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 […]
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Se forma una Coalición de Profesiones Internacionales de la Salud y el Trabajo Social para abogar por el acceso equitativo a las vacunas en todo el mundo y para aumentar el personal sanitario y de protección social
Information Type: News, StatementTopic: IFSW, Covid19
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 […]
Coalition of Health and Social Work International Professions Formed to Advocate for Global Equitable Access for Vaccine and to Increase health and Social Protection Workforce
Information Type: Statement, NewsTopic: IFSW, Covid19More 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 […]
IFSW Rights Commission Highlight Concerns for LGBTQI People
Information Type: News, StatementTopic: IFSW
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 […]
IFSW HRC Highlights Concerns on Increasing Islamophobia
Information Type: StatementTopic: Human Rights
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 […]
Recognition of Social Workers: WHO declares 2021 the International Year of Health and Care Workers
Information Type: StatementTopic: UN, IFSW
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 […]
IFSW Statement on International Migrants Day
Information Type: News, StatementTopic: Human Rights
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 […]
IFSW Statement on the United Nations Human Rights Day
Information Type: News, StatementTopic: Human Rights
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. […]
IFSW Africa Region Statement on the Occasion of the 2020 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence
Information Type: StatementTopic: Women
The International Federation of Social Workers- Africa Region joins the rest of the World in commemorating the 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence, whose theme is: “Orange the World: […]
IFSW Statement on the United Nations International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People
Information Type: News, StatementTopic: IFSW
Issued by the IFSW Human Rights Commission 29 November 2020 The International Federation of Social Workers joins in solidarity with the Palestinian people, reaffirming our commitment to work to end […]
Global Social Work Community Morns the Passing of Conny Nxumalo
Information Type: Statement, NewsTopic: IFSW
A memorial service was held for Conny Nxumalo, Deputy Director-General of Welfare Services in South Africa this week. Ms Nxumalo, a social worker, sadly passed away as a result of […]
Statement on the Human Rights Violations in Zimbabwe
Information Type: News, StatementTopic: IFSW
The National Association of Social Workers in Zimbabwe is a professional umbrella body representing and upholding the integrity of the Social Work Profession in Zimbabwe. As a profession that is […]
IFSW Conference Concludes: A New Era For Social Work
Information Type: News, StatementTopic: IFSW
IFSW concluded its two-year consultation on the 2020 to 2030 Global Agenda themes yesterday at the IFSW online World Conference. By the conclusion of the conference more than 20´000 people […]
Time for a New Social Rights Revolution
Information Type: News, StatementTopic: IFSW
Throughout the history of our profession, social workers have been at the frontlines of both protest and law-making in advancing social and human rights. This includes the right for women […]
Declaración de la FITS sobre el Día Internacional del Trabajo, 1 de mayo de 2020
Information Type: StatementTopic: Social Work, Poverty, IFSW
La implementación de los Derechos Laborales Internacionales debe estar a la vanguardia en la recuperación de COVID-19 Declaración de la FITS sobre el Día Internacional del Trabajo, 1 de mayo […]
COVID-19 Response from Singapore Association of Social Workers
Information Type: StatementTopic: DisasterBackground COVID-19 has caught the world by a mighty storm. As on 18 April, the number of confirmed COVID-19 infections worldwide is more than 2 million with nearly 150,000 deaths […]
Declaración y llamada de acción de la FITS LAC
Information Type: News, StatementTopic: Covid19, IFSW, Social Work
La Federación Internacional de Trabajo Social para América Latina y el Caribe está compuesta por las siguientes organizaciones en 17 países: Federación Argentina de Asociaciones Profesionales de Servicio Social; Consejo […]
IFSW LAC – Declaration and Call for Action on the Crisis of Covid-19.
Information Type: Statement, NewsTopic: Covid19, IFSW, Social Protection, Social Work
DECLARATION AND CALL FOR ACTION OF THE INTERNATIONAL FEDERATION OF SOCIAL WORK FOR LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN The International Federation of Social Work for the Latin American and Caribbean […]
IFSW UN Asia Pacific Representatives call for greater action on the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals
Information Type: StatementTopic: Covid19, Human Rights, Environment30 March 2020 The IFSW’s Asia Pacific Representatives to the UN in Bangkok have come together calling for immediate and urgent action from governments across the region to meet the […]
As social workers work through the Covid 19 crisis we work towards a better world
Information Type: News, StatementTopic: IFSW, Covid19Statement from the IFSW Secretary-General: Social work is responding extremely well to the Covid 19 crisis despite many countries reporting a lack of protective equipment, support and resources. IFSW sends […]