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37th Annual Social Work Day at the United Nations in New York
Theme: Responses to COVID-19: Standing Together Makes Us Stronger Panelists: Christina Behrendt, Ph.D., Head Social Policy Unit, Social Protection, International Labour Organization (ILO) Judith Browne …
Read moreWORLD SOCIAL WORK DAY 2021 CELEBRATIONS AT GENEVA
WORLD SOCIAL WORK DAY 2021 Global Theme: UBUNTU (I Am Because We Are) Event Theme: Community Engagement for Social Justice As the Social work community …
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Open letter on an ambitious and comprehensive Action Plan for the European Pillar of Social Rights
We are facing unprecedented health, economic, employment, and social crises caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, which has exacerbated pre-existing social inequalities and brought to the …
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World Social Work Day 2021 Video Message by IFSW President
World Social Work Day 2021 will be held on the 16th of March and is being launched today with a video message from the IFSW …
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‘World NGO Day’ and the ‘Challenges Facing NGOs in Conflict and Post-Conflict Situations’
To highlight ‘World NGO Day’, the Conference of INGOs of the Council of Europe organised a webinar titled ‘Challenges Facing NGOs in Conflict and Post-Conflict …
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Save the Date: 2021 AASW IFSW Asia Pacific Regional Social Work Conference
The Australian Association of Social Workers is excited to announce dates for the forthcoming AASW IFSW Asia Pacific Regional Social Work Conference to be held …
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IFSW Rights Commission Highlight Concerns for LGBTQI People
Statement from the IFSW Human Rights Commission: There is a global-wide lack of action defending the rights of LGBTQI people. These concerns have been highlighted …
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Cypriot Social Workers Bridging Divides and Healing Open Wounds
(Photo: Social workers from the North and South getting to know each other on a walk at the border.) Social workers from both the north …
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IFSW HRC Highlights Concerns on Increasing Islamophobia
The IFSW Human Rights Commission is extremely concerned about the alarming and continued rise of Islamophobia across the globe that is being accentuated by national …
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Call to Action on Sustainable Urbanisation
The Commonwealth Organisation for Social Work (COSW) warmly welcomes the Call to Action issued by the Commonwealth Sustainable Cities Network (CSCN) and looks forward to …
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The IFSW 2020 End of Year Report highlights the many challenges and successes for the international social work profession faced in 2020
The IFSW End of Year report covers the significant period from the start of the COVID-19 Pandemic, tracing the change to online events, global collaborative …
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COVID-19 supercharging poverty – data and experiences from the ground
EAPN announced that on 29 January we will hold an online conference “Covid19 supercharging poverty” – data and experiences from the ground, hosted by MEPs Cindy …
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Final Run: MOOC on Children Moving Alone in Times of Covid-19
All around the world, thousands of children are travelling across and between borders as unaccompanied and separated children. Different countries may respond to the needs …
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Recognition of Social Workers: WHO declares 2021 the International Year of Health and Care Workers
At the General Assembly of the World Health Organisation (WHO) last November, the member states unanimously declared 2021 the International Year of Health and Care …
Read moreIFSW Europe: Survey for Young Social Workers across Europe
CLICK ON THIS LINK TO RESPOND TO THE SURVEY! DEADLINE: 29th January 2021 You are being invited to take part in a survey that is …
Read moreOne Belt and One Road Forum
The 4th “One Belt One Road” Social Work and Charitable Cooperation Development Forum held in Zhengzhou, China – 15 December 2020. On December 15, 2020, …
Read moreIFSW African Region Issues Awards for Work on Eliminating Gender-based Violence.
The African region recently recognized outstanding social work leaders in their region. We congratulate the following for receiving outstanding recognition in the field of Social …
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IFSW Statement on International Migrants Day
Over 270 million people a year migrate internationally. Among them are 20.4 million refugees. The International Federation of Social Workers (IFSW) Human Rights Commission observes …
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IFSW calls for urgent climate action at the UN ESCAP
The IFSW’s United Nations Asia Pacific Representative, Dr Sebastian Cordoba addressed the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP)’s Committee …
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IFSW Statement on the United Nations Human Rights Day
It is now 72 years since the UN adopted the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. The UN theme for this year is Recover Better – …
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