‘The First Global Report on Social Work and Social Development: Promoting Social and Economic Equalities’ was launched in Melbourne, Australia today. “This marks a historic moment in the evolution of […]
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Making International Best Practice Visible
Information Type: NewsTopic: Social WorkIFSW has co-developed a new partnership that promotes the visibility of the profession through the International Social Work Hub, an on-line publication of the Guardian. The three partners to this […]
Joint oral Statement on the Term ‘Family’ from a CRC Perspective
Information Type: NewsTopic: UN, Children
This joint oral statement calls to acknowledge what ‘family’ means in the context of children’s rights. IFSW contact: Pascal Rudin Several international initiatives have been launched to mark the 20th […]
Report: Work at the Conference of NGOs in Consultative Status with the UN (CoNGO)
Information Type: News, Website/Useful LinkTopic: IFSW, UN
At the General Assembly of CoNGO in April 2014 IFSW was represented by a Proxi given to our Austrian Partner Mr. Wolfgang Beiglboeck, representative of Intl. Association of Applied Psychology […]
Report: Work at the UN in Nairobi
Information Type: News, Website/Useful LinkTopic: UN
Relationship and collaboration between IFSW and UN-‐HABITAT has continued to grow over the years. The official presentation of the Global Agenda blue print by Dr. Rory Truell to the Deputy […]
Report: Work at the UN in Geneva
Information Type: Website/Useful Link, NewsTopic: IFSW, UN
After the many years, Ellen Mouravieff-Apostol had successfully represented IFSW at the UN in Geneva; there was a transition period during which a new Team of representatives had to organise […]
Report: Work at the UN in New York
Information Type: Website/Useful Link, NewsTopic: IFSW, UN
This report covers the activities of the New York Representative Team to the United Nations Headquarters in New York from the period of September 2013 through May 2014. This proactive […]
IFSW Historical Documents on Setting up the International Permanent Secretariat of Social Work in 1932
Information Type: NewsTopic: IFSW
The current IFSW was constitutionally incorporated in 1956 in Munich, Germany. Prior to this is the period to up to 1932 that Archivist Fiona Robertson refers to as transforming from International Conferences to […]
IFSW Secretary-General, Rory Truell’s 1st of May 2014 Message:
Information Type: NewsTopic: EmploymentOn this day we honour workers: People who have formal employment, those who have informal employment, unpaid workers – often women – who work invisibly in households, and those who […]
40 years of Old IFSW Newsletters now On-line: 1962 – 2002
Information Type: NewsTopic: IFSWIFSW is very pleased to announce that 40 years of scanned newsletters are now available online to be read or downloaded by social workers and researchers globally. The newsletters document many of […]
Translations of the Proposed Global Definition of Social Work
Information Type: NewsTopic: Social WorkThe proposed new Global Definition of Social Work, which will be presented at the IFSW General Meeting and the IASSW General Assembly in July 2014 is now translated into Spanish, […]
Applications are invited for the post of Editorial Board Member for International Social Work
Information Type: NewsTopic: EducationInternational Social Work is a peer reviewed journal designed to extend knowledge and promote communication in the fields of social development, social welfare and human services. Its major focus is […]
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: News, Website/Useful LinkTopic: 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: Human Rights, UNDuring 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: News, Website/Useful LinkTopic: 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 […]