A Bullet Through the Heart of a Social Worker
Hashem Abu Maria, 45, pictured with his daughter By Dr Rory Truell, Secretary-General of the International Federation of Social Workers The 25th July started like …
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First Palestinian International Social Work 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 …
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Sharing the challenges of social work education and practice in Nepal
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 …
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Nepal joins IFSW
Social workers providing community education in Sunsari District in the eastern development region of Nepal The International Federation of Social Workers is delighted that …
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Social work in Myanmar: a slow and difficult birth
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 …
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Public statement by the Japanese Coordinating Body for IFSW, concerning the humanitarian disaster currently taking place in Gaza
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 …
Read morePublic statement by IFSW Asia Pacific Regional President and Member-at-Large concerning the humanitarian disaster currently taking place in Gaza
We affirm the public statement from IFSW and support the United Nations position on Gaza. We live in the Asia Pacific Region with numerous languages, …
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Statement of the Israeli Union of Social Workers – Histadrut on the situation in Gaza
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 …
Read moreStatement of Latin American and Caribbean IFSW about the killing of civilians in the Gaza Strip
Social workers of the Latin America and Caribbean of the International Federation of Social Workers defend human rights, democracy and fight for social justice, so …
Read moreInternational Surrogacy – meeting the needs of children or adults? A call for international action to safeguard children’s best interest
IFSW condemns the actions of the Australian couple who abandoned Gammy, the twin born through an international surrogacy arrangement in Thailand. It calls on the …
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