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with the main focus on role of NGOs.

Strengthening the human resource capacity of social services to protect women and children in Kazakhstan and the important role of the social work profession in achieving the SDGs

On October 14, 2024, in the framework of the 79th session of the UN General Assembly Third Committee, the “National Alliance of Professional Social Workers” (NAPSW) held an important side-event on “Strengthening the human resource capacity of social services to protect women and children in Kazakhstan and the important role of the social work profession in achieving the SDGs”.

The event was organized to establish partnerships between the National Alliance of Professional Social Workers of Kazakhstan and the National Association of Social Workers and leading schools of social work in the United States.

During the event, key steps and recommendations were developed for the development of social work in Kazakhstan, which is an important tool for the implementation of the political agenda. In addition, the recommendations of the UN Committees on the Republic of Kazakhstan were studied, and the results obtained will further help in the formation of the next Human Rights Plan.

This event was organized by the government of Kazakhstan, in collaboration with the National Alliance of Professional Social workers and the Permanent Mission of the Republic of Kazakhstan to the United Nations.

The event was attended by the UN and IFSW representatives, diplomats, experts from Central Asia and the United States, as well as representatives of NGOs. The moderator was Dinara Yessimova, PhD in Social Work, Scientific Coordinator of the SOLID project in Kazakhstan, Executive Director of the National Alliance of Professional Social Workers.

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Posted on Oct 21, 2024.
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