Statement issued by Ana Radulescu, IFSW Europe Vice President Today, 17th of October, International Day for the Eradication of Poverty, the International Federation of Social Workers (IFSW European Region) would […]
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“Sin trabajadores sociales, un país no puede progresar” El gobierno reconoce las contribuciones clave de los trabajadores sociales para eliminar la pobreza
Information Type: NewsTopic: Social Protection, Social WorkRumania no es ajena a las dificultades. El 42,5% de los niños y más del 40% del total de la población viven bajo el umbral de la pobreza Durante los […]
“Without Social Workers a Country Cannot Progress” Government Recognises Social Workers Key Contributions to Eliminating Poverty
Information Type: NewsTopic: Social Protection, Social WorkRomania is no stranger to hardship. 42.5 % of children are living in poverty and the more than 40% of the entire population live under the poverty line. For […]
“بدون الاخصائيين الإجتماعيين لا يمكن لبلد أن تلحق ركب التقدم” الحكومة تعترف بالمساهمات الرئيسية للاخصائيين الإجتماعيين في القضاء على الفقر
Information Type: NewsTopic: Social Work, Social Protectionمشقة المعيشة ليست غريبة على رومانيا. حيث أن 42.5% من الأطفال يعيشون حياة فقيرة ويعيش أكثر من 40% من السكان تحت خط الفقر. على مدى السنوات ال 20 الماضية، حاولت […]
The World Needs Good Global Governance not TPP, TTIP and TISA (in Arabic)
Information Type: StatementTopic: Lawالعالم بحاجة الى الحكومة وليس الى اتفاقيات TPP, TTIP و TISA لقد قادت الولايات المتحدة اتفاقيات التجارة العالمية TPP, TTIP و TISA التي يجري التفاوض بشانها من قبل العديد من […]
El mundo necesita buena gobernanza global y no TPP, TTIP y TISA
Information Type: StatementTopic: Human Rights, LawDeclaración de la Federación Internacional de Trabajadores Sociales Estados Unidos encabeza los acuerdos comerciales globales TPP, TTIP y TISA* que se negocian en privado en muchos países, lo que amenaza […]
The World Needs Good Global Governance not TPP, TTIP and TISA
Information Type: StatementTopic: LawStatement by the International Federation of Social Workers The US led global trade agreements TPP, TTIP and TISA* being negotiated by many countries in secrecy threaten the basis of […]
Botswana: Social Workers Agents of Change
Information Type: NewsTopic: Social WorkThe Minister of Local Government and Rural Development, Mr Slumber Tsogwane says social workers are integral in the development of the country and as such they must take themselves seriously. […]
Voices for Development – Outcomes from African Region conference
Information Type: Website/Useful Link, NewsTopic: Social ProtectionSocial workers from across Africa met in Johannesburg in September 2013 to send messages to their governments and international development agencies. The Voices For Development Conference will inform regional and national governments […]
Global hunger down, but millions still chronically hungry
Information Type: News, Website/Useful LinkTopic: Social ProtectionSome 842 million people, or roughly one in eight of the world’s total population, suffered from chronic hunger in 2011-13, not getting enough food to lead active and healthy lives according […]
UN Secretary General sends personal message to social workers in Africa
Information Type: News25 September 2013 The “Voices for Development” Conference opens today, Wednesday, in Johannesburg, South Africa. Around 600 social workers are gathering from South Africa, the wider African region and more […]
Why can’t we use our experience of fighting colonialism and apartheid to fight poverty?
Information Type: NewsTopic: Conference25 September 2013 Social workers and communities should rediscover the energy of past struggles to renew the fight against poverty, according to Professor Abye Tassé in his keynote address to […]
UN Millennium Development Goal review summit opens in New York – 23 September 2013
Information Type: News, Website/Useful LinkTopic: UNThe UN General Assembly has convened in New York for its annual meeting. This year a major item for discussion will be the future of the Millennium Development Goals with […]
United Nations calls for a more sustainable, just and prosperous world for all
Information Type: NewsTopic: Social ProtectionAs the world’s leading economies prepared to meet in Saint Petersburg, Russia, on 5-6 September 2013, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon called on countries to show leadership and commitment to […]
Integrating human development and environmental sustainability in a new global agenda
Information Type: NewsTopic: UNA new report from the Overseas Development Institute in London explores how the two goals of fighting poverty and ensuring environmental sustainability can be combined in the post-2015 priorities for […]
Rory Truell’s World Social Work Day message: unequal, fluctuating societies and weak communities undermine health, wellbeing and positive futures
Information Type: NewsTopic: World Social Work DayRory Truell, Secretary General of the International Federation of Social Workers, writing on World Social Work Day 2013 in The Guardian newspaper, argues that ‘people thrive when they live in […]
“Austerity is Devastating for the World’s Poorest” says the UN special rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights
Information Type: NewsTopic: Social Protection, UNMagdalena Sepúlveda, the UN special rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights strongly opposes austerity measures being taken by several governments. In an interview with the London-based Guardian newspaper, she […]
IFSW and NGOs successful in supporting the UN to adopt Guiding Principles on Extreme Poverty and Human Rights
Information Type: NewsTopic: Social Protection, UNFor the first time global policy guidelines focusing specifically on the human rights of people living in poverty have been developed. The Guidelines are intended as a practical tool for […]
Social Workers Support The International Day for the Eradication of Poverty
Information Type: News, Website/Useful LinkTopic: Social Protection, UNAfrican Social Work leaders gathering together in South Africa to to ensure that the voices of people in poverty are heard by policy makers Each year on the 17th […]
“Governments must keep their promises on the Right to Food” says the UN Special Rapporteur
Information Type: NewsTopic: Social Protection, UNIt is important to integrate the commitment to the Right to Food at national level and this must include accountability mechanisms, the UN Special Rapporteur on the “Right to Food”, […]