at least 5,000 indigenous groups composed of 300 million people living …
Read moreResolution on Administrative Detentions
General Meeting, Adelaide, Australia 29 September – 1 October 2004 The General Meeting of IFSW, representing more than 470,000 social workers in 80 countries throughout …
Read moreThe UN day of the elimination of violence against women
The International Federation of Social Workers (IFSW) is opposed to violence in all its forms. In recognising the UN Day of the Elimination of Violence …
Read moreLetter of sympathy Sweden’s Foreign Minister Anna Lindh
We cannot understand that a Swedish minister once more has been assassinated. The information yesterday evening that Anna Lindh had been stabbed at NK in …
Read moreEnsure that the needs of the poorest are not forgotten in Cancun
IFSW letter to the WTO and the G8 members in connection with the WTO-Meeting in Cancun, Mexico September 2003 We are writing to you as …
Read morePost War Iraq
Dear Colleagues, We believe that it is important now that we focus on and turn world attention to what will occur once hostilities cease in …
Read moreGo on using your voice for peace
Dear Colleagues The events of the past 24 hours bring a profound sadness over what will lay ahead for the people of Iraq and all …
Read moreAppeal to the UN Security Council on the Iraq Crisis
President and members United Nations Security Council Dear Sirs We write to you on behalf of the International Federation of Social Workers (IFSW) representing 450,000 …
Read moreThe Iraq Crisis – A Peaceful Approach is Brave, Forward-looking and Wise
Dear Friends and Colleagues We need not tell you that the current world situation is very serious. The prospect of a war against Iraq moves …
Read moreLetters to Bush, Blair and Howard
OPEN LETTER TO President George W Bush The White House 1600 Pennsylvania Ave, NW Washington DC 20500 United States of America The Hon Tony Blair …
Read moreDisplaced persons
Introduction The displacement or forced migration of people within their own countries is today a common international phenomenon. Such migration may be caused by internal …
Read moreReport of assessment mission to East Timor
13 to 22 November 1999 Professor Jim Ife Secretary, Human Rights Commission International Federation of Social Workers School of Social Work & Social Policy The …
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