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From 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]
The 2018 World Social Work Day poster is now available. The theme ‘Promoting Community and Environmental Sustainability’ is running for its second and final year as a part of the […]
Dear members of the social work profession, people who use social work services, employers of social workers, social work educators and representatives of governments, The International Federation of Social Workers […]
Estimados miembros de la profesión del trabajo social, personas que utilizan los servicios sociales, los empleadores de trabajadores sociales, educadores del trabajo social y representantes de los gobiernos, La Federación […]
Last week a new law was passed in Greece that democratises and strengthens the quality and capacity of social work to meet people’s needs. The law recognizes the role of […]
IFSW will be redeveloping its website. If any IFSW members would like to recommend a website developer, please forward them this message for information on how to submit a proposal.
The city of Calgary in Canada has been chosen by IFSW as the venue for the 2020 World Social Work Conference. The theme of the conference will be ‘The Global […]
Members of IFSW Representative to the UN in New York and Geneva organized a Workshop which took place during the High Level Political Forum at the UN Headquarters in New […]
By Ruth Stark, IFSW President Social Work Day 2017 celebrated the power of social work to help people find positive change in their lives. 3 million social workers in 126 […]
Click here for information on submitting your abstract to the SWSD2018 Conference.
Promoting Community and Environmental Sustainability: A Workbook for Global Social Workers and Educators, Volume 2 CALL FOR WORKBOOK CHAPTER PROPOSALS Call for Workbook Chapter Proposals Submission Deadline: Proposals accepted immediately […]
The German Association of Social Workers are working on their archival history. During May 2017 the Association invited IFSW’s Official Archivist Fiona Robertson and Nigel Hall, IFSW Human Rights Commissioner […]
World Social Work Day 2017 has been a major success with social workers holding events and taking actions in all parts of the globe. Click here to see videos, photos […]
Thank you to all our members and partners who made this happen! The world came together on 21 March 2017 as social workers, civil society, people who use services, […]
On World Social Work Day 2017, IFSW is delighted to launch a new and essential publication: Social Work Promoting Community and Environmental Sustainability: A Workbook for Global Social Workers and Educators […]
IFSW members and social workers worldwide, Happy Social Workers Day 2017 The third Tuesday of every March is World Social Work Day, this month the 21st of March. The event […]
By Ana Radulescu Today, the International Federation of Social Workers (IFSW) invites all people to be a part in changing the world in a more gender inclusive way, and to […]
IFSW calls on social workers throughout the world to support the objectives of the United Nations World Day of Social Justice on Monday 20 February and to ensure that […]
President Trump has a lot to learn about women! His first foreign policy decisions include the ban on US funding of NGOs in countries outside the USA who currently advise […]
The IFSW Secretariat has the great pleasure to announce that we have three new country-level members! The following organisations have had their applications for Full IFSW Membership approved by a […]