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International and Human Rights
- The 2nd IFSW “Social Work: Making a World of Difference”
Photo Competition - 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 25 photos which will be exhibited at the International IFSW Conference in Salvador de Bahia, Brazil, August 16-19, 2008. There an International Panel will judge the final placings.
To enter send your photo with title and small description (no more than 15 words) to Veronica Marsman, 74 Forestglen Drive, Timberlea, Nova Scotia, Canada by the 30 June, 2008. Click here for more details. (5/06/08)
- It is estimated that there are at least 650 million persons with disabilities worldwide, of those, approximately 80 percent live in the developing countries of the world,” noted UN-Secretary General Ban’s spokesperson Marie Okabe.
In an effort to address this disparity, the Convention at the UN has adopted the first international treaty on human rights for persons with disabilities. For more information on this treaty, please click here: http://www.ifsw.org/en/p38001313.html (4/18/08)
- The summary report of the 25th Annual Social Work Day at the UN is available at the IFSW website: http://www.ifsw.org/en/p38001308.html
- This year marks the 25th anniversary of Social Work Day at the United Nations. The event was first arranged by the International Federation of Social Workers in 1983. Unfortunately the event is closed at this time. For further information please click here.
- Campaign Launches Child Labor Action Plan (03/21/2008)
- 19th World Conference of Social Work entitled “The Challenge of Ensuring Rights in a Global and Unequal Society,” will be held in Salavador, Bahia, Brazil from August 16 to 19, 2008. (03/21/2008)
- Peace Policy Toolkit - With the publication of this Peace Policy Toolkit, NASW continues an important component of
social work practice, since it directly addresses the need for social workers to be involved in
the public discourse about current wars, advocating for policies that build a more peaceful
world.
- International Day of Peace 2007 (9/17/07)
- Oppose Torture, Restore Justice
Day of Action to Restore Law
and Justice
June 26, 2007
“Human rights condenses into two words the struggle for dignity and fundamental freedoms which allow the full development of human potential” (International Federation of Social Workers, 1996). + more
- Human Trafficking and Modern Day Slavery (12/10/06)
- International Human Rights Day (12/10/06)
- Oppose Torture in Any Form (9/22/06)
- Stop Divisive Immigration Legislation (9/22/06)
- 2006 IFSW World Conference - NASW Presentations
IFSW World Conference Munich Germany - July 31, 2006
- ONE:
The Campaign to Make Poverty History
Join the Movement, End Hunger in the US and
Worldwide. Strengthen Citizen Advocacy on
Issues of Global Hunger, Poverty, and Disease.
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