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International Social Work Day is recognised on March 17th and this year the Global Agenda theme Promoting the Dignity and Worth of Peoples speaks very much to the human rights […]
To mark the occasion of 2015 World Social Work Day, IFSW Executive Members and leadership have made video messages to global / regional members and to social workers everywhere. More […]
MESSAGE FROM THE INTERNATIONAL FEDERATION OF SOCIAL WORKERS ON INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY The International Federation of Social Workers (IFSW) salutes women worldwide on this day marking “International Women’s Day”, where […]
MENSAJE DE LA FEDERACIÓN INTERNACIONAL DE TRABAJADORES SOCIALES EN EL DÍA INTERNACIONAL DE LA MUJER La Federación Internacional de Trabajadores Sociales (IFSW) saluda a todas las mujeres del Mundo en […]
رسالة من الاتحاد الدولي لأخصائي العمل الاجتماعي في اليوم العالمي للمرأة يتوجه الاتحاد الدولي لأخصائي العمل الاجتماعي (IFSW) بالتحية للنساء في جميع أنحاء العالم بمناسبة “يوم المرأة العالمي”، حيث […]
We are fast approaching World Social Work Day: 17th March 2015 There are many events being organised under the joint banner ‘Promoting the Dignity and Worth of Peoples’. On this […]
The New York delegation has submitted a statement on behalf of IFSW in preparation for the 53rd Session of the Commission for Social Development (CSocD) which will take place from […]
At our General Meeting in Melbourne, Australia in July 2014 IFSW we approved guidance for social workers working with sexual abuse. Colleagues from throughout the world spoke to the issues […]
Happy New Year! In Scotland, where I live, the main celebration at this time of year is Hogmanay. It takes us from the old year to the new. Christmas was […]
On Human Rights Day 2014 IFSW wishes to express its concern over the treatment of Palestinian minors who have been arrested and interrogated by the Israeli authorities for alleged stone-throwing […]
The Convention on the Rights of the Child is an international treaty adopted by the United Nations on November 20, 1989, establishing global standards to ensure the protection, survival, and […]
Statement issued by: Dr Rory Truell, IFSW Secretary-General, on December 1, 2014 There is increasing evidence that social protection systems* reduce the spread of HIV /AIDS. In much of the […]
Today the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child reached a milestone in its history. Celebrations across the world celebrate the commitment by governments to treat children and young […]
Dear colleagues, Shalom This year IFSW responded to the offensive against Gaza by leading the global campaign: Social Work for Peace and Self-determination. The key messages of this campaign were […]
IFSW has launched a new dedicated area of its website to highlight its representation work at the United Nations. See it here. “We have teams of social worker’s volunteering as […]
The Conference of NGO – Board meets twice a year. This time it was connected with the meeting of NGO committee on the Status of Women – Beijing+20 (11/3-5/2014) in […]
People whose sexual identity, sexual orientation or gender expression differs from the norm are vulnerable to oppression and marginalization to differing degrees in all nations of the world. In some […]
This policy statement has been drafted in response to the following resolution of the General Meeting 2012: That this General Meeting: Acknowledges that in every sector of society in all […]
Representing professional associations in 116 nations, IFSW supports the theme of “achievement of gender equality and empowerment of women” for the 59th session of the Committee on the Status of […]
In September 2014, another intensive 2-day meeting of the WHO International Advisory Group for ICD-11 Mental and Behavioural Disorders took place in Madrid. Yet another meeting had taken place in […]