Those with intellectual and physical resources should utilise them to assist those less well equipped. Social work's engagement with the disadvantaged is a reflection of that responsibility. No person or collective body has the right to engage in any activity, including propaganda, to incite war, hostility, hatred, bigotry or violence, contrary to the institution and maintenance of human rights. Peace and Non-Violence Peace is more than the absence of organised conflict. It is the goal of achieving harmony with self and with others.
Social workers are committed to the pursuit of non-violence.
Their experience in conflict resolution teaches that mediation and arbitration are effective instruments to overcome seemingly irreconcilable differences. Non-violence does not mean passivity in the face of injustice. Social workers will resist and exercise non-violent pressure for change, but will not engage in acts of violence in the course of their professional activity. Social workers devote its energies to constructive efforts to achieve social justice. The Environment Humankind has trusteeship responsibility for the care of the planet.