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An open letter to The International Council of Nurses and the World Medical Association
An open letter to The International Council of Nurses and the World Medical Association, Dear colleagues in nursing and medicine facing the Covid 19 pandemic, …
Read moreZimbabwe Social Workers: International Women´s Day
Every year, we take a step back to reflect on the progress made towards achieving gender equality and celebrate the contributions and the role of …
Read moreZimbabwe Association of Social Workers: Corona Virus, a Call for Social Workers and the World to unite and escalate the fight
The National Association of Social Workers of Zimbabwe (NASWZ) joins the world in its fight against novel Corona Virus. NASWZ urges its members in Zimbabwe …
Read moreStatement on IFSW and Covid-19
The Social Work Role In many countries social workers are supporting communities that are affected or fearful of the Covid 19 Virus. Social work has …
Read moreInternational Woman’s Day 2020
On International Woman’s Day IFSW celebrates the power of women in creating choice for all people. From the women’s protests throughout the world claiming their …
Read moreSouth Korea National Associacion of Social Workers: Report on Social Work and the Corona Virus
South Korea has become the country with the largest number of confirmed cases of the Virus followed by China’s Corona Shock. Scientists predict the number …
Read moreCall to nominate young social workers for the IFSW Europe project: A social Europe is possible! The young generation of social workers are the spearhead of change
Our societies are changing and new challenges are emerging that require new or updated answers of social workers to set the proper measures and services …
Read moreUpdate on the Corona Virus for IFSW Members
This statement contains information on planned IFSW events and the role of social workers in the fight against the Corona Virus: Social workers are proactively …
Read moreThe Japanese Federation of Social Workers celebrates WSWD 2020 with the presence of Silvana Martinez, IFSW President
The four Social Work Associations in Japan – Japanese Association of Certified Social Workers (JACSW), Japanese Association of Psychiatric Social Workers (JAPSW), Japanese Association of …
Read moreIFSW 2019 End of Year Report
IFSW has released its End of Year Report for 2019. The report covers many of the activities that took place last year strengthening the social …
Read moreNetwork “Social Work in German-Speaking Regions and amongst German-Speaking Minorities”
The organizations and associations in the “Social Work in German-Speaking Regions and amongst German-Speaking Minorities” network have been engaged in a dialogue for a number …
Read moreChinese social workers actively engaged in the fight against the corona virus
IFSW member The Chinese Association of Social Workers has been actively engaged in the fight against the coronavirus. Their International Officer, Yang Aibing correspond with …
Read moreSocial Work and Social Development Tripartite Meeting 2020
The global representatives of the International Federation of Social Workers met in London with representatives of IFSW’s sister organizations, The International Association Schools of Social …
Read moreIFSW President celebrate #wswd2020 with the Japanese Federation of Social Workers
World Social Work Day Celebration in Japan The Japanese Federation of Social Workers (JFSW) is proud to welcome IFSW Global President Dr. Silvana Martinez to …
Read moreWorldwide tributes recognise international social worker Terry Bamford following his sudden death on Sunday
Worldwide tributes recognise international social worker Terry Bamford following his sudden death on Sunday IFSW is deeply distressed to report the very sad news that …
Read moreIFSW participates in the 10th World Urban Forum
IFSW Rep to UN Habitat Charles Mbugua will represent IFSW at thee 10th World Urban Forum # WUF10 which will runs for six days opens …
Read moreInternational Workshop on Strengthening Families: Role of Social Workers
Last January 20 and 21, social workers from Sri Lankan, Japan and Cambodia met in Colombo, Sri Lanka hold an International Workshop on Strengthening Families: …
Read moreIFSW celebrates #WSWD2020 at the UN Geneva
IFSW celebrates #SWSD2020 at the UN Geneva with the Workshop “Community engagements for social and environmental justice” at the UN Geneva, in the International Conference …
Read moreDear social workers in UK, you are leaving the EU but you will always be part of IFSW Europe. Nothing changed here!
Today, the UK formally leaves the EU political structures. This reality has significant implications for social work and for people in UK, some of which …
Read moreNASW-Democratic Republic of Congo Working to Build the Profession’s Visibility and Impact
Today Mr Lucio Kangela, the President of the National Association of Social Workers – Democratic Republic of Congo and other NASW-DRC members travelled to the …
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