Social workers' role in promoting a new ecological society world

New initiative: Social workers' role in promoting a new ecological society world

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In 2022, the World Social Workers' Federation passed a new initiative: "The role of social workers in promoting the new ecological society world" (hereinafter referred to as "Initiative"). The International Social Works Federation pointed out that the world is facing an unprecedented society and environmental crisis: climate change, major epidemic diseases, continuous inequality, lack of consensus in international political level, and intensified conflict. The sharp increase in emotional and ecological challenges has a profound impact on people and their communities.

The new crown epidemic has caused huge pain to humans, especially for the poor people and vulnerable groups, it exposes the inequality of social, healthy and economic inequality.

The "Initiative" aims to build a new ecological social world together to ensure that it will establish a sustainable and fair world for all mankind and every generation.

2022 World Social Work Federation Conference

The "Initiative" fully affirmed the following points:

1. Expand the human rights policy of the Social Workers' Federation in 1996 and the 2014 globalization and environmental policy;

2. Clarify and support the development of social workers' associations on the basis of building a new ecological society world on the basis of the overall human rights framework;

3. Call for governments to take specific actions and effective measures to ensure the establishment of a more sustainable and fair world.

The "Initiative" pointed out that with the urgent needs of a new ecological society world and the development of the global mass movement, the participation of global social workers is also increasing. With the increasingly serious crisis of climate change, major epidemic, environmental destruction, conflict, and global inequality (including the lack of social protection systems), it has weakened human rights and environmental rights. This has made social workers play a key role in solving many problems Essence

Driven by the knowledge, professional ethics and values ​​of social workers, social workers respectively and support the mutual benefit relationship with the community through participation and supporting different communities to promote human rights, economic, environmental and social justice.

Through the participation of micro and macro, policies and practical levels, social workers jointly establish partnerships, create opportunities, support and establish social practice of sustainable development, and commit to establishing a new ecological society to protect the rights of everyone. No one was abandoned. Regardless of social workers who work in the community or the government, they jointly designed and established social, protecting the environment, and developing policies to fight a complex crisis.

The "Initiative" states that the world needs new policies, social contracts, and practice to promote cooperation and establish security and confidence for human sustainable development. The social work industry is an important community and partner of global actions, regions and global development strategies.

The "Initiative" proposes that ecological and social methods require actions in the five aspects of sustainable development, namely people, earth, prosperity, peace and cooperation. The International Society Workers' Federation expanded these contents:

people. According to the core of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGS), "no one is abandoned" must be the core of all government decisions to ensure the human rights of all people. The Federation of the International Commissioning Federation realized that in order to realize their rights, we need to protect dignity and respect for others.

Earth. Ecological and social methods recognize that humans are part of the ecosystem, and the well -being of humans and the environment is interrelated. Climate action must give priority to the opinions and suggestions of people around the world. The International Society Federation and Global Social Workers respect local wisdom and adhere to equal cooperation to achieve the goal of the ecological society world.

Prosperity. Social economic structure, practice and lifestyle must be criticized critical. The Federation of the International Society of the International Corporation will continue to promote the understanding of the meaning of "prosperity" and transform from simple economic growth to the sustainable development of society. Only in this way can the global economy develop in a more sustainable, more inclusive and fair direction.

Peace. Ecological and social methods are bottom -up, that is, compared to global fairness, peace, and sustainable development, personal interests are secondary. According to the context of "global citizens", countries should adhere to the principles of mutual respect, create a world of respect for cultural diversity, and create the foundation for sustainable development and peace.

Cooperation. The United Nations Sustainable Development Objects (SDGS) calls for strengthening the spirit of global unity. For social workers, cooperation begins to respect differences and diversity, with fairness as the center, and promotes cooperation by listening and understanding each other. The International Society Workers' Federation will promote knowledge interoperability and insight sharing, work in cooperation, and provide solutions for sustainable development.

Chairman of the World Social Work Federation, Joahmm Monba

The "Initiative" emphasizes that the international community workers will work hard to achieve the following goals:

l Jointly design and build global emergency actions to implement five aspects of sustainable development goals: people, earth, prosperity, peace and cooperation.

l Promote that the government and other major interest groups acknowledge that social workers are key partners of this global action and have the role of as transformers.

l to include the principles of the new ecological society into social work education.

l transforms the social protection system after the reactive system into an ahead prevention system.Provide the community to support the community before the occurrence of natural disasters, environmental degradation and major epidemic, so that they have the ability to better resist sudden disasters.l to solve the current and historical injustice.

l Establish partnership and allies.Cooperate with local communities to determine the establishment of a fair and sustainable development goal.

l is led by the government and related associations to formulate policies and directly practice the ecological and social initiative of the overall human rights framework.

l By creating a sustainable economic system and environmental system, poverty is completely eliminated without letting a person fall.

Published in the seventh issue of "Society and Charity" magazine 2022.

Editor in charge: Shi Ce

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