(Co-sponsored by the Indonesian Ministry of Social Affairs and the Japanese Center for Social Welfare Promotion and National Examination via the Japanese Coordinating Body for IFSW Membership) Reports by the […]
Asia and Pacific
IFSW-AP/APASWE Regional Conference (APC23)
Information Type: NewsTopic: Conference, IFSWDate: October 20-24, 2015 Venue: Dusit Thani, Bangkok, Thailand Conference Program Reports IFSW-AP WORKSHOP Promoting Children’s Rights – Child Labor IFSW-AP Global Agenda Forum
IFSW-AP Newsletter
Information Type: NewsTopic: RepositoryIFSW-AP Newsletter (June, 2017) IFSW-AP Newsletter (June, 2016) IFSW-AP Newsletter (December, 2015) IFSW-AP Newsletter (June, 2015) IFSW-AP Newsletter (December, 2014)
Learning Forum on Psychosocial Support in Disaster Situations: The Roles and Skills of Social Workers in Asia-Pacific
Information Type: NewsTopic: Disaster
The Indonesian Association of Social Workers (ISPSI), the Indonesian Ministry of Social Affairs, and IFSW Asia-Pacific Region co-hosted the Learning Forum on Psychosocial Support in Disaster Situations: The Roles and […]
Palestinian Social Workers Stand Against Child Detention
Information Type: StatementTopic: Conflict, ChildrenIFSW is concerned by the continuing detention of Palestinian children in Israeli jails and this follows our previous Statement made on Human Rights Day in 2014, endorsing UNICEF’s call for Palestinian […]
IFSW Asia-Pacific Region Announces Forum on Psychosocial Support in Disaster Situations
Information Type: NewsTopic: DisasterIt had been acknowledged that social work has important roles in providing support for people affected by disaster. Psychosocial support is one of intervention that usually provided by social workers […]
Palestinian Social Work Led Programme ‘From Peace on the Home to Peace in the World’
Information Type: NewsTopic: Social Work
16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence Campaign November 25 – December 10 2015 “From Peace in the Home to Peace in the World: Make Education Safe for All! […]
India Joins IFSW
Information Type: NewsTopic: IFSW
IFSW Secretary-General, Rory Truell is delighted to announce that India has become a member of the Federation. “It has been a long standing wish of social workers from throughout […]
STATEMENT BY IFSW AGAINST ADMINISTRATIVE DETENTION OF OUR SOCIAL WORK COLLEAGUES IN ISRAELI PRISONS
Information Type: NewsTopic: Human RightsIFSW supports the call from the Palestinian Union of Social Workers and Psychologists (PUSWP) to end Administrative Detention which includes arrest and imprisonment without trial of Palestinians by the Israeli […]
Latest Newsletter from the IFSW Asia-Pacific Region
Information Type: NewsTopic: Social WorkThis issue includes: Editorial News Reports from IFAP Regional President, Mariko Kimura & IFSW Regional Member-at-Large, Rose Henderson Report on IFAP President’s Visits to Macau, Hong Kong and Mainland China […]
Nepalese Social Work Students Take Action
Information Type: NewsTopic: Disaster, Employment
Social work educators and students are working tirelessly providing critical services in the aftermath of the earthquakes in Nepal. Ms. Pradipta Kadambari, CEO of the Nepal Schools of Social Work […]
Nepal: Social Workers at Frontline – Update
Information Type: NewsTopic: Disaster
Since the Nepal earthquake struck on the 25th April social workers have been responding and engaging fully in the rescue and recovery efforts. Mr Om Krishna Shrestha, Secretary General of the Social Workers’ […]
Social Workers in Nepal Earthquake Rescue
Information Type: NewsTopic: Disaster
Social workers from The Social Work Association of Nepal (SWAN), educators and students are at the frontline of the rescue efforts in Kathmandu. Emailing IFSW, Om Krishna Shrestha, Secretary-General of […]
IFSW Regions Launch New Facebook Sites
Information Type: NewsTopic: IFSW
The IFSW ‘Asia-Pacific’ and ‘Latin America and Caribbean’ Regions have each launched new Facebook pages. This media forum will be extremely useful in keeping members and others informed on regional […]
Social Work Growing in Nepal
Information Type: NewsTopic: Social Work
By Dr Rory Truell, Secretary-General for The International Federation of Social Workers. Nepal is a country in transition and social workers are playing a significant role in advocating for rights-based […]
Social Work with the Wastepickers of Dhaka
Information Type: NewsTopic: Social Work
Dr Rory Truell, IFSW Secretary-General was invited by the Association of Social Workers Bangladesh to visit a number of their projects. This is his account of their work with the Wastepickers […]
Bangladeshi Social Workers Supporting Survivors of the Rana Plaza Building Collapse
Information Type: NewsTopic: Disaster, Social Work
In 2013 on the 24th of April, 5000 workers went to work in a building they knew well – The Rana Plaza. Workers at that building spend 16 hours a […]
SOLIDARIDAD CON EL PUEBLO DE BANGLADESH
Information Type: StatementTopic: Employment, Disaster
Los Trabajadores Sociales de la Región de América Latina y El Caribe se solidarizan con el pueblo de Bangladesh, en especial con los trabajadores de Rana Plaza que el […]
Message from IFSW Asia-Pacific Regional President: Priorities for the Region
Information Type: NewsTopic: IFSWI would like to express my appreciation to all the member associations of the AP region for supporting me to work as the new regional president. At the global level, […]
IFSW Asia –Pacific Statement on the Japanese hostages in Syria
Information Type: NewsTopic: Human RightsWe, International Federation of Social Workers Asia-Pacific Region feel strong indignation over the case of Japanese hostages in Syria. These atrocities can never be excused from any standpoint. Based on […]