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IFSW is delighted to announce the publication of Volume 21, Number 2 of the International Journal of Social Work Values and Ethics. This issue continues the journal’s tradition of advancing […]
The issue of missing and murdered Indigenous women (MMIW) remains significant across the world. Globally, Indigenous women and girls experience disproportionately higher rates of abduction, violence, exploitation, and murder. In […]
Photo: Members of the Korean Association of Social Workers at the AvenirSocial office in Bern This month the Korean Association of Social Workers met their Swiss and British counterparts for […]
1. IFSW Global Commissions 1.1 The IFSW Global Executive in consultation with the IFSW Secretary General will appoint the Global Commissioner for each Commission. 1.2 The IFSW Global Executive, in […]
Image: Jioji Ravulo, Malakai Waqa Kaitani, Nathan Chong-Nee, Andrzej Frank, Yvonne Crichton-Hill, At the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) in Samoa, a team of six social workers, including representatives […]
A three-year global comparison of the working conditions of social workers, just published in The British Journal of Social Work, finds that ‘social workers across the world are exposed to […]
IFSW in partnership with The Bern University of Applied Sciences (BFH) in Switzerland are delighted to announce the publication of Social Work as a Global Profession: Handbook for Teaching and […]
The UN Secretary-General’s Harmony with Nature Report, 2024 has once again highlighted the essential role of social work in driving transformative change. The report draws particular attention to the theme […]
The Commonwealth Organisation for Social Work (COSW) will play a key role in advancing social work perspectives at the upcoming Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) in Samoa from 20 […]
IFSW United Nations representatives Sebastian Cordoba, Evelyn Tomaszewski and Anne Deepak attended the UN’s Summit of the Future (as part of the General Assembly High-Level Week) and parallel events advocating […]
IFSW is pleased to announce a series of webinars, in collaboration with the Identity Rights Working Group, aimed at addressing access to justice for children whose identity rights have been […]
We are pleased to invite you to the online book launch of Social Work as a Global Profession: Handbook for Teaching and Learning, on Wednesday, 23rd October 2024, from 12:15 […]
A statement from the IFSW Indigenous Commission: Orange Shirt Day commemorates the many Indigenous children who were taken from their families and communities and placed in board schools as a […]
Mohammed Al-Sharif talked with IFSW Secretary-General Rory Truell on his life in Gaza today: More than 11 years ago I quoted Mohammed Al-Sharif, a social worker in Gaza during a […]
The Social Work History Network (UK) and the Social Welfare History Group (USA) are pleased to announce an upcoming online event on 24 September 2024, at 19:30 BST (UK) / […]
Social workers along with colleagues from other professions are taking a stand for children’s identity rights through the Identity Rights Working Group based in Geneva, Switzerland. The group has submitted […]
IFSW United Nations Commission representatives Dr Sebastian Cordoba and Evelyn Tomaszewski attended the latest UN Summit of the Future consultation forum advocating for more collaborative, transparent and accountable action. The […]
The International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples is celebrated annually on 9 August. In 2024 the theme is Protecting the rights of Indigenous Peoples in voluntary isolation and initial […]
Social Work will be present and active at the upcoming Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) 2024, to be held in Samoa this October. The Commonwealth Organisation for Social Work […]
On the 9th July the IFSW UN Commission team in North America hosted a side event at the United Nations High Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development. The event titled […]