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IFSW News
IFSW News
01.02.12
06.12.11
Recently IFSW wrote to the Hungarian Prime Minister to express our deep concern over the arrest of a Hungarian social worker who was demonstrating against antipoor...
09.11.11
Berne, 08.11.2011
To President Schmitt
To Prime Minister Orban
Dear Sirs
Re: Social inclusion, social justice and social work intervention:
Dumpster...
31.10.11
On the 26th of October IFSW and the Social Work and Health Inequalities Network (SWHIN) joined forces to met with a world leader in the promotion of social...
25.10.11
New main UN representative Prof. Decha Sungkawan (3rd from right), Prof. Apinya Wechayachai, President of the Social Work Association of Thailand (1st from the ...
19.10.11
Anthony Cole from Kingston University, United Kingdom, has commenced an internship to investigate the feasibility of establishing a charity foundation to support...
02.09.11
19th August 2011
The European Region of the International Federation of Social Workers (IFSW) is pleased to announce the launch of a Charter of Rights for...
26.08.11
Christopher Chitereka: standing third from the right
Christopher Chitereka sadly died of a stroke on the morning of Saturday August 20th 2011. On Monday ...
22.07.11
Member organisations are requested to inform their members that IFSW will be producing a digital book available by memory stick for the Stockholm Conference in July...
20.07.11
It is not long since the Great East Japan earthquake, the tsunami, and the resulting nuclear crisis had a crippling effect on the people of Japan. Indeed, it was...
18.07.11
In November 2009, the UN General Assembly declared July 18th "Nelson Mandela International Day" in recognition of his contribution to the culture of peace and...
30.06.11
Berne, Switzerland (June 25, 2011). Gary Bailey, MSW, ACSW, President, The International Federation of Social Workers (IFSW) announces that the IFSW Executive...
21.04.11
The 2011 Earth Day will be celebrated on April 22, 2011. The United Nations refers to the day as International Mother Earth Day.This will be the 41st anniversary of...
11.03.11
Dear IFSW Members in Japan:
The images and stories coming to us of the earthquake and tsunami are devastating to watch and shocking. Many of us within the IFSW...
08.03.11
In 1975, during International Women's Year, the United Nations began celebrating 8 March as International Women's Day. Two years later, in December 1977, the ...
31.01.11
IFSW expresses grave concern over the shocking murder of David Kato, a prominent gay activist and human rights defender in Uganda and urges the Government of ...
14.01.11
The information overload in today’s technologically fastpaced world tends to produce short memories. So it might surprise people to know that it’s only been a year...
12.01.11
IFSW President Gary Bailey has been honoured to be one of the most 20 influential social work professor in the United States. His achievements as Associate ...
23.12.10
IFSW is delighted that President Barack Obama announced on Thursday, 16th December 2010 that the United States will reverse course and support a United Nations...
29.11.10
25 November 2010
The West Coast region has a total pop of around 30,000 so this is huge loss for the population.
The signs were never very hopeful as a coal...
20.10.10
It is with great sadness that we bid farewell to Catherine Chuard, who died on the 19th of August 2010 at the age of 79 years.
Catherine Chuard was the Secretary...
20.10.10
" Poverty is the worst form of violence" Mahatma Ghandi
In recognition of World Day to Overcome Extreme Poverty (October 17) IFSW is challenging social workers...
18.10.10
Application review process begins 13/12/2010; search targeted for conclusion by April 2011 with a start date of June 2011.
A cover letter and resume should be...
11.10.10
On the World Day against the Death Penalty the International Federation of Social Workers (IFSW) urges all nations to abolish the Death Penalty. The Federation...
30.09.10
Katherine A. Kendall celebrated her 100th birthday on Saturday, September 25, at her residence in Mitchville Maryland in the US.
One of CSWE’s founding members,...
22.09.10
Chuseok is one of the year's most important traditional Korean holidays. It is celebrated on the 15th day of the eighth lunar month. Chuseok is often referred to as...
21.09.10
The theme for World Alzheimer's Day? 2010 is 'Dementia. It's time for action!'
The International Federation of Social Workers joins those around the world who...
20.09.10
Yom Kippur, also know as the Day of Atonement begins at sundown Friday as Jews began observing the start of the holiest day of the Jewish calendar, the 25 hours of...
20.09.10
Gary Bailey, MSW, ACSW, President of the International Federation of Social Workers (IFSW), today called upon world leaders as they prepared for the Millennium...
16.09.10
It is with great pleasure that the International Federation of Social Workers joined with NGO's and others from around the world in an attempt to advance the rights...
13.09.10
From Fiona Roberson:
30/9/2010
Three weeks post earthquake and I live in essentially the same city but parts are not the same. Damaged buildings have been...
10.09.10
9th September 2010
From Richard Hugman, Chair IFSW Ethics Commission:
“There have been important developments in Vietnam. Since the Government of Vietnam...
07.09.10
As the holiday of Rosh Hashanah, the beginning of the Jewish New Year, draws near it is common to reflect on the past year and look towards the beginning of a new...
10.08.10
IFSW joins in wishing well so many in the world as they prepare to celebrate the Muslim holiday of Ramadan.Observed by more than one billion Muslims around the ...
09.08.10
By resolution 49/214 of 23 December 1994, the General Assembly decided to celebrate the International Day of the World's Indigenous People on 9 August every year...
04.08.10
The Council on Social Work Education (CSWE) has appointed IFSW President Gary Bailey as a member of the CSWE Commission on Global Social Work Education effective...
26.07.10
The International Federation of Social Workers in Hong Kong at its General Meeting in June 2010 approved an updated Policy on the Women. IFSW is pleased that on 2...
24.07.10
IFSW is proud to have joined with other leading global entities in endorsing the Vienna Declaration. The declaration was initiated by the International Centre for...
14.07.10
The International Federation of Social Workers is deeply shocked and saddened by the two attacks which occurred in Kampala on an evening that should have been an...
01.07.10
June 30th, 2010
It was announced today in Sydney Australia that Imelda Dodds has been appointed as the new Chief Executive Officer of the NSW Trustee and...
28.06.10
21 June 2010
An ambitious global process to develop and promote a global action agenda for social work and social development was endorsed by the 3 leading...
25.06.10
The photo contest organised in conjunction with the Joint World Conference in Hong Kong in JUne recently, produced no winning entry due to technical difficulties...
22.06.10
The biennial General Meeting of the International Federation of Social Workers ended in Hong Kong on Wednesday 18th June 2010 with the election of Gary Bailey (USA)...
12.06.10
A new Human Rights Website has been released by IFSW and IASSW during the 2010 Joint World Conference in Hong Kong. The Human Rights Website provides practical...
12.06.10
IFSW activity is being showcased in a number of activities at the world conference on social work and social development in Hong Kong.
All the preconference...
12.06.10
‘Social workers around the world are very angry to see social budgets being cut to as a result of the bank bailouts of recent years’, said David N Jones, IFSW...
11.06.10
June 10, 2010
The world conference of social work and social development opened in Hong Kong on 10 June with a commitment by the 3 global organisations...
06.06.10
Social work and social development community prepares to meet in Hong Kong
More than 2,500 Social workers from more than 110 countries are preparing to travel to...
03.06.10
U.N. SecretaryGeneral Ban Kimoon on Monday urged all states to sign up to the International Criminal Court and rejected criticism the body was a court only for...
03.06.10
IFSW welcomes new UN online discussion forum to rethink the relationship between economic and social policy as social workers prepare to gather in Hong Kong for a...
22.04.10
Dr. Robin Sakina Mama, Professor and Dean at Monmouth University School of Social Work and one of the IFSW Representatives to the United Nations, has been honoured...
09.04.10
Dear Colleagues,
Recent statements by the Uganda National Association of Social Workers in relation to proposed legislation in that country have led to an...
09.04.10
IFSW President, Dr David N Jones, spent one week visiting China in November 2009, staying in the two cities of Beijing and Shanghai. He was the guest of the ...
30.03.10
Helen Clark of the United Nations calls on social workers to speak up and get involved with the UN agendas and to challenge inequality and injustice.
‘There are...
29.03.10
‘The proposals before the Ugandan Parliament concerning homosexuality and gay rights are a violation of international human rights conventions and should be...
03.03.10
Laura Acotto, IFSW President for Latin America and the Caribbean, and David N Jones, IFSW President have sent messages of condolences and support to social workers...
15.01.10
The community of social workers around the world conveys their deepest sympathy and solidarity to all those affected by the earthquake in Haiti. We know that so ...
18.12.09
IFSW invites applications for this prestigious award from social work students or recently professionally qualified social workers active in their social work...
10.12.09
Human Rights Day is celebrated annually across the world on 10 December.
The date was chosen to honour the United Nations General Assembly's adoption and...
07.12.09
IFSW’s Secretary General will take early retirement from 1 January 2010. He will be on vacation in December 2009 and therefore has effectively stopped working for...
01.12.09
Started on 1st December 1988, World AIDS Day is about raising money, increasing awareness, fighting prejudice and improving education. The World AIDS Day theme for...
10.11.09
IFSW President, David N Jones, visited Hong Kong on 2 5 November to meet the team working on the 2010 global social work conference and to contribute to the...
27.09.09
El Colegio de Asistentes Sociales de Chile y el Comité MERCOSUR de Trabajo Social invitaba al XV Congreso Nacional del Colegio de Asistentes Sociales de Chile y al...
22.09.09
Northampton, UK 23 September 2009
I am very pleased to send this short greeting to the Aotearoa New Zealand Association of Social Workers and to all social...
19.08.09
IFSW and the Philippine Association of Social Workers have been shocked by the murder of former PASWI President, Finardo G. Cabilao, who was working as a social...
25.07.09
IFSW President, Dr David N Jones, has been awarded a doctorate in social work by Warwick University after a period of research and study lasting for 10 years. His...
19.07.09
I am very pleased to send this short greeting to the Japanese Social Care Services Association and to all Japanese social workers on Japanese Social Workers' Day...
01.06.09
There could be 200 million “climate refugees” by 2050, according to new policy paper by the International Organization for Migration , depending on the degree of...
12.05.09
'The International Federation of Social Workers warmly welcomes the appointment of Ms. Marta Santos Pais by the United Nations SecretaryGeneral as his Special...
29.04.09
'Social workers around the world will perform a crucial role in responding to the anticipated swine flu pandemic', said David N Jones, IFSW President on 29 April...
25.04.09
IFSW has played an increasingly active role in the work of UN Habitat. This included active participation in the NGO caucus at the Habitat Governing Council ...
21.04.09
A major earthquake hit region of Abruzzo in Italy on 6 April 2009. The disaster claimed at least 294 lives, left 1,500 injured and thousands have been made ...
07.04.09
World Health Day 2009 focuses on the safety of health facilities and the readiness of health workers who treat those affected by emergencies. Health centres and...
14.03.09
IFSW President David N Jones was in Helsinki Finland this week to join Talentia, the Finnish social work union, in their 60th birthday celebrations. Nicolai ...
11.03.09
David N Jones, IFSW President, launched the global series of events to celebrate World Social Work Day 2009 with a meeting with students and university staff at...
04.03.09
President David N Jones has taken a temporary role at Ofsted the UK Office for Standards in Education, Children's Services and Skills pending a wholesale...
06.02.09
Report from a Seminar on the Draft Guiding Principles on
“Extreme Poverty and Human Rights: the Rights of the Poor”
Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human...
06.02.09
IFSW sent the following letter to the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child January 30, 2009:
IFSW was pleased to give evidence to the Committee on 1 February...
14.01.09
The International Federation of Social Workers (IFSW) calls for immediate implementation of the ceasefire called for by the UN Security Council in the ongoing...
24.12.08
December 3,2008 was the occasion of The International Day of Persons with Disabilities which was celebrated at UN Headquarters New York. IFSW was represented by...
15.12.08
United Nations Commission for Social Development (CSW), 47th Session, February 4 13, 2009, New York.
Promoting Social Integration
The International Federation ...
09.12.08
The IFSW team was lead by the IFSW Senior Vice President, Mr. Charles Mbugua, and included Mr. John Ang, (IFSW President of Asia Pacific Region), Mr Xu Liugen (Vice...
09.12.08
Dignity And Justice For All Of Us
After two World Wars the Universal Declaration of Human Rights was the first international statement of respect for each person...
02.12.08
The International Day of Persons With Disabilities is a good time to remember that 2008 has been an important year for international human rights, as much for...
27.11.08
The concept of a World AIDS Day (WAD) originated at the 1988 World Summit of Ministers of Health and is observed on December 1st each year, coordinated by the World...
20.11.08
Children’s day happens every year, and in fact most countries around the world observe it since it was recommended by the UN General Assembly in 1954. Some ...
15.11.08
The International Day of Tolerance (November 16) has been celebrated since 1996, when the UN General Assembly invited member states to observe the day after an...
10.11.08
IFSW's former Regional President for Asia and Pacific, Justina Leung, has sent a message on behalf of the Federation to social work colleagues in Vietnam following...
28.10.08
The International Federation of Social Workers (IFSW) welcomes the World Health Report published by WHO this month. We note that the report critically assesses the...
08.09.08
"IFSW welcomes the decision of the Vietnamese Department of International Adoptions (DIA) to suspend the acceptance of new adoption dossiers with the United States...
08.09.08
The International Federation of Social Workers (IFSW) welcomes the report by the Commission on the Social Determinants of Health of the World Health Organization...
25.08.08
The biennial General Meeting of the International Federation of Social Workers is always held in association with the World Social Work Conference, this time in...
15.07.08
The 2008 IFSW Medal and Diploma in Memory of Andrew MouravieffApostol goes to two candidates, Professor Carlos Eroles from Argentina and Terry Bamford from the...
11.06.08
IFSW is sad to report the death of our former President Gayle Gilchrist James who died on 30th May 2008 after a long and courageous journey living with cancer.
...
20.05.08
IFSW has sent the following statement to the China Association of Social Workers:
The community of social workers around the world are thinking of China at this...
10.04.08
Be a part of this competition by entering a photo that captures the theme of Social Work: Making a World of Difference.
A panel of Social Workers will shortlist ...
03.04.08
SUMMARY OF MAIN SPEECHES
900 social workers and students gathered at the United Nations on Monday 31 March to mark the 25th anniversary of the annual social work...
07.03.08
Social Work Day at the UN is a gathering place for people around the world who are working to make a difference. For 25 years students, practitioners, and educators...
03.03.08
The International Federation of Social Workers (IFSW) welcomes the recent development in Kenya towards national unity and cooperation after a very difficult period...
28.02.08
‘ESSENTIAL ROLE OF SOCIAL WORK IMPLEMENTING THE UN CONVENTION ON THE RIGHTS OF THE CHILD’
IFSW MEETS THE UN COMMITTEE ON THE RIGHTS OF THE CHILD
The UN Committee...
12.02.08
The UN Commission on the Status of Women recently concluded its 52nd Session in New York as a followup to the Fourth World Conference on Women and to the...
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