Migrants of African descent Murdered at Spain-Morocco Border On the 28 June, 2022, the IFSW Africa Region raised a concern on human rights on the lives of migrants. On June […]
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Lessons From the Frontline of the Ukraine Refugee Crisis
Information Type: NewsTopic: IFSW, UkraineIFSW European President, Ana Radulescu invited the Federation’s Secretary-General, Rory Truell, to visit the social work response at the Ukrainian / Romanian border. These are his reflections: The young mother […]
Spanish social workers have offered to collaborate in the welcoming to the people who have arrived to Valencia inside the ‘Aquarius’
Information Type: NewsTopic: Human RightsThe Spanish General Council of Social Work (CGTS) and the 36 Professional Bodies of Social Work throughout the territory and ratify their commitment to defend the immigrants´ rights. The professional […]
World Refugee Day: Message from IFSW President Ruth Stark
Information Type: NewsTopic: IFSWNo-one chooses to be a refugee Children, adults, families and communities seek refuge from disasters, climate change and inhumane abuse of power and control. This is not a journey of […]
IFSW joins in drafting recommendations for UNHCR on the needs of older refugees
Information Type: NewsTopic: UNIn December 2016, the 193 Member States of the United Nations signed the New York Declaration for Refugees and Migrants. Since then, civil society organizations took part on the thematic […]
Social Services for Unaccompanied Minor Refugees in Vienna
Information Type: NewsTopic: ChildrenWritten by Mag. Josef Hiebl, DSP – Translation by Dunja Gharwal, MA Introduction: Every year more than ten thousand children from the war regions of the Middle East, Asia and […]
Australian government must increase refugee intake
Information Type: NewsTopic: Human RightsThe Australian government must make a stronger commitment to fulfil its human rights obligations and increase its intake of Syrian and Iraqi refugees, in light of the United States’ immigration […]
Unaccompanied children, age assessment and social protection systems
Information Type: NewsTopic: ChildrenDavid Davies, Conservative MP for Monmouth in Wales, has welcomed unaccompanied children who have finally been allowed into the UK from Calais with a loud questioning of whether they are […]
Anniversary of IFSW Refugee Ticker
Information Type: NewsTopic: Human RightsMaria Moritz the organiser of the Refugee Ticker reports on progress: Exactly one year ago the Refugee Ticker on ifsw.org has been launched. Since this Sept 15 in 2015 407 […]
Social Work Responding to The Political Crisis Forcing People into Displacement and Refugee Status
Information Type: StatementTopic: Human RightsIFSW STATEMENT: World Social Work Day March 15th 2016 Vienna Social workers from 26 countries and refugee representatives met today to formulate plans that strengthen the social work response […]
Pressekonferenz: Menschen auf der Flucht – Berichte aus vorderster Front
Information Type: NewsTopic: Human RightsIn der sogenannten Flüchtlingskrise stehen SozialarbeiterInnen und SozialpädagogInnen an vorderster Front. Die Soziale Arbeit ist herausgefordert, professionell zu helfen: den Flüchtlingen, den Institutionen und jenen, die in den Zielländern zu […]
CASW Lauds Restoration of Refugee Health Care Program
Information Type: NewsTopic: Human RightsOTTAWA, February 19, 2016 – The Canadian Association of Social Workers (CASW) celebrates the federal government’s decision to reverse cuts made by the previous government, and fully restore all refugee […]
L’ACTS salue le rétablissement du Programme de soins de santé à l’intention des réfugiés
Information Type: NewsTopic: Human Rights, Social ProtectionL’Association canadienne des travailleuses et travailleurs sociaux (ACTS) applaudit à la décision du gouvernement fédéral d’annuler les coupes effectuées par le gouvernement précédent et de rétablir intégralement, d’ici avril 2016, […]
Social Work Symposium Responding to the Refugee Crisis
Information Type: NewsTopic: Social WorkThe International Federation of Social Workers in partnership with OBDS and Younion, are facilitating a meeting of social workers and refugees from the countries where people are escaping from (War […]
A statement of the Association of Social Workers of the Czech republic in the matter of so called migrant crisis
Information Type: StatementTopic: Human RightsAs representatives of the Association of Social Workers of the Czech republic (hereinafter the SSP ČR) we issue this statement in the matter of so called migrant crisis, which seems […]
Canadian Association of Social Workers Statement on The Refugee Crisis
Information Type: NewsTopic: Human RightsThe Canadian Association of Social Workers (CASW) affirms the Liberal Government’s commitment to bring 25,000 Syrian refugees to Canada before year’s end. Especially in the wake of recent high-profile […]
Social Work Platform for Exchanging Information on the Refugee Crisis
Information Type: NewsTopic: Human RightsSocial workers from around the world are advocating for the rights of refugees, supporting families and children to reach safe places, integrate into new environments, and establish/rebuild family and social networks. To […]
STATEMENT ON THE REFUGEE CRISIS
Information Type: NewsTopic: Human RightsThe International Federation of Social Workers calls for immediate and substantial action from governments to resolve the humanitarian crisis now affecting most of Europe. The inhumanity shown to people escaping […]
IFSW Statement on the Deaths of Immigrants in the Mediterranean
Information Type: StatementTopic: Human RightsThe current tragedy in the Mediterranean Sea, where thousands of people are fleeing conflict, persecution and violence and trying to reach safety in Europe is of major concern to IFSW. […]
Report: Work 2013 at UNHCR, Geneva
Information Type: NewsTopic: Human Rights, UNReport on Representing IFSW at UNHCR, at the UNO-Geneva in 2013 IFSW contact: Tobias Roosen As 9th report of representing IFSW at the UNHCR ExCom as of early October 2013, […]