Position Title (Draft subject to amendment by the IFSW Executive): Commissioner of the IFSW United Nations (UN) Commission Position Mandate: The 2018 IFSW General Meeting agreed to form a UN […]
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Working Draft Role Description for: The Commissioner of the IFSW Interim Education Commission
Position Title (Draft subject to amendment by the IFSW Executive): Commissioner of the IFSW Interim Education Commission Position Mandate: The 2018 IFSW General Meeting agreed to form an Interim Education […]
Declaración Global de los Principios Éticos del Trabajo Social
Information Type: PolicyTopic: Human Rights, IFSW, Social Work, EthicsTraducción: Lola Casal-Sánchez Declaración Global de Principios Éticos del Trabajo Social Esta Declaración de Principios Éticos (de aquí en adelante referida como la Declaración) sirve como marco general para que […]
IFSW at the United Nations High Level Political Forum 2018
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Dr Sebastian Cordoba represented IFSW at the United Nations’ High Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development (HLPF) in July, advocating for greater government action and highlighting the important role that […]
Launch of Major Global Report on Social Work and Social Development
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Dublin, Ireland Promoting Community and Environmental Sustainability – Global Agenda for Social Work and Social Development: Third Report A major report on the practice of social work and social development, […]
70 country-level members participate in the 2018 IFSW General Meeting
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The 2018 IFSW General Meeting recorded the highest level of participation with 70 countries registered to vote. IFSW Secretary General Dr Rory Truell said: “It was a very historic event […]
Global Social Work Statement of Ethical Principles
Information Type: PolicyTopic: Human Rights, IFSW, Social Work, EthicsGlobal Social Work Statement of Ethical Principles: This Statement of Ethical Principles (hereafter referred to as the Statement) serves as an overarching framework for social workers to work towards the […]
IFSW is delighted to launch a new website
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IFSW Secretary-General, Rory Truell said: Developing this new website has been a significant undertaking for an organisation with very limited resources and a less than two full-time staff. But we […]
COSW Ensures Social Work Voice and Concerns are Heard During Commonwealth Summit
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The Commonwealth Organisation for Social Work (COSW), which is accredited to IFSW, ensured that the concerns of social workers were raised during the recent Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting in […]
World Refugee Day: Message from IFSW President Ruth Stark
Information Type: NewsTopic: IFSW
No-one chooses to be a refugee Children, adults, families and communities seek refuge from disasters, climate change and inhumane abuse of power and control. This is not a journey of […]
World Social Work Day 2012
World Social Work Day took place on Tuesday 20 March 2012. It’s the annual opportunity for all social work organisations to promote the significant role of social workers and the profession. IFSW […]
World Social Work Day 2016
World Social Work Day 2016 (WSWD) was on March 15th. The theme ‘Promoting the Dignity and Worth of Peoples’. WSWD 2016 created another opportunity for the profession to express international […]
Message from IFSW President Ruth Stark
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Dear Friends and Colleagues I am writing at the end of my term as President of IFSW to thank you for the honour you have given me to lead the […]
IFSW Calls for the Joining of the Professional Global Social Work Organisations
Information Type: NewsTopic: Social Work
In the United Nations world social work day event on Monday 29 March 2018, IFSW Secretary-General Rory Truell called for the joining of the global social work organisations. Speaking as […]
General Meetings
General Meeting 2024 Past General Meetings 2022 General Information and Draft Agenda Online – Minutes 2020 Online – General Information and Draft Agenda Online Minutes 2018 Dublin, Ireland – General […]
About IFSW
The International Federation of Social Workers (IFSW) is the global body for the profession. The Federation and its national members strive for social justice, human rights and inclusive, sustainable social […]
World Social Work Day
World Social Work Day is on the 18th of March 2025. It is the key day in the year that social workers worldwide stand together to advance our common message […]
The Global Agenda
Welcome to the Global Agenda Hub! The Global Agenda Hub serves as a comprehensive platform dedicated to offering insights into the Global Agenda for Social Work and Social Development consultation […]
Declaración en el Día Mundial de los Derechos Humanos realizada por la Comisión de Derechos Humanos de IFSW
Information Type: StatementTopic: Human Rights
Desde el punto de vista de FITS (IFSW por sus siglas en inglés) los derechos humanos se sitúan en el corazón del trabajo social, y desde sus inicios la labor […]
Statement on World Human Rights Day by IFSW Human Rights Commission
Information Type: StatementTopic: Human RightsFrom IFSW’s standpoint human rights stands at the heart of social work, and from its very beginnings social work has been …a human rights profession, having as its basic tenet the intrinsic value of every human being and as one of its main aims the promotion of equitable social structures (United Nations, 1994:3)[i]