As world environmentalists meet during World Water Week (26-31 August), leading analysts and development agencies are predicting that food insecurity will increase during 2012. People in the poorest countries will […]
poverty
Child poverty is “high” on the agenda of the incoming EU Council Presidency
Information Type: Website/Useful Link, NewsTopic: ChildrenThe Social Affairs Attaché for the Cypriot permanent representation to the European Union, Niki Odysseos, has said that child poverty is “high” on the upcoming EU council presidency’s agenda. Cyprus becomes […]
Kampala declaration
Information Type: ResolutionTopic: Social ProtectionStatement of the 7th Pan African Social Work Conference, May 20-24, 2007 Kampala, Uganda STOP THE WAR! END POVERTY! “We have great challenges ahead, and great possibilities. And let us […]
World Day to Overcome Extreme Poverty (October 17)
Information Type: NewsTopic: Social Protection“Poverty is the worst form of violence” Mahatma Ghandi In recognition of World Day to Overcome Extreme Poverty (October 17) IFSW is challenging social workers and all people concerned with […]
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 […]
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 […]
Extreme Poverty and Human Rights: the Rights of the Poor
Information Type: NewsTopic: UN, ChildrenReport from a Seminar on the Draft Guiding Principles on “Extreme Poverty and Human Rights: the Rights of the Poor” Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Geneva […]
Ensure that the needs of the poorest are not forgotten in Cancun
Information Type: StatementTopic: Social ProtectionIFSW letter to the WTO and the G8 members in connection with the WTO-Meeting in Cancun, Mexico September 2003 We are writing to you as trade ministers from 146 countries […]