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Guinean Association of Social Workers Joins IFSW

Information Type: Website/Useful Link, NewsTopic: IFSW

December 13, 2017

IFSW announces that the Guinean Association of Social Workers has been successful in its application for Full IFSW membership. IFSW Secretary-General Dr Rory Truell said, ‘We are delighted that the Guinean […]

Keywords: membershipRegion: AfricaLanguage: English

IFSW Member in the UK: ‘Austerity’s effects are driving social workers to tears – it’s why we must protest’

Information Type: Statement, Website/Useful LinkTopic: Social Protection

November 29, 2017

Chairperson of the British Association of Social Workers, Guy Shennan writes in the Guardian; ‘The effects of austerity are not evenly spread, as people living in poverty are hit the […]

Keywords: austerity, 2017Region: EuropeLanguage: English

Hacia un marco de derechos de trabajo social

Information Type: News, Website/Useful LinkTopic: Human Rights

December 10, 2016

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 y abogamos por un marco […]

Keywords: human rights dayRegion: GlobalLanguage: Spanish

Towards a Social Work Rights Framework

Information Type: News, Website/Useful LinkTopic: Human Rights

December 9, 2016

By Dr Rory Truell, IFSW Secretary-General On International Human Rights Day, social worker’s celebrate and advocate for a broader framework of Rights. One that does not only focus only on individuals, […]

Keywords: human rights dayRegion: GlobalLanguage: English

Social workers help Romania’s abandoned children off the streets

Information Type: News, Website/Useful LinkTopic: Children

November 24, 2016

An article in the Guardian written by IFSW Secretary-General, Rory Truell, highlights the key roles of social work in Romania’s development. Follow this link to the Guardian. Related content: IFSW News […]

Keywords: street childrenRegion: EuropeLanguage: English

Refugee children arriving in the UK need warm support – not cold bureaucracy

Information Type: Website/Useful Link, NewsTopic: Children

October 21, 2016

IFSW President Ruth Stark writes about social work values when supporting child refugees entering the UK. “Finally, after years and months of waiting, the UK government has conceded it has […]

Keywords: children's rightsRegion: EuropeLanguage: English

Video: 25th Anniversary Celebrations In Far East Russia

Information Type: Website/Useful LinkTopic: Social Work

October 17, 2016

Organized by the Union of Social Workers and Social Pedagogues (USWSP) on the occasion of the 25th year anniversary of the profession in the country (October 6th & 7th, Vladivostok) […]

Region: Asia and PacificLanguage: English

Celebrating 25 Years of Social Work in Russia

Information Type: Website/Useful Link, NewsTopic: Social Work, IFSW

October 12, 2016

Between the 5-8 October social workers and political leaders met at a summit in Vladivostok to mark the 25 anniversary of social work in Russia. The main topics of discussion […]

Keywords: 25th Anniversary, videoRegion: EuropeLanguage: English

New Swedish Code of Social Work Ethics

Information Type: News, Website/Useful LinkTopic: Ethics

February 18, 2016

IFSW member The Swedish Union for Social Sciences Professionals (Akademikerförbundet SSR) has developed a new Ethical Code for Social Workers. Titti Frankel, Director of Development for Akademikerförbundet SSR said, “The […]

Keywords: code of ethicsRegion: EuropeLanguage: English

Joint open letter to the European Council – Time to act to ensure children’s rights in the EU’s migration policy: 10 action points

Information Type: News, Website/Useful LinkTopic: Children

November 8, 2015

Joint Letter Subscribers

Dear European Heads of State or Government and Ministers of the Interior and Foreign Affairs, Dear Mr. Tusk, Significant numbers of children from third countries migrate to Europe, for a […]

Keywords: letter to EURegion: EuropeLanguage: English

IFSW on BBC World

Information Type: Website/Useful Link, NewsTopic: Social Work, Disaster

March 19, 2015

Last week the IFSW Secretary-General was invited to participate in a live interview with BBC World. The BBC was covering an issue on workers safety in Bangladesh following another building […]

Keywords: Rory Truell, BBC WorldRegion: GlobalLanguage: English

2015 Social Work Day Videos

Information Type: News, Website/Useful LinkTopic: World Social Work Day

March 6, 2015

To mark the occasion of 2015 World Social Work Day, IFSW Executive Members and leadership have made video messages to global / regional members and to social workers everywhere. More […]

Keywords: video, WSWD 2015Region: GlobalLanguage: English

Global events for 2015 ‘World Social Day’ and Upcoming Conferences

Information Type: News, Website/Useful LinkTopic: Environment, Conference

February 19, 2015

We are fast approaching World Social Work Day: 17th March 2015 There are many events being organised under the joint banner ‘Promoting the Dignity and Worth of Peoples’. On this […]

Keywords: global agendaRegion: GlobalLanguage: English

‘My Country, ‘Tis of Thee’… and Then There Was Ferguson… and Staten Island

Information Type: News, Website/Useful LinkTopic: Human Rights

December 11, 2014

IFSW immediate past global president, Dr Gary Bailey reflects on last week’s decision by a grand jury not to indict a police officer who used a fatal chokehold on Eric Garner for […]

Keywords: police brutality, discrimination, deathRegion: North AmericaLanguage: English

Nigerian Social Workers Act on Global Agenda

Information Type: Website/Useful Link, NewsTopic: Environment

November 25, 2014

IFSW member the Nigeria Association Of Social Workers gathered last week to plan their work on the second pillar on the Global Agenda for Social Work and Social Development: “Promoting […]

Keywords: global agenda, Nigeria, global agenda work planRegion: AfricaLanguage: English

IFSW Welcomes the Guardian & UN Campaign to promote awareness of the effects of FGM

Information Type: News, Website/Useful LinkTopic: Human Rights, UN

November 19, 2014

In Kenya, on 31st October 2014, Ban Ki-Moon and the Guardian launched a worldwide campaign to raise awareness of the harm caused through FGM and to work together towards elimination […]

Keywords: Guardian, FGM, EgyptRegion: AfricaLanguage: English

Report: Work at the Conference of NGOs in Consultative Status with the UN (CoNGO)

Information Type: News, Website/Useful LinkTopic: UN

November 14, 2014

The Conference of NGO – Board meets twice a year. This time it was connected with the meeting of NGO committee on the Status of Women – Beijing+20 (11/3-5/2014) in […]

Keywords: CongoRegion: GlobalLanguage: English

Consejo General del Trabajo Social Wins Social Journalism Award

Information Type: News, Website/Useful LinkTopic: Social Protection

November 13, 2014

The IFSW member for Spain Consejo General del Trabajo Social has won an award for their scientific journal Servicios Sociales y Política Social (Social Services and Social Policy). The Journal has been […]

Keywords: austerity, orange tideRegion: EuropeLanguage: English

Report: Work at the World Health Organization (WHO)

Information Type: Website/Useful Link, NewsTopic: Social Work

October 10, 2014

In September 2014, another intensive 2-day meeting of the WHO International Advisory Group for ICD-11 Mental and Behavioural Disorders took place in Madrid. Yet another meeting had taken place in […]

Keywords: mental healthRegion: GlobalLanguage: English

The National Association of Social Workers – USA briefing paper on the implications for local social worker of the Global Agenda

Information Type: News, Website/Useful LinkTopic: Environment

August 8, 2014

IFSW welcomes The National Association of Social Workers – USA briefing paper on the implications for local social workers of the Global Agenda for Social Work and Social Development. The […]

Keywords: global agenda, social worker, NASWRegion: North AmericaLanguage: English

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