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Democracy – a Real Right or reserved for the few?
Information Type: NewsTopic: Human RightsUpdate on the IFSW Real Rights Campaign The IFSW Human Rights Commission launched a campaign for Real Rights in June 2013. Whilst the Declaration of Human Rights was adopted in […]
Social Worker Takes a Stand on the Overuse of Medication
Information Type: NewsTopic: UNIFSW United Nations Representative and Swiss social worker Pascal Rudin has highlighted the problem of the massive increase of medications to treat ADHD in children. “Medications have a place, but 95% of children could […]
Celebrations of 2014 World Social Work Day
Information Type: Website/Useful Link, NewsTopic: World Social Work DaySocial workers all over the world celebrated 2014 World Social Work Day with the theme: Social and Economic Crises – Social Work Solutions. The day has been a major demonstration […]
Social Workers Making Contributions of Consequence
Information Type: NewsTopic: World Social Work DayDr Rory Truell, Secretary-General of The International Federations of Social Workers 2014 World Social Work Day Message. Each year World Social Work Day takes on new energy and significance. All […]
IFSW Endorses: Statement on Gender, Economic, Social and Ecological Justice for Sustainable Development A Feminist Declaration for Post 2015
Information Type: NewsTopic: UN, Human RightsDuring the second week of February, a group of 60 representatives of women’s rights organizations gathered for the Feminist Strategy Meeting in Tarrytown, New York. The meeting resulted in the […]
United Nations Global Compact 2014-16 strategy for engagement with the private sector
Information Type: Website/Useful Link, NewsTopic: Social Protection, EnvironmentThe UN Global Compact released its 2014-2016 strategy on 10 February 2014, which lays out how the initiative will work to make corporate sustainability a transformative force in achieving a […]
Humanity Divided: Confronting Inequality in Developing Countries
Information Type: Website/Useful Link, NewsTopic: Human Rights
‘In spite of the impressive progress humanity has made on many fronts over the decades, it still remains deeply divided’, according to a new report from the UN Development Programme. […]
Focus on growing inequality at opening of UN Commission on Social Development
Information Type: NewsTopic: Social WorkUnder-Secretary-General for Economic and Social Affairs, Wu Hongbo Worsening worldwide inequality is causing serious unease among senior UN officials, as is evident in the statement of the Under-Secretary-General for Economic and […]
Report on World Social Situation 2013: Inequality Matters
Information Type: NewsTopic: Social Work, UN
‘There is growing evidence and recognition of the powerful and corrosive effects of inequality on economic growth, poverty reduction, social and economic stability and socially-sustainable development’ according to the latest […]
Update on the Review of The Global Definition of Social Work
Information Type: NewsTopic: Social WorkThe Executive Committee of IFSW and the Board of IASSW have agreed that the review of Global Definition of Social Work has been completed and a new proposed definition will […]
More Translations for 2014 World Social Work Day Poster
Information Type: NewsTopic: World Social Work Day
Social Workers from around the world are sending IFSW their translations of the 2014 Social Work Day Poster. There are currently 10 translations that can be downloaded including the last […]
2016 Joint World Conference Social Work, Education and Social Development will be held in Seoul, Korea
Information Type: NewsTopic: ConferenceThe International Federation of Social Workers is delighted to announce that the 2016 Joint World Conference on Social Work, Education and Social Development will be held in Seoul, Korea. Earlier […]
2014 World Social Work Day Poster Translations
Information Type: NewsTopic: World Social Work DayThe World Social Work Day 2014 poster is now translated into: Romanian, Arabic, German, French, Spanish, Japanese and English. If IFSW members want to translated it into further languages by […]
Social Work on Human Rights Day 10th December 2013
Topic: Human RightsThe IFSW has members from 116 countries representing over one million professional social workers. One of the difficulties in enforcing the 1948 Universal Declaration of Human Rights is that it […]
IFSW Takes A Stand On Birth Registration – What’s In A Piece Of Paper?
Topic: Human RightsThe IFSW Human Rights Commission has submitted a response to the UN Office of Human Rights Council request for information about birth registration. There has been a long history of […]
Taking the IFSW Policy on International Surrogacy (2008) forward -seeking social workers views
Topic: ChildrenMembers of the Hague Conference are currently considering whether to take forward work at the international level in relation to international surrogacy arrangements. At the IFSW General Meeting in 2008 […]
Report: Work 2013 at UNHCR, Geneva
Information Type: NewsTopic: Human Rights, UN
Report on Representing IFSW at UNHCR, at the UNO-Geneva in 2013 IFSW contact: Tobias Roosen As 9th report of representing IFSW at the UNHCR ExCom as of early October 2013, […]
Message from IFSW President Gary Bailey on occasion of World AIDS Day
Information Type: NewsTopic: Social Work27th November 26, 2013 Dear Colleagues: Sunday, December 1st 2013 marks the 25th observance of World AIDS Day, a day when people the world over show solidarity in the fight […]
Extreme weather can be the ‘most important cause of poverty’: Cause or the inflammation of symptoms?
Information Type: NewsTopic: EnvironmentRecently, the IFSW News highlighted the report of the Overseas Development Institute describing the effects of environmental degradation and extreme weather on the most vulnerable: the world’s poor. News of […]