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News Topic: Employment

Overwhelming demands on social workers highlighted in report

December 20, 2013 By Form & Function

The findings of an UK Inquiry into the State of Social Work won’t be news to social workers throughout the country all too familiar with the often …

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Keywords: All Party Report, UK Parliament, working conditions Region: Europe Language: English

News Topic: IFSW

Newsletter from the Asia-Pacific Region

December 20, 2013 By Form & Function

The IFSW Asia Pacific region has produced a new exciting newsletter. Read it here

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Keywords: Philippines. Japan, climate Region: Asia and Pacific Language: English

Topic: Repository

Global Social Work a Year in Review

December 18, 2013 By Rory Truell

In recent years social work has been undergoing significant transformation and 2013 was no exception. Driving these changes is the social work response to the …

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Language: English

News Topic: IFSW

IFSW President Gary Bailey’s tribute to Nelson Mandela

December 10, 2013 By Form & Function

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 …

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Keywords: Mandela, obituary, tribute Region: Africa Language: English

Topic: Human Rights

Social Work on Human Rights Day 10th December 2013

December 10, 2013 By Form & Function

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 …

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Keywords: dignity, respect, transformational change Region: Global Language: English

Topic: Human Rights

IFSW Takes A Stand On Birth Registration – What’s In A Piece Of Paper?

December 4, 2013 By Form & Function

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 …

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Region: Global Language: English

Topic: Children

Taking the IFSW Policy on International Surrogacy (2008) forward -seeking social workers views

December 4, 2013 By Form & Function

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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Region: Global Language: English

News Topic: Human Rights, UN

Report: Work 2013 at UNHCR, Geneva

November 30, 2013 By Form & Function

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 …

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Keywords: IFSW at UN, Syria, refugees Region: Global Language: English

News Topic: Disaster

Social Workers at the forefront of Philippine recovery

November 29, 2013 By Form & Function

Conferring with psychiatrist regarding initial assessment of survivors brought to their attention by social workers.   After the recent catastrophe in the Philippines, the IFSW …

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Keywords: post disaster social work Region: Asia and Pacific Language: English

News Topic: Social Work

Message from IFSW President Gary Bailey on occasion of World AIDS Day

November 28, 2013 By Form & Function

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 …

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Keywords: HIV/AIDS, UNAIDS Region: Global Language: English

News Topic: Conference, Social Protection

‘Social Intervention in Troubled Times’ – 1,300 Spanish social workers attend national congress

November 21, 2013 By Form & Function

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 …

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Keywords: austerity Region: Europe Language: English

News Topic: Disaster

Message from President Gary Bailey on the devastation in the Philippines

November 14, 2013 By Form & Function

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 …

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Keywords: post disaster social work, typhoon Region: Asia and Pacific Language: English

News Topic: Environment

Extreme weather can be the ‘most important cause of poverty’: Cause or the inflammation of symptoms?

November 13, 2013 By Form & Function

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: …

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Keywords: global agenda Region: Global Language: English

News Topic: Human Rights, Law

European Court of Justice decided that being gay or lesbian is reason to grant asylum in the European Union

November 12, 2013 By Form & Function

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 …

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Keywords: EU, LGBT Region: Europe Language: English

News, Website/Useful Link Topic: Environment

Extreme weather can be the ‘most important cause of poverty’

November 5, 2013 By Form & Function

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 …

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Keywords: global agenda Region: Global Language: English

News, Website/Useful Link Topic: Social Protection

Voices for Development – Outcomes from African Region conference

November 4, 2013 By Form & Function

  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 …

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Keywords: global agenda, poverty Region: Africa Language: English

News Topic: Social Work

Impact of financial and political crisis in Madagascar – Social workers speak out

November 4, 2013 By Form & Function

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 …

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Keywords: campaign Region: Africa Language: English

News Topic: Environment

IFSW Connect, International Social Work and the Global Agenda: What’s it all about?

November 3, 2013 By Form & Function

It took a while, but here I am – finally gathering my thoughts for the IFSW Blog. As a professional social worker administrating the IFSW …

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Keywords: global agenda Region: Global Language: English

Topic: Repository

General Meeting 2014

November 1, 2013 By Rory Truell

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 …

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Language: English

News Topic: IFSW

Milestones in the Early History of the IFSW

October 14, 2013 By Form & Function

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 …

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Keywords: archives Region: Global Language: English

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