Background and History World Social Work Day takes place on 18 March 2025. This year’s theme is ‘Strengthening Intergenerational Solidarity for Enduring Wellbeing’, which emphasises the importance of caring and respecting […]
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International Journal of Social Work Values and Ethics Volume 21, Number 2 Published
Information Type: NewsTopic: IJSWVE
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 […]
Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women: Where are we in addressing this global epidemic?
Topic: Women, Indigenous
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 […]
Korean Association of Social Workers exchange with Swiss and British Associations
Information Type: NewsTopic: IFSW
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 […]
Terms of Reference: Global Commissions
Information Type: PolicyTopic: IFSW1. 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 […]
Social Work’s Profound Impact at the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting in Samoa
Information Type: NewsTopic: IFSW, Conference
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 […]
Social workers across the world experience chronically difficult working conditions, says new global research
Information Type: NewsTopic: Social Work, Health
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 […]
Launch of ‘Social Work as a Global Profession, Handbook for Teaching and Learning’
Information Type: NewsTopic: IFSW
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 […]
UN Report Highlights Social Work’s Role in Advancing Buen Vivir and Eco-Social Justice for a Sustainable Future
Information Type: NewsTopic: IFSW, Social Work, UN, Environment
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 […]
Social Work Voices Set to Shape CHOGM 2024 in Samoa
Information Type: NewsTopic: IFSW, Children, Women, Indigenous
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 […]
“The Pact is an important step forward to reinvigorate action and commitments”: IFSW’s advocacy at the UN’s Summit of the Future
Information Type: NewsTopic: IFSW, UN
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 […]
New Webinar Series Focuses on Identity Rights and Access to Justice for Children
Information Type: NewsTopic: Social Protection, Social Work, Children
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 […]
Book Launch: Social Work as a Global Profession (online)
Information Type: NewsTopic: IFSW, Social WorkWe 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 […]
Orange Shirt Day – Where do we go from here?
Information Type: StatementTopic: Indigenous, Children
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 […]
It was harrowing being a social worker in Gaza before, but now….
Information Type: News, InterviewTopic: IFSW, Conflict
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 […]
24 September: Social Work Histories of Complicity and Resistance (online)
Information Type: NewsTopic: Social Work
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 Champion Children’s Identity Rights in New Submission and Webinar Series
Information Type: NewsTopic: IFSW, Children
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 Advocacy at the UN’s Summit of the Future
Information Type: NewsTopic: UN
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 […]
Protecting the Rights of Indigenous Peoples in Voluntary Isolation and Initial Contact: Statement on International Indigenous Peoples’ Day
Information Type: StatementTopic: IFSW, Indigenous
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 Recognised at the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting 2024
Information Type: NewsTopic: IFSWSocial 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 […]