Former president of the World Federation of the Deaf (WFD), Liisa Kauppinen will receive the 2013 United Nations Human Rights Award Prize from the United … Read More
Ms Christine Linnartz, Deaf Candidate for the Member of the European Parliament (MEP)
The World Federation of the Deaf (WFD) is an international non-governmental organisation representing and promoting approximately 70 million deaf people’s human rights worldwide. The WFD … Read More
Signs for a Good Education
Offer Deaf Children Education in Sign Language Governments Should Step Up Efforts to Teach Vital Communication Skills (Sydney, October 18, 2013) – Deaf children … Read More
The UN in Geneva and New York seek for your feedback on their two latest Webcasts events including international signs.
The World Federation of the Deaf is seeking for your feedback on webcasts of the CRPD Committee’s 10th session and the High Level Meeting on … Read More
The 66th World Health Assembly adopted a resolution calling for better health care for people with disabilities.
The resolution calls on the World Health Organization (WHO) to prepare a WHO action plan in consultation with United Nations organizations and Member States based … Read More
International Week of the Deaf | Equality for Deaf People
It is again that time of the year when deaf people around the world gather together with the World Federation of the Deaf (WFD) to … Read More
United Nation High Level Meeting on Disability and Development (HLMDD)
I’m here to ask you to go to the United Nation High Level Meeting on Disability and Development (HLMDD) this September 23, 2013 in … Read More
Day Four (the last session) – The UN Conference of State Parties
Colin Allen, WFD President gives a video summary of the last session of 6th Conference of State Parties (COSP) meeting. Three official WFD representative delegates, … Read More
Day Three – UN Conference of State Parties
Braam Jordaan, WFD Youth Section (WFDYS) Board Member with the WFD delegation team at the 6th Conference of State Parties (COSP) gives a video summary … Read More
Day One and Day Two – Civil Society Forum and UN Conference of State Parties
Wilma Newhoudt-Druchen, WFD Vice President gives a video summary of the Civil Society CPRD Forum and the first session of the 6th COSP meeting that … Read More