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Events in Afghanistan have moved quickly in the last few weeks. There is and will continue to be uncertainty for everyone, both for the people who remain in Afghanistan and […]
IFSW supports the draft convention on the right to development highlighting its eco-social aspects and sees each concern as interrelated. As the global professional body for social work the International […]
Last week’s Climate Report by the UN’s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) (1) highlights significant global concerns on climate change and a call for immediate and drastic changes to […]
IFSW welcomes the G7’s pledge to provide 1 billion COVID vaccines to the countries that cannot afford them. IFSW Secretary-General Rory Truell commented, “This is a positive start and shows […]
Equal access to vaccines requires political will to work with communities and health, primary care and social professions to find a global solution to a global crisis. IFSW Secretary-General Rory […]
The Israel / Palestine war is an International disaster with the potential to escalate in the region and beyond. Such a conflict could affect each and every one of us […]
All abuses stem from the same source. It may be a person, a group or a state placing itself above other people and often using ownership of land as an […]
International Workers Day this year will be different in many countries. In January this year the World Bank estimated that the pandemic had pushed a further 124 million people into […]
160 million frontline professionals request the leaders of G7 and G20 to engage in co-design and co-building effective universal intervention in the current COVID Pandemic. We further propose development of […]
Statement from Bruno Keel, IFSW Representative to the UN / WHO in Geneva In the latest report on hospital detention and in a recent workshop, the World Health Organisation called […]
For 2021 World Social Work Day, Rory Truell, the IFSW Secretary-General has released a short video message titled: Social Work’s Constant Stream of Development. In the video message, he highlights […]
On 1 February 2021, the Myanmar military seized power declaring a state of emergency for one year and arrested Aung San Suu Kyi and dozens of National League for Democracy […]
IFSW President, Silvana Martinez’s video message on International Women’s day highlights the violence that women experience every day. On behalf of the global Federation, she calls for the development of […]
Más de 20 organizaciones internacionales que representan a las profesiones sanitarias y sociales de todo el mundo han formado una coalición para abogar por el acceso equitativo a las vacunas […]
More than 20 international organisations representing the global health and social work workforces have formed a coalition to advocate for the worldwide equitable access to vaccines, to increase the health […]
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 by social workers in all […]
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 governments of late. Islamophobia, loosely […]
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 Workers. This also includes social […]
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 International Migrants Day to honor […]
It is now 72 years since the UN adopted the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. The UN theme for this year is Recover Better – Stand up for Human Rights. […]