IASSW initially set up the Disaster Intervention, Climate Change, and Sustainability Committee in 2010, following the failure of the UNFCCC COP meeting in Copenhagen in 2009. Its aim was to prepare policies, materials and inputs into the United Nations’ discussions on climate change and other disasters.
Now, it has contributed to understanding and addressing the impact of COVID-19, the novel corona virus that has spread to 180 countries across the world endangering lives and economic development. For this new crisis, the Committee would like to hear from you and learn how you have contributed to dealing with the crisis in your school, community and family. Please contact the Committee Chair, Lena Dominelli by email at lena.dominelli@stir.ac.uk Social distancing can still include communicating with and sharing our stories with one another. The human spirit, kindness, compassion and solidarity will defeat the corona virus! Social workers have these characteristics in abundance. Let us share this optimistic message with those we encounter virtually or otherwise.
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World Health Organization Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) Pandemic All details are here: https://www.who.int/emergencies/diseases/novel-coronavirus-2019 WHO Health Alert brings COVID-19 facts to billions via WhatsApp Updated 27 March 2020 WHO has launched a dedicated messaging services in Arabic, English, French and Spanish with partners WhatsApp and Facebook to keep people safe from coronavirus. This easy-to-use messaging service has…
Support from University College for Applied Science (HOGENT) to frontline workers fighting COVID-19 in Belgium Prepared by: Femke Dewulf University College for Applied Science (HOGENT), Belgium Last week, some employees of the FTI lab (Fashion and Textiles Innovation Lab) of HOGENT started developing various prototypes of mouth masks for UZ hospital in Ghent…
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Sharing Our Stories: Making Visible Social Work’s Contribution to the COVID-19 Outbreak Dear members of IASSW and friends of social work, We hope you are all well, even if you are dealing with the unprecedented demands of COVID-19 on our families, friends, communities and service users. The corona virus has now penetrated virtually every…
Social Work in Times of the COVID-19 Pandemic – 18 March 20 Social Work Advice COVID-19