International Association of Schools of Social Work (IASSW) stand in solidarity with our colleagues and endorse the statement released by EASSW on the detention of 27 academics by the Turkish Government. REGARDING THE DETENTION OF 27 ACADEMICS BY THE TURKISH GOVERNMENT It is with great concern that we heard about the recent detention of 27 academics...
IASSW condemns the terrorist attack on the Bacha Khan University in North West Pakistan We Board members of International Association of Schools of Social Work (IASSW) strongly condemn the cowardly terrorist attack by heavily armed Taliban militants on the students and faculty in the prestigious Bacha Khan University in northwest Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province. Media reports...
COP 21 and ‘The Paris Agreement’: The Promise of a Legally Binding Agreement on Climate Change Lena Dominelli attended the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) Conference of the Parties (COP) or COP21 meeting in Paris, France, representing social work for the International Association of Schools of Social Work (IASSW). COP21 ran...
Project Funding − Call for Proposals IASSW Grants for Projects in Social Work Education IASSW invites proposals for projects, designed to advance social work education internationally. Grants of up to USD 4.000 are available for proposals that can be expected to contribute to the implementation of the IASSW Mission Statement, and to the enhancement...
Catalysing Global Action to Eliminate Stigma and Discrimination in Health Care Geneva, 10 – 11 November 2015 Meeting Statement September 2015 marked the transition from one era of global health and development to the next. Seventeen Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) were adopted by world leaders setting a vision for sustainable development grounded in international human...
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UNFCCC: Side events in Paris from IASSW and EASSW and French Colleague For details click here; PARIS COP 21 011215_programme_V19_franco_anglais in pdf (1)
Call for Papers: Social Work and HIV/AIDS A joint publication between the International Association of Schools of Social Work and UNAIDS Social workers have been at the forefront of HIV work in virtually every nation and region since the beginning of the pandemic over 30 years ago. This is not surprising since HIV has disproportionately...
Message by Vimla V. Nadkarni, President of International Association of Schools of Social Work (IASSW) condemning the terrorist attacks on civilians in Paris: We are deeply shocked and strongly condemn the terrorist attacks on civilians in Paris that took place this morning. We pray for the early recovery of those injured and commiserate with all...
