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Last week countries met at the International Federation of Social Workers (IFSW) two-yearly General Meeting, with BASW representing the UK. Our chair Gerry Nosowska shares some highlights.

Turkey is engaging in the same behaviour as the Russian state's brutal invasion of Ukraine, and we again urge President Erdogan and the Turkish government to return to the negotiating table to find a peaceful solution.

People are now forced to make impossible choices between paying bills or feeding their families. We are calling on the UK Government to take action.

Parliamentarians along with Future Social Care Coalition core members and partners will call for a fair deal for social care at this high-level roundtable on 6th June 2022.

On 21st June 2022 the Working Group on Equal Protection of Children Against Assault will share their views in Parliament and discuss banning corporal punishment of children in England.

Ukraine and other wars, latest BASW action, creating new guidance, experiences of social work across borders (IFSW report) and Roma in Ukraine

This year’s awareness campaign runs from May 9-22 and it showcases the commitment, passion, and dedication of foster carers.

Ruth Allen and Gerry Nosowska reflect on the release of Out of the Shadows, the first book to be published focusing on the role of UK social workers in disasters

Kerri Prince, Public and Political Affairs Lead, provides an update from Westminster.