United Nations Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD Committee) is composed of 18 members and half of them will be elected in … Read More
The WFD initiated the process of completing its Board
The World Federation of the Deaf (WFD) has contacted all its Ordinary Members (132 national associations of the deaf) in December 2015 and encouraged the … Read More
Signed Joint Statement |World Federation of the Deaf and Sign Language Linguistics Society
The World Federation of the Deaf (WFD) and the Sign Language Linguistics Society (SLLS) have signed a Joint Statement at the SLLS Business Meeting during … Read More
Additional staff member to the WFD office to complement the Human Rights Team
The World Federation of the Deaf (WFD) is pleased to announce a partnership with CBM Australia and Ms Elena Down from CBM Australia to fill … Read More
WFD-WASLI International Sign Interpreter Accreditation System
The World Federation of the Deaf (WFD) and the World Association of the Sign Language Interpreters (WASLI) have recently established an International Sign (IS) Interpreter … Read More
WFD Foreword from WFD President Colin Allen
Dear Friends, Once again, 2015 has been a hectic and rewarding year for us. The XVII World Congress of the WFD in Istanbul was an … Read More
The WFD to commence a new capacity building project targeting Deaf Communities in the Maghreb region
The WFD Secretariat is happy to announce that the Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland has decided to release a grant to the WFD, earmarked … Read More
Staff changes at the WFD office
The World Federation of the Deaf (WFD) is pleased to announce the appointment of Mr Kasper Bergmann from Denmark as WFD’s Human Rights Officer starting … Read More
Congratulations to the United Nations (UN) 70TH Anniversary
On behalf of the World Federation of the Deaf (WFD), I would like to extend our heartfelt congratulations on the 70th anniversary of the United … Read More
CALL FOR APPLICATIONS TO JOIN 2016-2019 WFD EXPERT WORKING GROUPS
WFD seeks expressions of interest from individuals desiring to serve as an expert member or a coordinator in the following Expert Groups: WFD Expert Group … Read More