The 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, […]
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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: Human Rights, ConferenceIFSW 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: Conference, Social WorkJune 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: Environment, ConferenceSocial 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 […]
IFSW welcomes new UN online discussion forum
Information Type: NewsTopic: EnvironmentIFSW welcomes new UN online discussion forum to rethink the relationship between economic and social policy as social workers prepare to gather in Hong Kong for a major world conference. […]
IFSW highlights the crucial role of the International Criminal Court in promoting human rights
Information Type: NewsTopic: Human RightsU.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Monday urged all states to sign up to the International Criminal Court and rejected criticism the body was a court only for African crimes. IFSW […]
Golden Jubilee
Information Type: NewsTopic: IFSW, ConferenceCelebrating 50 years of international social work, the International Federation of Social Workers celebrates its Golden Jubilee. The International Federation of Social Workers (IFSW) is a global organisation striving for […]
IFSW Representative to the UN in New York honoured
Information Type: NewsTopic: IFSWDr. Robin Sakina Mama, Professor and Dean at Monmouth University School of Social Work and one of the IFSW Representatives to the United Nations, has been honoured with a Humanitarian […]
Chair of ethics committee comments on debate about homosexuality, human rights and social justice
Information Type: NewsTopic: EthicsDear Colleagues, Recent statements by the Uganda National Association of Social Workers in relation to proposed legislation in that country have led to an exchange of views abut some very […]
United Nations Social Work Day – 28 March 2010
Information Type: NewsTopic: ConferenceHelen Clark of the United Nations calls on social workers to speak up and get involved with the UN agendas and to challenge inequality and injustice. ‘There are so many […]
Eileen McGowan Kelly Scholarship
Information Type: NewsTopic: ConferenceIFSW invites applications for this prestigious award from social work students or recently professionally qualified social workers active in their social work association and who have a demonstrated interest in […]