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IFSW at the United Nations High Level Political Forum 2018
Dr Sebastian Cordoba represented IFSW at the United Nations’ High Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development (HLPF) in July, advocating for greater government action and …
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Launch of Major Global Report on Social Work and Social Development
Dublin, Ireland Promoting Community and Environmental Sustainability – Global Agenda for Social Work and Social Development: Third Report A major report on the practice of …
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70 country-level members participate in the 2018 IFSW General Meeting
The 2018 IFSW General Meeting recorded the highest level of participation with 70 countries registered to vote. IFSW Secretary General Dr Rory Truell said: “It …
Read moreGlobal Social Work Statement of Ethical Principles
Global Social Work Statement of Ethical Principles: This Statement of Ethical Principles (hereafter referred to as the Statement) serves as an overarching framework for social …
Read moreSWSD Book Launch
At the opening of the Social Work and Sustainable Development Joint World Conference in Dublin, IFSW is proud to launch the second volume of an …
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IFSW is delighted to launch a new website
IFSW Secretary-General, Rory Truell said: Developing this new website has been a significant undertaking for an organisation with very limited resources and a less than …
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Spanish social workers have offered to collaborate in the welcoming to the people who have arrived to Valencia inside the ‘Aquarius’
The Spanish General Council of Social Work (CGTS) and the 36 Professional Bodies of Social Work throughout the territory and ratify their commitment to defend …
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COSW Ensures Social Work Voice and Concerns are Heard During Commonwealth Summit
The Commonwealth Organisation for Social Work (COSW), which is accredited to IFSW, ensured that the concerns of social workers were raised during the recent Commonwealth …
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Pronunciamiento De Regíon América Latina y El Caribe De La FITS, COLACATS y ALAIETS Sobre Política Migratoria De Cero Tolerancia De Estados Unidos De Norte América
La Federación Internacional de Trabajo Social para la Región de América Latina y el Caribe (FITS ALC), el Comité Latinoamericano y Caribeño de Organizaciones de …
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United States withdraws from UNHRC: IFSW HRC Statement
IFSW is concerned that the United States of America under the Trump administration has withdrawn from the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC). This action …
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World Refugee Day: Message from IFSW President Ruth Stark
No-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 …
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UN Special Rapporteur Thanks IFSW for Support of Palestinian Social Worker
Michael Lynk, the United Nations Special Rapporteur in OHCHR has thanked IFSW for its support of Munther Amira who last week was released from 6 …
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Social Work in Latin America
IFSW Secretary-General Rory Truell and the Latin America and Caribbean Regional President Silvana Martinez met with social workers in El Salvador last month and Cuba last …
Read moreSocial Work and Non-Violent Resistance
IFSW Secretary-General, Rory Truell talks with Palestinian social worker Munther Amira who this week was released from an Israeli military prison for non-violently protesting to …
Read moreDeclaración De FITS-ALC y Colacats Por Acontecimientos En Nicaragua
“Today, social workers from BASW became our common voice on making visible the impact of austerity”
Social workers from Europe endorse the “Boot Out Austerity marches on – Blackwood to Cardiff, June 2018” and consent to the message sent by social …
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IFSW European President Participates in the III International Seminar on Unaccompanied Minors, in Melilla (Spain)
The aim of the conference, organized by the UNED (Spanish Open University), was to deepen on migrant minors at the local, national, and global level. …
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The School Services Sourcebook
The School Services Sourcebook is a comprehensive resource that covers the most important ant timely information needed for school based practices. It is a unique …
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Environmental Social Work
Social work has been ‘defined’ as a profession of many faces; an art and a science, whose knowledge base is eclectic. The increasing incidence of …
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Social and Caring Professions in European Welfare States
This is a book edited by 3 colleagues from the Department of Social Work at Umeå University, a city in the North of Sweden and …
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