ICSW 32nd Global Conference on Social Welfare, Brasilia, Brazil 2006

The final report of the ICSW 2006 global conference held in Brasilia can now be accessed. Available for immediate download, the conference's final report. You can also obtain speeches provided by selected presenters by clicking on the names below.

Hans van Ewijk, ICSW Regional President Europe: Citizenship and the Eradication of Poverty (86 KB)

At the recent ICSW Global Conference in Brasilia there were five special ICSW workshops. The overall theme of the workshops was civil society involvement in and contribution to poverty reduction and social inclusion. Related to the theme are the structures and processes that civil society needs to influence poverty reduction at both national and regional level. On the site are presentations by Timo Voipio, Senior Adviser on Global Social Policy at the Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland, Gerry Fox Special Adviser to ICSW and by representatives of The Finnish National Committee of ICSW and the Tanzania Council of Social Development.

Overview:

• A series of five workshops on civil society involvement in and contribution to poverty reduction and social inclusion (53 KB)

Workshop 1:

• Entry points for ICSW to promote Social Justice in national Poverty Reduction Strategy-processes (PDF) (465 KB)
• Entry points for ICSW to promote Social Justice in national Poverty Reduction Strategy-processes (PPT) (290 KB)

Workshop 2:

• Elements for Effective ICSW National Councils (109 KB)

Workshop 4:

• North – South Cooperation in the Field of Social Policy (PDF) (105 KB)
• North – South Cooperation in the Field of Social Policy (PPT) (108 KB)