As Secretary-General of The International Federation of Social Workers, New Zealander Rory Truell leads an organisation responsible for representing and supporting five million professional social workers in 141 countries worldwide. […]
Asia and Pacific
Yemen. The working paper about the role of YGUSSWP to confront of COVID-19
Information Type: NewsTopic: IFSW, Social Work, Membership, Covid19
YGUSSWP Has working hard in the first line to support quarantine centers by NFIs and conducted 5 RNA for the quarantine centers in Sana’a Gov. the NFIs provided by YGUSSWP […]
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 […]
Asia Pacific Social Work Conference 2019 Report
Information Type: NewsTopic: ConferenceIndia Network of Professional Social Workers’ Associations (INPSWA) in collaboration with Dept. of Psychiatric Social Work, NIMHANS and Dept. of Sociology & Social Work, CHRIST ( Deemed to be University […]
Iran. A research during COVID-19 pandemic in Iran
Information Type: NewsTopic: Social Work, Membership, Covid19, IFSW
Research leaded by Iran Association of Social Workers board member, suggested women and young adults feel more anxious during COVID-19 outbreak The consequences of pandemics such as COVID-19 are not […]
Indonesia. Indonesian update on response to the COVID-19 Pandemic
Information Type: NewsTopic: Membership, Covid19, IFSW, Social Work
Jakarta, 20 April 2020 For the sake of our safety, the anniversary of World’s Social Work Day, which we had prepared, must eventually be canceled due to the spread of […]
Indonesian update on response to the COVID-19 Pandemic
Information Type: NewsTopic: DisasterJakarta, 20 April 2020 For the sake of our safety, the anniversary of World’s Social Work Day, which we had prepared, must eventually be canceled due to the spread of […]
Iran. Research leaded by Iran Association of Social Workers board member, suggested women and young adults feel more anxious during COVID-19 outbreak
Information Type: NewsTopic: Membership, IFSW
The consequences of pandemics such as COVID-19 are not only medical but also far more psychological, social and economic. The World Health Organization (WHO) recently released a document on psychosocial considerations […]
عنوان المؤتمر دور الأخصائيين الأجتماعيين العرب في مواجهة فايروس كورونا
Information Type: NewsTopic: IFSW, Membership, Covid19
دعوة للمشاركة في المؤتمر العربي الأول حول انتشار فايروس كورونا عبر تقنية الزووم وفي بث مباشر على موقع الاتحاد الدولي عنوان المؤتمر دور الأخصائيين الأجتماعيين العرب في مواجهة فايروس كورونا […]
Zoom Conference entitled: Role of Arab social workers in Facing COVID 19
Information Type: NewsTopic: IFSW, Social Work, Membership, Covid19
Palestinian Union of Social Workers and Psychologists (PUSWP) annd the International Federation of Social workers (IFSW) are gladly inviting all social workers to participate in the Zoom Conference entitled: Role […]
IFSW Asia Pacific Regional Executive Committee – Virtual Meeting
Information Type: NewsTopic: Social Work, IFSW
The IFSW Asia Pacific Regional Executive Committee held its first virtual meeting using the IFSW Zoom platform on 22 April 2020. Access and connections all went smoothly and we were […]
IFSW Asia Pacific Human Rights Report
Information Type: Report, NewsTopic: Human Rights, IFSW
The Asia-Pacific region of IFSW Human Rights Commission has gathered reports from selected countries in their region that are experiencing human rights abuses and will develop strategies to address the […]
In the International day of Social Work: Social Workers Fighting Covid-19 Virus in Palestine and in the world.
Information Type: NewsTopic: Human Rights, Social Work, World Social Work Day, Covid19By: Mohammad AL Qaisy. Social Worker, Palestine MA in Social Work, Bethlehem University Member at the Palestinian Union of Social Workers and Psychologists April 8, 2020 Every year in […]
Indonesia. Social work actions in response to COVID-19.
Information Type: NewsTopic: Covid19, IFSW, Social Work
From the very outset, the celebration for the ratification of the Social Workers Act was cut short by the ravaging COVID-19. Social workers respond to the rapidly emerging emergency in […]
Iran. Social Workers call to join the international campaign of #I_have_good_news
Information Type: NewsTopic: IFSW, Social Work, Membership, Covid19
Iran Association of Social Workers calls to join the international campaign of #I_have_good_news Life in every society is not always pleasant. Big or small economic, political, military, social, health, natural and […]
India, Kerala. One Day – One Donor Covid-19 programme
Information Type: NewsTopic: IFSW, Social Work, Membership, Covid19
The One Day One Donor Covid -19 programme was started in coordination with district administration under Kerala association of profesional social workers(KAPS) Palakkad chapter and district hospital blood bank. The […]
IFSW UN Asia Pacific Representatives call for greater action on the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals
Information Type: StatementTopic: Human Rights, Environment, Covid1930 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 […]
Meeting of IFSW Asia Pacific representatives to the UN in Bangkok
Information Type: NewsTopic: IFSW, UN
The newly established IFSW Asia Pacific representatives to the UN in Bangkok had their first meeting on 21 March 2020 bringing together social workers from all over the region with […]
Nepal. The National Association provides Tele Socio-psychological counselling
Information Type: NewsTopic: Covid19, IFSW, Membership
SOCIAL WORKES´ASSOCIATION, NEPAL Stay home and stay say. Let´s fight against Corona Virus. Corona virus and it effect became pandemic since couple of months. It has killed more than 18000 […]
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 2030 Sustainable Development Goals.
Information Type: NewsTopic: IFSWThe newly established IFSW Asia Pacific representatives to the UN in Bangkok had their first meeting over the weekend bringing together social workers from all over the region with representative from China, […]