BE AWARE OF A NEW SPAM MESSAGE!
A new spam email is going around claiming to be from the WFD (or actually from the World Deaf Organisation). Please be aware that this email is not true. Please ignore this email message and don’t send any money or your contact details to this person.
The World Federation of the Deaf (WFD) is an international non-governmental
organisation representing approximately 70 million Deaf people worldwide. It is
estimated that more than 80 percent of these 70 million live in developing
countries, where authorities are rarely familiar with their needs or desires.
Recognised by the United Nations (UN) as their spokes-organisation, WFD works
closely with the UN and its various agencies in promoting the human rights of
Deaf people in accordance with the principles and objectives of the UN Charter,
the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and other general acts and
recommendations of the UN and its specialised agencies. When necessary, WFD
uses special, legal or administrative measures to ensure that Deaf people in
every country have the right to preserve their own sign languages,
organisations, and cultural and other activities. Most important among WFD
priorities are Deaf people in developing countries; the right to sign language;
and equal opportunity in all spheres of life, including access to education and
information.
Updated 6 June 2008 |