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Nominations for the IFSW European Vice President
Dear IFSW Members for the European Region Salome Namicheishvili has stood down from position of IFSW European Vice President, consequently we are now seeking nominations for a person to fulfil the …
Read moreTrump’s Interference with Human and Social Rights
IFSW STATEMENT The International Federation of Social Workers (IFSW) is extremely concerned by the policies implemented by the President of the United States Mr. Donald …
Read moreTrump interfiere en los Derechos Humanos y Sociales
PRONUNCIAMIENTO La Federación Internacional de Trabajadores Sociales está sumamente preocupada por las políticas implementadas por el Presidente de Estados Unidos Donald Tump, ya que visiblemente …
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New IFSW Vice President for the African Region
Alice Mbiyu IFSW African Regional Vice President & Noel Muridzo, African Regional President Alice Mbiyu from Kenya has been elected as the IFSW African Vice …
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Major Development in The IFSW African Region
Fela Bright, Noel Muridzo, Alice Mbiyu, , Ibrahim Ezeldin, Joseph Kayinga & Rory Truell The Acting IFSW African Regional Executive has been formed. The full …
Read moreStatement about Business Group Excellentia
The members of the IFSW- Latin America and the Caribbean Region, gathered in the municipality of Carolina, Puerto Rico on October 28th …
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Statement from the International Association of Schools of Social Work (IASSW)
The IASSW was informed about the initiative from the business group Excellentia – to organise a Social Work World Summit –, and it expresses its …
Read moreAustralian government must increase refugee intake
The Australian government must make a stronger commitment to fulfil its human rights obligations and increase its intake of Syrian and Iraqi refugees, in light …
Read moreVulnerable women and children, Trump and the withdrawal of funding for NGOs outside the USA
President Trump has a lot to learn about women! His first foreign policy decisions include the ban on US funding of NGOs in countries outside …
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Declaración de solidaridad a la Presidenta de la Asociación de Trabajadores Sociales de Panamá
A la Presidenta de la Asociación de Trabajadores Sociales de Panamá Lic. Kenia Batista SU DESPACHO Como representantes de la Región de …
Read moreMessage from the IFSW Latin American Region to the Zambian Association
Argentina 25th January 2017 Dear social workers from the Zambian Association of Social Work, I would like to take the opportunity after the visit to …
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MLA becomes a Social Worker for a day
Northern Ireland Assembly Member Robbie Butler has grasped the opportunity to become a social worker for a day. The Lagan Valley MLA learned about the …
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Malawi, The Netherlands and Sierra Leone Join IFSW
The IFSW Secretariat has the great pleasure to announce that we have three new country-level members! The following organisations have had their applications for Full …
Read moreStatement from IFSW Latin American and Caribbean Region on the Triumph Of Social Work In Colombia
Declaración de la IFSW Región Latinoamericana y del Caribe sobre el Triunfo del Trabajo Social en Colombia
Call for contributions to an IFSW book on ‘Promoting Community and Environmental Sustainability’
Dear IFSW Members, Friends and Supporters As you are aware the current and third theme of the Global Agenda for Social Work and Social Development …
Read moreSocial Workers support civil action against homelessness
People who are homeless and community rights groups in Ireland have taken over a vacant building in Dublin to provide accommodation. “Social workers in Ireland …
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U.S. Public Policy in an International Context
Refreshing, straightforward, and easy to understand, Volker Krause and Zachary Smith capture the essence of policy comparison in their book, U.S. Public Policy in an …
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Professional Social Work in East Africa: Towards Social Development, Poverty Reduction and Gender Equality
The profession of social work in Africa has had a unique and diverse history, which continues today. From clan and kinship networks of pre-colonial Africa, …
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Hacia un marco de derechos de trabajo social
Dr. Rory Truell, Secretario General de la FITS, 10 de diciembre de 2016 En el Día Internacional de los Derechos Humanos, los trabajadores sociales celebramos …
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