The IFSW’s United Nations Asia Pacific Representative, Dr Sebastian Cordoba addressed the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP)’s Committee for Social Development Sixth Session […]
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IFSW addressing the UN ESCAP Committee for Social Development
Information Type: NewsTopic: IFSWJordanian Association of Social Work || الجمعية الأردنية للعمل الاجتماعي
Name of the President: Mr Ashraf Albkour Number of members: 37 Year when the Association was established: December 2016 Year when the Association joined IFSW: 2020 Statutes Jordanian Association for […]
Republic of Congo, Jordan and Mexico join IFSW
Information Type: NewsTopic: Membership, IFSW
The International Federation of Social Workers is delighted to announce that we have three new country-level members! The following organisations have had their applications for Full IFSW Membership approved unanimously […]
Social Workers in Lebanon Respond After Explosion
Information Type: NewsTopic: Disaster, IFSW
Samar Boulos, President of the Association des Assistants Sociaux Liban (IFSW member, the National Association of Social Worker in Lebanon) has launched a call for social workers to volunteer to […]
Global Agenda 4th Report Published
Information Type: NewsTopic: IFSW, Social Work
‘Human relationships are the engine of social development’ says global report The fourth and final report on the first decade of The Global Agenda for Social Work and Social Development […]
IFSW Asia pacific Newsletter July 2020
Information Type: NewsTopic: IFSWMessage from IFSW Asia Pacific President: As we prepare for our participation in the IFSW 2020 General Meeting and Conference, I am mindful of how much things have changed for […]
Hong Kong Association of Social Workers Issue Statement on Arrest of Social Worker
Topic: Human Rights
Grave concern about court judgment: Demand for social workers’ protection when performing humanitarian duties Lau Ka-tung, a registered social worker, was convicted today (17 June 2020) of impeding a police […]
Iran. Second report from Iran Association of Social Workers on COVID-19 activities
Information Type: NewsTopic: Covid19, IFSW, Social Work
2nd Report from Iran Association of Social Workers for dealing with the situation caused by outbreak of COVID-19 Report PDF When a crisis happens, different fields should be able to […]
“The Role of Social Workers across ASEAN Countries in Response to COVID-19 Pandemic”
Information Type: NewsTopic: IFSW, Social Work, Covid19
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY FOR IFSW. WEBINAR International Series 2: “The Role of Social Workers across ASEAN Countries in Response to COVID-19 Pandemic”. Jakarta, May 20th 2020 According to John Hopkins Coronavirus […]
Philippines. PASW responses to Covid-19
Information Type: NewsTopic: Covid19, IFSW, Social Work, Membership
PASWI conducted series of FREE ONLINE SEMINARS for Social Workers Download the PASWI newsletter_pandemic season (1)
10th (2020) Chinese Annual Conference
Information Type: NewsTopic: IFSW, Membership
On May 7th, the 10th (2020) Chinese Annual Conference was held online in Beijing due to the restrictions to combat the coronavirus outbreak. Adhering to the tenet of “Spreading the […]
South Korea. Sharing Social Work activities to intervent during Covid-19
Information Type: NewsTopic: IFSW, Social Work, Membership, Covid19
Seoul, Republic of Korea. 12th of May 2020 We would like to share the activities of the Korean social work related to Covid-19, which become pandemic all over the world. […]
Chinese Association of Social Workers Acknowledged for their role in the fight Against COVID-19
Information Type: NewsTopic: IFSW, Membership
During the Chinese Association of Social Workers annual meeting held today video messages were conveyed to the meeting by Rory Truell, IFSW Secretary-General, Rose Henderson IFSW Asia-Pacific President and Irene […]
Philippines. Request of the PASW to the Department of Interior and Local Government
Information Type: NewsTopic: Social Work, Membership, Covid19, IFSW
This request of the Philippine Association of Social Workers Association, Inc. (PASWI), represented y its President, Rosauro R. Luntayao, refers to the seeking the assistance of this Department relative to […]
Radio New Zealand interview with Rory Truell: social work through the pandemic
Information Type: NewsTopic: Social Work, Covid19As Secretary-General of The International Federation of Social Workers, New Zealander Rory Truell leads an organisation responsible for representing and supporting five million professional social workers in 141 countries worldwide. […]
Yemen. The working paper about the role of YGUSSWP to confront of COVID-19
Information Type: NewsTopic: Social Work, Membership, Covid19, IFSW
YGUSSWP Has working hard in the first line to support quarantine centers by NFIs and conducted 5 RNA for the quarantine centers in Sana’a Gov. the NFIs provided by YGUSSWP […]
COVID-19 Response from Singapore Association of Social Workers
Information Type: StatementTopic: DisasterBackground COVID-19 has caught the world by a mighty storm. As on 18 April, the number of confirmed COVID-19 infections worldwide is more than 2 million with nearly 150,000 deaths […]
Asia Pacific Social Work Conference 2019 Report
Information Type: NewsTopic: ConferenceIndia Network of Professional Social Workers’ Associations (INPSWA) in collaboration with Dept. of Psychiatric Social Work, NIMHANS and Dept. of Sociology & Social Work, CHRIST ( Deemed to be University […]
Iran. A research during COVID-19 pandemic in Iran
Information Type: NewsTopic: Membership, Covid19, IFSW, Social Work
Research leaded by Iran Association of Social Workers board member, suggested women and young adults feel more anxious during COVID-19 outbreak The consequences of pandemics such as COVID-19 are not […]