The European project on Ending Violence against Children in Custody has published its first report. This project was coordinated by Children Rights Alliance for England (CRAE) and was based on […]
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European Union Member States urged to cooperate in eradicating human trafficking
Information Type: News, Website/Useful LinkTopic: Human RightsEuropean Union Home Affairs Commissioner, Cecilia Malmström, has called on member states to work together with civil society, the private sector and international organisations to eradicate human trafficking. The commissioner […]
Tanzanian social workers meet in Dar es Salaam
Information Type: Website/Useful Link, NewsTopic: ConferenceThe annual Professional Social Work Conference of the Tanzania Association of Social Workers (TASWO) was opened on 16 October 2012 in Dar es Salaam by the Acting Chairperson of TASWO, […]
The wife of the 47th Vice President of the United States, Dr. Jill Biden, speaks at the NASW-USA practice conference – July 2012
Information Type: Website/Useful Link, NewsTopic: Conference, Social Work, ConflictDr. Jill Biden, the wife of US Vice President Joe Biden, joined the National Association of Social Workers (NASW) at a national practice conference held in Washington DC on 25 […]
Social Workers Support The International Day for the Eradication of Poverty
Information Type: News, Website/Useful LinkTopic: Social Protection, UNAfrican Social Work leaders gathering together in South Africa to to ensure that the voices of people in poverty are heard by policy makers Each year on the 17th […]
Unprotected: a novel about social work
Information Type: Website/Useful Link, NewsTopic: IFSWA new novel about social work and child protection has been published by a US social worker who has personal experience of all the dilemmas involved. Kristin Lee Johnson has […]
International Day of the Girl Child
Information Type: News, Website/Useful LinkTopic: Children“In a society where the rights and potential of women are constrained, no man can be truly free. He may have power, but he will not have freedom.” Mary Robinson […]
“Social workers play a key role in supporting the rapidly ageing world population” – IFSW
Information Type: Website/Useful Link, NewsTopic: UN, Human RightsAgeing in the Twenty-First Century: A Celebration and A Challenge, is a landmark new report published by the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), with support from all the main UN […]
IFSW celebrates World Habitat Day 2012 – Changing Cities, Building Opportunities
Information Type: News, Website/Useful LinkTopic: UN, EnvironmentThe United Nations has designated the first Monday of October every year as World Habitat Day. This year, the day will be celebrated on 1 October 2012. UN Habitat is […]
China: Keswick Foundation Best Article Award
Information Type: News, Website/Useful LinkTopic: IFSWThe China Journal of Social Work is presenting the Keswick Foundation Best Article Award to the one article that best reflects the aims and scope of the journal in a […]
Day in the life of IFSW Europe President
Information Type: News, Website/Useful LinkTopic: IFSWCristina Martins, the newly elected President of IFSW Europe, has written about a routine day in her working life as a social worker in the Portuguese Institute of Oncology in […]
The global history of humanitarian action
Information Type: Website/Useful Link, NewsTopic: ChildrenA Policy Brief – New players through old lenses: Why history matters in engaging with Southern actors – has been published by the London based Overseas Development Institute. The author, […]
The Child Development index 2012: Progress, challenges and inequality
Information Type: News, Website/Useful LinkTopic: ChildrenThe Child Development Index (CDI) is published each year by Save the Children and offers a fascinating insight into the situations of children around the world with comparative statistics and […]
Child poverty is “high” on the agenda of the incoming EU Council Presidency
Information Type: News, Website/Useful LinkTopic: ChildrenThe Social Affairs Attaché for the Cypriot permanent representation to the European Union, Niki Odysseos, has said that child poverty is “high” on the upcoming EU council presidency’s agenda. Cyprus becomes […]
Role of the social worker is more essential now than ever
Information Type: Website/Useful Link, NewsTopic: Conference, Social WorkDespite cuts on social services in many countries, the International Federation of Social Workers sees social workers rising to the challenges and helping to find practical solutions to the effects of the […]
Indian Social Work Education: Quality enhancement network launched
Information Type: News, Website/Useful LinkTopic: EducationA national network of schools for quality enhancement of social work education in India will be launched at the Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS) on Thursday. “Aimed at addressing […]
Article on the Global Agenda in the Journal “International Social Work”
Information Type: Website/Useful Link, NewsTopic: EnvironmentSpecial Representative for the Agenda, Dr David N Jones, and the IFSW Secretary-General Dr Rory Truell have jointly published an article on the Global Agenda for Social Work and Social […]
United Nations Receives The Global Agenda For Social Work and Social Development
Information Type: News, Website/Useful LinkTopic: UN, EnvironmentHelen Clark, Head of The United Nations Development Programm, received the Global Agenda for Social Work and Social Development: Commitments to Action, on behalf of the whole United Nations. Helen Clark said, […]
Launch of Global Agenda for Social Work and Social Development: Commitments to Action
Information Type: News, Website/Useful LinkTopic: IFSW, EnvironmentPRESS RELEASE – 24rd March 2012 – FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Three global organizations join forces to make an impact on social development. The three international social work, education and […]
Report: Work 2011 at UNHCR, Geneva
Information Type: News, Website/Useful LinkTopic: Human Rights
Sixth Report on Representing IFSW at UNHCR, at the UNO-Geneva in 2011 IFSW contact: Tobias Roosen The point of view of this report is to look towards – in general […]