Katherine A. Kendall celebrated her 100th birthday on Saturday, September 25, at her residence in Mitchville Maryland in the US. One of CSWE’s founding members, Katherine A. Kendall’s research helped […]
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Blog from the New Zealand earth quake by IFSW Treasurer Fiona Robertson
Information Type: NewsTopic: DisasterFrom Fiona Roberson: 30/9/2010 Three weeks post earthquake and I live in essentially the same city but parts are not the same. Damaged buildings have been demolished and others awaiting […]
21 September – World Alzheimer’s Day – It’s time for action!
Information Type: NewsTopic: Social WorkThe theme for World Alzheimer’s Day? 2010 is ‘Dementia. It’s time for action!’ The International Federation of Social Workers joins those around the world who are are involved in focusing […]
IFSW Statement on the UN Summit on the Millennium Development Goals (MDG)
Information Type: NewsTopic: Social Work, UNGary Bailey, MSW, ACSW, President of the International Federation of Social Workers (IFSW), today called upon world leaders as they prepared for the Millennium Development Summit meeting in New York […]
Rights of older women
Information Type: NewsTopic: Human RightsIt is with great pleasure that the International Federation of Social Workers joined with NGO’s and others from around the world in an attempt to advance the rights of older […]
IFSW joins in wishing a Happy Ramadan
Information Type: NewsTopic: IFSWIFSW joins in wishing well so many in the world as they prepare to celebrate the Muslim holiday of Ramadan.Observed by more than one billion Muslims around the world, Ramadan […]
International Day of the World’s Indigenous People
Information Type: NewsTopic: Human Rights, UNBy resolution 49/214 of 23 December 1994, the General Assembly decided to celebrate the International Day of the World’s Indigenous People on 9 August every year during the International Decade […]
IFSW President Gary Bailey appointed as a member of the Commission on Global Social Work Education (CSWE)
Information Type: NewsTopic: EducationThe Council on Social Work Education (CSWE) has appointed IFSW President Gary Bailey as a member of the CSWE Commission on Global Social Work Education effective July 1, 2010-June 30, […]
People with disabilities
Information Type: PolicyTopic: Human RightsRationale It is estimated that there are more than 600 million people with disability in the world (WHO). This represents between 18 and 20% of the world’s population. When the […]
Poverty eradication and the role for social workers
Information Type: PolicyTopic: Social Protection1 Background 1.1 The Copenhagen Declaration describes absolute poverty as ‘a condition characterized by severe deprivation of basic human needs, including food, safe drinking water, sanitation facilities, health, shelter, education […]
IFSW updates Policy on Women as the UN creates new body on Women and Gender equality
Information Type: NewsTopic: Human Rights, UNThe International Federation of Social Workers in Hong Kong at its General Meeting in June 2010 approved an updated Policy on the Women. IFSW is pleased that on 2 July […]
IFSW endorses the 2010 Vienna declaration out of the International AIDS Conference in Vienna
Information Type: NewsTopic: Social WorkThe Vienna Declaration IFSW is proud to have joined with other leading global entities in endorsing the Vienna Declaration. The declaration was initiated by the International Centre for Science in […]
Photo competition
Information Type: NewsTopic: IFSWThe photo contest organised in conjunction with the Joint World Conference in Hong Kong in JUne recently, produced no winning entry due to technical difficulties with the presentation of the […]
IFSW General Meeting lays foundation for active two year programme to support and promote social work across the world
Information Type: NewsTopic: ConferenceThe biennial General Meeting of the International Federation of Social Workers ended in Hong Kong on Wednesday 18th June 2010 with the election of Gary Bailey (USA) as President and […]
Ambitious global Agenda to promote social work and social development was welcomed by the world conference in Hong Kong
Information Type: NewsTopic: Environment21 June 2010 An ambitious global process to develop and promote a global action agenda for social work and social development was endorsed by the 3 leading global organisations on […]
Human Rights Website release
Information Type: NewsTopic: Human RightsA new Human Rights Website has been released by IFSW and IASSW during the 2010 Joint World Conference in Hong Kong. The Human Rights Website provides practical guidance and examples […]
IFSW ACTIVITY ON SHOW AT THE WORLD CONFERENCE IN HONG KONG
Information Type: NewsTopic: Conference, Human RightsIFSW activity is being showcased in a number of activities at the world conference on social work and social development in Hong Kong. All the pre-conference seminars were sold-out, with […]
IFSW PRESIDENT ATTACKS CUTS IN SOCIAL WORK BUDGETS
Information Type: NewsTopic: Conference‘Social workers around the world are very angry to see social budgets being cut to as a result of the bank bail-outs of recent years’, said David N Jones, IFSW […]
WORLD SOCIAL WORK CONFERENCE OPENS WITH UN RECOGNITION OF CRUCIAL ROLE OF SOCIAL WORKERS
Information Type: NewsTopic: Social Work, ConferenceJune 10, 2010 The world conference of social work and social development opened in Hong Kong on 10 June with a commitment by the 3 global organisations representing social work […]
Global Agenda to strengthen Social Work and Social Development to emerge from World Conference in Hong Kong – 10 – 14 June 2010
Information Type: NewsTopic: Conference, EnvironmentSocial work and social development community prepares to meet in Hong Kong Social work and social development community prepares to meet in Hong Kong More than 2,500 Social workers from […]