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IFSW President Gary Bailey’s tribute to Nelson Mandela
8th December 2013 Dear Global Social Work Colleagues: Since the news of his death on Thursday December 5th 2013, I have been trying to find …
Read moreSocial Work on Human Rights Day 10th December 2013
The IFSW has members from 116 countries representing over one million professional social workers. One of the difficulties in enforcing the 1948 Universal Declaration of …
Read moreIFSW Takes A Stand On Birth Registration – What’s In A Piece Of Paper?
The IFSW Human Rights Commission has submitted a response to the UN Office of Human Rights Council request for information about birth registration. There has …
Read moreTaking the IFSW Policy on International Surrogacy (2008) forward -seeking social workers views
Members of the Hague Conference are currently considering whether to take forward work at the international level in relation to international surrogacy arrangements. At the …
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Report: Work 2013 at UNHCR, Geneva
Report on Representing IFSW at UNHCR, at the UNO-Geneva in 2013 IFSW contact: Tobias Roosen As 9th report of representing IFSW at the UNHCR ExCom …
Read moreSocial Workers at the forefront of Philippine recovery
Conferring with psychiatrist regarding initial assessment of survivors brought to their attention by social workers. After the recent catastrophe in the Philippines, the IFSW …
Read moreMessage from IFSW President Gary Bailey on occasion of World AIDS Day
27th November 26, 2013 Dear Colleagues: Sunday, December 1st 2013 marks the 25th observance of World AIDS Day, a day when people the world over …
Read more‘Social Intervention in Troubled Times’ – 1,300 Spanish social workers attend national congress
More than 1,300 Spanish social workers came together in Marbella, Spain on 14 – 16 November 2013 for the national social work congress of the …
Read moreMessage from President Gary Bailey on the devastation in the Philippines
Dear Colleagues- The images are of the devastation in the Philippines is both shocking and devastating to watch. Our hearts go out to the thousands of …
Read moreExtreme weather can be the ‘most important cause of poverty’: Cause or the inflammation of symptoms?
Recently, the IFSW News highlighted the report of the Overseas Development Institute describing the effects of environmental degradation and extreme weather on the most vulnerable: …
Read moreEuropean Court of Justice decided that being gay or lesbian is reason to grant asylum in the European Union
On November 7th of 2013, the European Court of Justice declared that being gay or lesbian is reason to get asylum in the European Union. The …
Read moreExtreme weather can be the ‘most important cause of poverty’
New research suggests that extreme weather events will keep people poor in many parts of the world. The authors argue that where disasters like drought …
Read moreVoices for Development – Outcomes from African Region conference
Social workers from across Africa met in Johannesburg in September 2013 to send messages to their governments and international development agencies. The Voices For Development Conference will …
Read moreImpact of financial and political crisis in Madagascar – Social workers speak out
Social workers in Madagascar have spoken out to Aljazeera TV about the economic hardships in the country which prompt girls to take desperate measures with …
Read moreIFSW Connect, International Social Work and the Global Agenda: What’s it all about?
It took a while, but here I am – finally gathering my thoughts for the IFSW Blog. As a professional social worker administrating the IFSW …
Read moreGeneral Meeting 2014
IFSW is pleased to announce the 2014 General Meeting to be hold in Melbourne (Australia) on the 6th and 7th of July 2014. Delegates from …
Read moreMilestones in the Early History of the IFSW
As part of the IFSW Archival Project, we are pleased to release another set of important historical documents, which provide evidence of key milestones in …
Read moreTribute to Anthony Tan (Malaysia) – international social worker and inspiration behind COSW
13 November 1948 – 29 September 2013 IFSW is sad to report the death of Anthony Tan in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, on 29 September 2013. …
Read moreEuropean profile of prevention and promotion of mental health (EuroPoPP-MH) published by European Commission
The European Commission has published a new and very detailed independent comparative study of mental health services in Europe. Entitled “European profile of prevention and …
Read moreUK Prime Minister applauds “noble and vital” social work
The British Prime Minister, David Cameron, gave unexpected and strong support to social workers in his speech to his Conservative party’s annual conference in Manchester, England on …
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