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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 […]
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. […]
The theme for the 2021 World Social Work Day 2021, March 16th, is Ubuntu: ´I Am Because We Are´ Strengthening Social Solidarity & Global Connectedness The word and concept ´Ubuntu´ […]
World Social Work Day is on the 16th March 2021. It is the key day in the year that social workers worldwide stand together to advance our common message globally. This […]
Local2030 is the United Nations network and platform to build collaborative action at local levels to implement all of the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The platform brings together local, regional and national governments along with businesses, community-based organizations and other local actors, […]
IFSW has created a publishing space for social workers to report and reflect on their practice contexts. Practitioner perspectives are often overlooked by academic publishers that require a particular writing […]
IFSW is pleased to announce the publication of new ethical guidance for social workers on practising in pandemic and crisis conditions. This has been complied by IFSW in partnership with […]
At 2pm CET today The International Council on Social Welfare, International Associations of Schools of Social Work along with IFSW and other partners announced the conclusion of a two-year consultation […]
All around the world, thousands of children are travelling across and between borders as unaccompanied and separated children. Different countries may respond to the needs of these children in different […]
On 10th October, World Mental Health Day, the International Federation of Social Workers (IFSW) supports this year’s call for greater investment in and greater access to mental health care. Mental […]
In the face of Covid-19, IFSW, together with a number of international advisors and contributors, including Unicef and the International Social Service, has updated its innovative free training course on […]
SOCIAL WORKERS HELPING TO SHAPE THE COMMONWEALTH The Commonwealthi Organisation for Social Workii celebrated the conclusion of an active two years with its first ever virtual Board Meeting and exceptional General Meeting. […]
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 […]
Indonesian Translation Japanese Translation Latvian Translation Spanish Translation Contents: PREAMBLE RATIONALE THE SCHOOL 1. Core Mission, Aims and Objectives 2. Resources and Facilities 3. Curriculum 4. Core Curricula Social Work […]
IFSW Secretary-General announced today that the IFSW online Conference, The Global Social Work Agenda: Co-building Social Transformation´ has 18´408 registrations with approximately 500 more coming each day. “This is wonderful […]
‘Human relationships are the engine of social development’ says global report The fourth and final report on the first decade of The Global Agenda for Social Work and Social Development […]
See the Abstract Book Here The IFSW World Social Work Conference opens tomorrow, 15th July. 15´000 participants have already registered making it the largest conference the profession has held. IFSW […]
‘The International Federation of Social Workers General Meeting, which closed on Monday 13 July 2020, demonstrated the ability of social workers to create triumph out of adversity’, said Silvana Martinez, […]
The International Federation of Social Workers is pleased to announce the award of the highest honour of the Federation – the Andrew Mouravieff-Apostol Medal – to Margaret Humpreys CBE, AO. […]
The Social Work Ethics Research Group in partnership with the IFSW Ethics Commission, announces the publication of findings of an international study of the ethical challenges faced by social workers […]