- September 26, 2025Side Event at the Second World Summit for Social Development, Doha Date and Time: 4 November 2025, 16:45 – 18:00 Venue: Room 4, Doha Overview This side event will explore the critical role of intergenerational solidarity in advancing social integration and sustainable development.
- September 15, 2025On 10 September 2025, Oluwatoni Adeleke, IFSW Africa President, Antoinette Lombard, Chair of the Steering Committee to establish the South African Social Workers Association (SASWA), and Pascal Rudin, IFSW Interim Secretary-General, met in Bloemfontein to discuss the next steps in creating a unified professional association for social workers in South Africa.
- September 8, 2025The latest newsletter from the Commonwealth Organization for Social Work (COSW) highlights the organization's ongoing work and its strong collaboration with the International Federation of Social Workers (IFSW) members in advancing social work profession.
- September 8, 2025Date: Friday, 19 September 2025 Time: 11:00–13:00 UTC (London: 12:00–14:00 BST; Lusaka: 13:00–15:00 CAT) Location: Online, via Zoom IFSW is delighted to announce the launch of the new edited volume Local Perspectives on Social Services and Social Work in the Context of War and Conflict.
- September 4, 2025The Commonwealth Organisation for Social Work (COSW) invites colleagues and partners to join its 2025 Annual Policy Forum on Saturday, 13 September 2025.
- September 4, 2025Following the momentum of the 2022 Global People’s Summit for an Eco-Social World, the International Federation of Social Workers (IFSW) is proud to continue its work with the Global Health Alliance to promote fair access to vaccines for people of all ages.
- August 22, 2025The International Federation of Social Workers (IFSW) has joined other civil society organisations in signing the petition initiated by Child Rights Connect, calling on the United Nations to ensure that the UN80 reform process and current budget crisis do not undermine the protection and promotion of children’s rights.
- August 14, 2025The Commonwealth Organisation for Social Work (COSW) invites social workers, students, educators, and allies from across the Commonwealth to the Fourth Annual COSW Policy Forum on Saturday, 13 September 2025.

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