SWSD 2026

SAVE THE DATE – SWSD 2026

Events

Nairobi, Kenya to Host 2026 World Conference on Social Work and Social Development

United Nations

"Families, Inequalities and Child Well-being.” UN International Day of Families (15 May 2026)

ICSW Elections

ICSW ELECTIONS 2026

United Nations

UN General Assembly Recognizes the Care Economy as a Pillar of Sustainable Development

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ICSW REGIONS NEWS

ICSW Europe

ICSW Europe Elections 2026

more regional news

NEWSLETTERS

Global Newsletter - May 2026

Urban planning, planning, AI and Citizen Participation

Global Newsletter - April 2026

Artificial Intelligence, Digital Vulnerability, and Social Work: The Challenges of Yesterday ́s Future

Europe Newsletters - 01/2026

Older Persons at the Centre: Celebrating a Milestone in the Journey Towards a UN Convention on the Rights of Older Persons

ICSW Manifesto

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Inclusive Social Transformation

The Global Agenda

The leadership of ICSW, the IASSW and the IFSW , have adopted the framework for Global Agenda for Social Work and Social Development 2020-2030.

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UN Consultative Status

ICSW & United Nations

For over half a century the International Council on Social Welfare (ICSW) has represented peak organisations in over seventy countries.

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Human right to social security

Social Protection

A socio-economic development policy concept encouraging countries to aim towards a universal standard of social protection coverage.

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ICSW Newsletter

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SAVE THE DATE – SWSD 2026

Nairobi, Kenya to Host 2026 World Conference on Social Work and Social Development

LATEST NEWS

"Families, Inequalities and Child Well-being.” UN International Day of Families (15 May 2026)

ICSW ELECTIONS 2026

UN General Assembly Recognizes the Care Economy as a Pillar of Sustainable Development

ICSW REGIONS NEWS

ICSW Europe Elections 2026

NEWSLETTERS

Urban planning, planning, AI and Citizen Participation

Artificial Intelligence, Digital Vulnerability, and Social Work: The Challenges of Yesterday ́s Future

Older Persons at the Centre: Celebrating a Milestone in the Journey Towards a UN Convention on the Rights of Older Persons

ICSW PUBLICATIONS

ICSW Manifesto

ENGAGEMENT

The Global Agenda

ICSW & United Nations

Social Protection

ICSW Newsletter

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About ICSW