The six month period from July to December 2014 has been a busy and very productive time. At the IFSW General Meeting in Melbourne the long tenure of John Ang […]
Asia and Pacific
IFSW Asia-Pacific Regional Newsletter
Information Type: NewsTopic: IFSW
This issue includes: Editorial Report from IFAP Regional President, Mariko Kimura Report from IFSW Regional Member-at-Large, Rose Henderson Report on IFSW Asia Pacific Meeting – Melbourne, Keynote Address by IFAP President at […]
A Bullet Through the Heart of a Social Worker
Information Type: NewsTopic: IFSW
By Dr Rory Truell, Secretary-General of the International Federation of Social Workers The 25th July started like any other day for the Abu Maria family. Hashem, 45, and his children […]
First Palestinian International Social Work Conference
Information Type: NewsTopic: Conference
The first Palestinian International Conference for Social Workers was held in Jerusalem and Bethlehem at the end of November. IFSW member The Palestine Union of Social Workers and Psychologists hosted […]
Sharing the challenges of social work education and practice in Nepal
Information Type: NewsTopic: IFSW, Social Work
The latest member to join IFSW, the Social Workers’ Association Nepal (SWAN) and Nepal School of Social Work had a joint meeting with the Norwegian Union of Social Educators and […]
Nepal joins IFSW
Information Type: NewsTopic: IFSW
The International Federation of Social Workers is delighted that Nepal has joined this week as a full member. The application was made by The Social Work Association of Nepal […]
Social work in Myanmar: a slow and difficult birth
Information Type: NewsTopic: Education
Two British social work educators are invited to Myanmar to offer a short course in social work training. Read of their experiences in the International Guardian Hub – an IFSW Media Partnership.
Public statement by the Japanese Coordinating Body for IFSW, concerning the humanitarian disaster currently taking place in Gaza
Information Type: NewsTopic: Conflict
We, the Japanese social workers who belong to the Japanese Coordinating Body for IFSW (International Federation of Social Workers), make the following statement, based on the values and ethics of […]
Public statement by IFSW Asia Pacific Regional President and Member-at-Large concerning the humanitarian disaster currently taking place in Gaza
Information Type: NewsTopic: ConflictWe affirm the public statement from IFSW and support the United Nations position on Gaza. We live in the Asia Pacific Region with numerous languages, cultures, religions and races, and […]
Statement of the Israeli Union of Social Workers – Histadrut on the situation in Gaza
Information Type: NewsTopic: Conflict
War is always horrible and it is a lose-lose situation. Social workers rarely create the situations in which we intervene; we react to people’s needs at any given time. In […]
Statement of Latin American and Caribbean IFSW about the killing of civilians in the Gaza Strip
Information Type: NewsTopic: ConflictSocial workers of the Latin America and Caribbean of the International Federation of Social Workers defend human rights, democracy and fight for social justice, so we declare contrary to the […]
International Surrogacy – meeting the needs of children or adults? A call for international action to safeguard children’s best interest
Information Type: NewsTopic: ChildrenIFSW condemns the actions of the Australian couple who abandoned Gammy, the twin born through an international surrogacy arrangement in Thailand. It calls on the international community to address the […]
IFSW Statement on Palestine / Israel
Information Type: StatementTopic: ConflictThe purpose of making this statement is to set out social work principles and practices that will contribute to the local and international debates and hopefully provide some useful insights […]
On World Social Work Day, Call for the Unconditional Release of Social Worker Abdulwahab Hussain
Information Type: NewsTopic: Human RightsIssued by Ruth Stark, IFSW Human Rights Commissioner: In February 2011, thousands of Bahrainis took the streets to peacefully call for democracy, freedom, and political reforms as part of a broader […]
Social Work in Yemen – from Strength to Strength
Information Type: NewsTopic: World Social Work DayIFSW Secretary-General, Dr Rory Truell congratulates The General Union for Sociologists, Social Workers and Psychologists in Yemen for their significant programme of development: being launched on World Social Work Day […]
Social Work in the Typhoon Affected Areas of the Philippines: A Call to the International Social Work Community
Information Type: News, Website/Useful LinkTopic: Social Work, DisasterHosted by the Philippines Association of Social Workers, the Secretary-General of The International Federation of Social Workers (IFSW), Dr. Rory Truell, visited the areas affected by Typhoon Yolanda last November. […]
Newsletter from the Asia-Pacific Region
Information Type: NewsTopic: IFSWThe IFSW Asia Pacific region has produced a new exciting newsletter. Read it here
Social Workers at the forefront of Philippine recovery
Information Type: NewsTopic: DisasterAfter the recent catastrophe in the Philippines, the IFSW Secretariat spoke with the Philippine Association of Social Workers, Inc (PASWI) and asked how can the International Social Work Community […]
Message from President Gary Bailey on the devastation in the Philippines
Information Type: NewsTopic: DisasterDear Colleagues- The images are of the devastation in the Philippines is both shocking and devastating to watch. Our hearts go out to the thousands of people whose lives have been […]
Tribute to Anthony Tan (Malaysia) – international social worker and inspiration behind COSW
Information Type: NewsTopic: IFSW13 November 1948 – 29 September 2013 IFSW is sad to report the death of Anthony Tan in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, on 29 September 2013. Anthony served on the world […]