The IFSW team was lead by the IFSW Senior Vice President, Mr. Charles Mbugua, and included Mr. John Ang, (IFSW President of Asia Pacific Region), Mr Xu Liugen (Vice President […]
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IFSW Statement on the International Day of Persons With Disabilities, December 3
Information Type: NewsTopic: Human Rights, UNThe International Day of Persons With Disabilities is a good time to remember that 2008 has been an important year for international human rights, as much for persons with disabilities […]
IFSW welcomes WHO’s World Health Report’s focus on equity and social justice
Information Type: NewsTopic: Social WorkThe International Federation of Social Workers (IFSW) welcomes the World Health Report published by WHO this month. We note that the report critically assesses the way that health care is […]
IFSW Statement on international adoptions
Information Type: StatementTopic: Children“IFSW welcomes the decision of the Vietnamese Department of International Adoptions (DIA) to suspend the acceptance of new adoption dossiers with the United States following discovery of widespread corruption in […]
IFSW General Meeting and World Conference 2008
Information Type: NewsTopic: ConferenceThe biennial General Meeting of the International Federation of Social Workers is always held in association with the World Social Work Conference, this time in Salvador de Bahia, Brazil. This […]
Ageing and older adults
Information Type: PolicyTopic: Human RightsIntroduction Older adults comprise a growing proportion of the global population. This population shift has far-reaching socioeconomic and political implications for people of all ages. Older adults make valuable contributions […]
Health
Information Type: PolicyTopic: Human RightsSummary IFSW asserts that health is an issue of fundamental human rights and social justice and binds social work to apply these principles in policy, education, research and practice. All […]
Cross border reproductive services
Information Type: PolicyTopic: Human RightsRationale Social workers have committed themselves to enhancing the rights and well-being of all human beings through a variety of previous policy statements. Those that are especially relevant to cross […]
Genocide
Information Type: StatementTopic: ConflictGenocide has mired the history of humanity for centuries. In the 20th century alone, arguably, there have been multiple acts of genocide. The profession of social work, with its continued […]
Andrew Mouravieff-Apostol medal to Argentina and UK
Information Type: NewsTopic: IFSWThe 2008 IFSW Medal and Diploma in Memory of Andrew Mouravieff-Apostol goes to two candidates, Professor Carlos Eroles from Argentina and Terry Bamford from the United Kingdom. The medals and […]
Gayle Gilchrist James 1940 – 2008
Information Type: NewsTopic: IFSWIFSW is sad to report the death of our former President Gayle Gilchrist James who died on 30th May 2008 after a long and courageous journey living with cancer. Many […]
Social Work Day at the United Nations 31 March 2008
Information Type: NewsTopic: UN, Social WorkSUMMARY OF MAIN SPEECHES 900 social workers and students gathered at the United Nations on Monday 31 March to mark the 25th anniversary of the annual social work day at […]
25th Annual Social Work Day at the United Nations
Information Type: NewsTopic: IFSW, UNSocial Work Day at the UN is a gathering place for people around the world who are working to make a difference. For 25 years students, practitioners, and educators have […]
IFSW meets the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child
Information Type: NewsTopic: IFSW, UN, ChildrenESSENTIAL ROLE OF SOCIAL WORK IMPLEMENTING THE UN CONVENTION ON THE RIGHTS OF THE CHILD’ IFSW MEETS THE UN COMMITTEE ON THE RIGHTS OF THE CHILD The UN Committee on […]
IFSW active on Women’s issues at the UN
Information Type: NewsTopic: Human Rights, UNThe UN Commission on the Status of Women recently concluded its 52nd Session in New York as a follow-up to the Fourth World Conference on Women and to the twenty-third […]
The new international agendas: what role for social work
Information Type: StatementTopic: Human RightsEmeritus Professor Jim Ife Centre for Human Rights Education Curtin University, Perth, Western Australia Inaugural Hokenstad International Social Work Lecture Council for Social Work Education San Francisco, October 2007 It […]
HIV and AIDS
Information Type: PolicyTopic: Human RightsIntroduction HIV/AIDS is a global pandemic that affects individuals, families, and entire communities around the world and has profound social and economic implications. In 2004, the pandemic killed an estimated […]
NGO Joint Statement on the war in Iraq to the UN Commission on Human Rights
Information Type: StatementTopic: Disaster, ConflictThe 59th Session of the UN Commission on Human Rights (Geneva, March 17 to April 25, 2003) NGO Joint Statement (Final version) Geneva, March 25, 2003 We, the undersigned Non-Governmental […]
Social workers seeking justice, but not revenge
Information Type: StatementTopic: ConflictA Call to Action Global Threat & Social Workers Response Since the devastating attacks on the United States we have witnessed a profoundly disturbing response from governments, politicians and sections […]
Urgently needed: Multi-faceted, non-violent approach to resolving world conflict
Information Type: StatementTopic: ConflictInternational Federation of Social Workers International Association of Schools of Social Work The International Federation of Social Workers (IFSW) and the International Association of Schools of Social Work (IASSW) call […]