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Out of the ashes of war, economic crisis, nuclear disasters and tsunamis comes social change. The social work profession has always acted with a sense of duty and a responsibility in working with people through change and towards new and better futures. We are again at one of those moments of international change, as global values need to be reconsidered, beyond the pandemic. This will require social work educators and practitioners to develop our understanding and use of the current Global Agenda theme, Ubuntu. It is a philosophy extended to us by our African colleagues that can help us to address more constructively issues of social justice in our societies. In developing the next theme of the Global Agenda, the International Federation of Social Workers (IFSW), with partners who include educators, policy influencers, the United Nations (UN) Research Institute for Social Development, community leaders and other international nongovernmental organisations (INGOs), is already in a global conversation on co-building the vision for a new eco-social world. We emphasise new global values which build trust, security and sustainability for all peoples. It is a conversation that needs to

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Publisher

SAGE Publications

Published

2021

Language

EN

Field

Social Sciences