WFD Honorary Member Mr Lars-Åke Wikström passed away in Ystad, Sweden on 5 May 2018
07/05/2018
WFD President Colin Allen ends his term as IDA Chair
02/05/2018
Advocacy Tips to Fight for the Recognition of Sign Language(s) from Monika Stobiecka
26/04/2018
Arancha Diez shares her experience at the WFD side-event of the 77th Session of the Committee on the Rights of the Child (CRC).
25/04/2018
WFD at 10th Annual United Nations (UN) Minority Forum
24/04/2018
Teaching and Learning: WFD at the Sharjah Conference
20/04/2018
The WFD in Saudi Arabia and Switzerland
13/04/2018
Work with the WFD!
12/04/2018
WFD’s input adopted into the General Comment No. 6 on CRPD Article 5 “Equality and non-discrimination”.
29/03/2018
Theme for International Day of Sign Languages and International Week of the Deaf 2018
16/03/2018
Abigail Gorman shares what British Sign Language Week means to her.
15/03/2018
WFD and WASLI Issue Statement on Signing Avatars
14/03/2018
March springs forward with several staff changes!
12/03/2018
New Members to WFD-WASLI International Sign Interpreter Accreditation
08/02/2018
WFD President welcomes year 2018 with a fighting spirit
18/01/2018
United Nations declared 23 September as International Day of Sign Languages
19/12/2017
135th WFD Member - United Arab Emirates (UAE) Deaf Association
30/10/2017
Deadline extended until 10 November! Will you become WFD’s next Media and Communication intern?
10/10/2017
President's Foreword - September 2017 Newsletter
19/09/2017
WFD at the High-Level Political Forum 2017
18/09/2017
WFD and WASLI take partnership to greater global heights
12/09/2017
WFD-WASLI International Sign Interpreter Accreditation - Call for Application 2017
01/09/2017
Megan Youngs Joins the WFD Team
25/08/2017
Discovering Deaf Worlds and World Federation of the Deaf launches Three-Year Social Inclusion of the Deaf in the Dominican Republic Program
01/08/2017
Call for Application: Project Officer - Human Rights in the Maghreb Region
01/08/2017
SAVE THE DATES: Call for Application for the WFD-WASLI International Sign Interpreter Accreditation to open from 1 September 2017
13/07/2017
President's Message for July 2017 issue of WFD Newsletter
12/07/2017
Highlights from the 10th Conference of States Parties to the CRPD
11/07/2017
Canadian Association of the Deaf at the 17th CRPD Committee Session
11/07/2017
112th WFD Board Meeting
05/07/2017
Successful funding of a capacity building project for Deaf Communities in Francophone Africa
30/06/2017
Meet WFD’s legal advisors
30/06/2017
WFD’S RESPONSE TO THE WORLD HEALTH ASSEMBLY RESOLUTION FOR PREVENTION OF DEAFNESS AND HEARING LOSS
28/06/2017
Successful WFD Side-event at the COSP
16/06/2017
WFD supports Deaf Skills International Association (DSIA) to promote deaf talent and employment
08/05/2017
WFD PRESIDENT MESSAGE - Newsletter April Issue
28/04/2017
Campaign Materials for International Week of the Deaf 2017 ready for you!
28/04/2017
Frontrunners lead the way to deaf awareness
28/04/2017
WFDYS News
27/04/2017
Civil Societies given advocacy space for the first time in the Asia-Pacific Forum on 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development 2017
26/04/2017
WFD partners with Clin d’Oeil Festival
25/04/2017
WFD in Fukuoka, Japan for the 112th Board Meeting
25/04/2017
WFD and WFDYS represented at the National Conference on Deaf Youth, Human Rights Leadership and Advocacy in India
21/04/2017
MEET OUR NEWSLETTER EDITORIAL TEAM
21/04/2017
Endorsement needed to highlight inclusion at the High-Level of Political Forum (HLPF)
13/04/2017
WFD-IDA-Fellow on CRPD and Inclusive Development
04/04/2017
WFD partners with Discovering Deaf Worlds
30/03/2017
Vale Elena Down
20/03/2017
WFD News – President’s message in the February Newsletter
27/02/2017
WFD Conference organisers proudly present: International Keynote Presenter Victoria Manning
24/02/2017
6th WFDYS Junior Camp Update and WFDYS Board composition
24/02/2017
Fighting for Deaf people’s right to drive in Guyana
24/02/2017
Renew your membership for a stronger WFD!
24/02/2017
Positive news: Two grant decisions received enabling the WFD international human rights work in its current scope
24/02/2017
Update on the ‘WFD Human Rights in Maghreb Region’ Project
24/02/2017
3 new members to the WFD-WASLI International Sign Interpreter Accreditation
23/02/2017
Call for applications for WFD Congress Liaison Officer
17/02/2017
International Week of the Deaf Survey
16/02/2017
New data on the situation of bimodal bilingual education in Europe
20/12/2016
International Week of the Deaf widely celebrated!
20/12/2016
Exciting announcements from the WFDYS!
20/12/2016
WFD Board and Staff Changes
20/12/2016
WFD Newsletter Submission Requirements
20/12/2016
Maghreb Project
20/12/2016
Fundraise for the WFD
20/12/2016
President's Foreword
20/12/2016
WFD Position Paper on the Language Rights of Deaf Children
24/10/2016
WFD-WASLI International Sign Interpreter Accreditation - Call for Application 2017
02/09/2016
WFD-WASLI International Sign Interpreter Accreditation – Call for Application 2016
02/09/2016
WFD issued a Statement at the Opening of the 16th session of the CRPD Committee
17/08/2016
WFD issued a Statement at the Opening of the 16th session of the CRPD Committee
17/08/2016
IWD 2016 will take place under the theme With Sign Language, I am Equal´ from 19 to 25 September.
31/07/2016
IWD 2016 will take place under the theme "With Sign Language, I am Equal" from 19 to 25 September.
31/07/2016
WFD Honorary President Dr Yerker Andersson passed away in Frederick, Maryland, USA on 18 July 2016
20/07/2016
WFD Honorary President Dr Yerker Andersson passed away in Frederick, Maryland, USA on 18 July 2016
18/07/2016
CRPD Committee Elections 2016: Deaf Sign Language user Valery Rukhledev elected
05/07/2016
WFD Statement at the 9th Session of the Conference of States Parties to the CRPD
02/07/2016
CRPD Committee Elections 2016: Deaf Sign Language user Valery Rukhledev elected
17/06/2016
WFD Statement at the 9th Session of the Conference of States Parties to the CRPD
17/06/2016
WFD President Colin Allen becomes chair-elect of the International Disability Alliance
05/05/2016
Call for applications- UN Minorities Fellowship Programme 2016
05/05/2016
CALL TO TAKE PART IN A SURVEY FOR LIVE EVENT CAPTIONING/SPEECH-TO-TEXT INTERPRETING
05/05/2016
CALL TO TAKE PART IN A SURVEY FOR LIVE EVENT CAPTIONING/SPEECH-TO-TEXT INTERPRETING
03/05/2016
Call for applications- UN Minorities Fellowship Programme 2016
28/04/2016
Call for applications- UN Minorities Fellowship Programme 2016
27/04/2016
WFD President Colin Allen becomes chair-elect of the International Disability Alliance
05/03/2016
What are the Sustainable Development Goals?
02/03/2016
Questions for WFD members – Deaf Street Children for UN Committee on the Rights of the Child
01/03/2016
Paul Scott appointed as WFD Project Officer for the Maghreb Region
16/02/2016
Successful funding of a capacity building project for Deaf Communities in Francophone Africa
09/02/2016
Important News: CRPD Committee Election in June 2016
01/02/2016
The WFD initiated the process of completing its Board
28/01/2016
Signed Joint Statement |World Federation of the Deaf and Sign Language Linguistics Society
08/01/2016
Additional staff member to the WFD office to complement the Human Rights Team
22/12/2015
WFD-WASLI International Sign Interpreter Accreditation System
17/12/2015
WFD Foreword from WFD President Colin Allen
16/12/2015
Job advertisement |Call for applications for WFD Project Officer
02/12/2015
The WFD to commence a new capacity building project targeting Deaf Communities in the Maghreb region
27/11/2015
Staff changes at the WFD office
23/11/2015
Congratulations to the United Nations (UN) 70TH Anniversary
23/10/2015
CALL FOR APPLICATIONS TO JOIN 2016-2019 WFD EXPERT WORKING GROUPS
22/10/2015
Job opening at the WFD
03/09/2015
Closing Ceremony - XVII World Congress of the WFD
03/08/2015
UPDATE: XVII World Congress of WFD – 31st July
31/07/2015
Dr Liisa Kauppinen Fund
31/07/2015
UPDATE: XVII World Congress of WFD – 30th July
30/07/2015
UPDATE: XVII World Congress of WFD - 29th July
29/07/2015
Opening Ceremony of the WFD Congress
28/07/2015
XIX WFD General Assembly Day Two
27/07/2015
XIX WFD General Assembly Day One
26/07/2015
Working Together - Manual for Sign Language Work within Development Cooperation
25/07/2015
WFD Workshop
25/07/2015
WFD Preparations Day
24/07/2015
107th WFD Board Meeting Update
23/07/2015
Registration now open for a Side-Event entitled “Current Realities of Deaf Learners in Developing Countries” (29 July, Istanbul, Turkey)
08/07/2015
7th International Deaf meeting will be organized in August 2015 in North Korea
02/06/2015
Official Candidates for XVIII World Congress of the World Federation of the Deaf
15/05/2015
Press Release - 3rd International Conference of the World Federation of the Deaf
08/05/2015
INTERNATIONAL WEEK OF THE DEAF 2015
06/05/2015
CRPD Committee elections in 2016
23/03/2015
Deaf education
23/03/2015
WFD and WASLI Statement Communication during Natural Disasters and other Mass Emergencies for deaf people who use signed language.
13/03/2015
WFD Statement on the Adoption and Adaptation of Technologies and Accessibility
06/03/2015
WFD submits the Moscow Conference Resolution to CSocD
04/03/2015
WORLD FEDERATION OF THE DEAF | INTERNSHIP
04/03/2015
A message for YOU!
28/01/2015
WFD Achievements 2014
17/12/2014
Special Birthday Wishes for WFD Honorary President Dr Yerker J. Andersson
12/12/2014
United Nation Human Rights Day
10/12/2014
International Day of Persons with Disabilities
03/12/2014
The Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) Deaf delegates’ first visit to counterpart in Helsinki, Finland
03/12/2014
Public Statement from WFD, WFDYS and WASLI Official Accommodation and Tours in Istanbul, Turkey. 18 July - 2 August 2015
01/10/2014
Happy International Week of the Deaf 2014 to all
22/09/2014
XIX WFD GENERAL ASSEMBLY 26-27 JULY 2015
22/09/2014
Four videos of presentations by Dr Liisa Kauppinen have been released for public access
10/09/2014
New Regional Director appointed for the World Federation of the Deaf Interim Regional Secretariat for the Arab Region
10/09/2014
Update News from WFD and WASLI Presidents in Asia Region
31/08/2014
CALL FOR BID
17/07/2014
Call for Bid - International WFD Conference
17/07/2014
Call for Bid - XVIII World Congress of the World Federation of the Deaf
16/07/2014
Update News from WASLI and WFD Presidents
15/07/2014
Message for the Deaf Associations across the world
09/07/2014
WFD Representative Office in Pyongyang, North Korea - 6th GOOD FELLOWSHIP
18/06/2014
WFD and WFDYS Statement delivered by Braam Jordaan at the panel of Youth with Disabilities of the 7th Conference of States Parties to the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, 12 June 2014
17/06/2014
Work with Us!
21/05/2014
WFD Statement on Standardized Sign Language
21/05/2014
WFD released a statement on the standardization of sign languages
21/05/2014
International Week of the Deaf - Strengthening Human Diversity
29/04/2014
Fourth day of the WFD attendance in the 11th session of the CRPD Committee
07/04/2014
Third day of the WFD attendance in the 11th session of the CRPD Committee
03/04/2014
Second day of the WFD attendance in the 11th session of the CRPD Committee
03/04/2014
First day of the WFD attendance in the 11th session of the CRPD Committee
03/04/2014
WFD Statement delivered by Dr. Joseph Murray at the opening of the 11th session of the CRPD Committee, 31 March 2014
02/04/2014
World Federation of the Deaf (WFD) Health Resources Initiative
25/03/2014
The International Disability Alliance is seeking an Executive Director
20/03/2014
Summary Report from IDA Board Meeting (Kenya)
12/03/2014
Changes in the email addresses of the WFD Secretariat members
07/03/2014
CRPD Committee Elections 2014
15/02/2014
2013/2014 Happy Holidays
20/12/2013
Tribute to Nelson Mandela 1918 – 2013
15/12/2013
WFD-WASLI Joint Statement about the Sign Language interpretation at Mandela’s memorial service
14/12/2013
WFD Accomplishments: Looking back on 2013
04/12/2013
Former WFD President Liisa Kauppinen receives 2013 United Nations Human Rights Award Prize
03/12/2013
Former WFD President Liisa Kauppinen receives 2013 United Nations Human Rights Award Prize
03/12/2013
Ms Christine Linnartz, Deaf Candidate for the Member of the European Parliament (MEP)
29/11/2013
Signs for a Good Education
24/10/2013
The UN in Geneva and New York seek for your feedback on their two latest Webcasts events including international signs.
09/10/2013
The 66th World Health Assembly adopted a resolution calling for better health care for people with disabilities.
02/10/2013
International Week of the Deaf | Equality for Deaf People
04/09/2013
United Nation High Level Meeting on Disability and Development (HLMDD)
19/08/2013
Day Four (the last session) – The UN Conference of State Parties
20/07/2013
Day Three - UN Conference of State Parties
20/07/2013
Day One and Day Two – Civil Society Forum and UN Conference of State Parties
19/07/2013
A milestone towards inclusion of deaf and hard of hearing in the United Nations
18/07/2013
Colin Allen, WFD President gives a video summary of the International Disability Alliance (IDA) board meeting. The first board meeting of IDA was held for three days from 13 July to 15 July, New York, USA
18/07/2013
WFD President elected second vice-chair of the International Disability Alliance Board
18/07/2013
International Deaf Film Festival Short Film Competition cut off date
05/07/2013
CONGRATULATIONS, DR LIISA KAUPPINEN ON A THIRD HONORARY DOCORATE
05/07/2013
WFD Conference Early Bird Registration ends on 31 July 2013
02/07/2013
Call for applications to join WFD Expert Ad Hoc working groups
30/05/2013
A new era: Deaf Participation and Collaboration
25/05/2013
WFD Honorary President Dr Markku Jokinen elected as the EUD President | 2013 - 2017
25/05/2013
live streaming: Deaf People in Political Life
23/05/2013
International Week of the Deaf September 2013 | Equality for Deaf People
12/04/2013
2ND International Conference of the World Federation of the Deaf
03/04/2013
WFD Congress in Istanbul, Turkey 28 July – 2 August 2015
13/03/2013
2nd International Conference of the World Federation of the Deaf
18/02/2013
Deaf President Now - Celebrating 25 Years
13/02/2013
The Congress of Deaf People of the Indian Ocean | 8 - 12 May 2013
06/02/2013
World Deaf Leadership Scholarship Announcement 2013
09/01/2013
Seasons’ greetings message – WFD President
14/12/2012
Finnish Government supports World Federation of the Deaf
07/12/2012
CBM celebrates International Week of the Deaf
25/09/2012
Day 4 - UN Conference of State Parties
14/09/2012
Day 3 - UN Conference of State Parties
13/09/2012
Dr Lovászy from Hungary elected to the CRPD Committee
12/09/2012
First meeting with Dr Laszlo Gabor Lovaszy, the newley elected UNCRPD Committee Member
12/09/2012
Day 2 - UN Conference of State Parties
12/09/2012
Day 1 – Civil Society Forum
11/09/2012
WFD and WASLI in Close Partnership
10/09/2012
Day 1 - International Disability Alliance (IDA) Pre-Conference
10/09/2012
DEADLINE EXTENDED TO 30 SEPTEMBER 2012 FOR SENDING WFD EXPERT APPLICATIONS
18/08/2012
Press: Next World Deaf Congress to be held in Istanbul in 2015
06/07/2012
International Week of the Deaf 2012
11/05/2012
WFD Honorary President Markku Jokinen receives honorary doctorate from Gallaudet University
09/05/2012
Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) elections
29/04/2012
Making a Difference: Deaf Peace Corps Volunteers
28/04/2012
14th World Deaf Magicians Festival
23/04/2012
WFD-WASLI News Update from Panama
19/04/2012
WFD President’s message to members
08/03/2012
International Disability Alliance (IDA) | Committee meetings this week in Athens, Greece
08/03/2012
The UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and its Optional Protocol in International Sign is now available on the WFD's website.
21/02/2012
World Federation of the Deaf signed historic agreement with North Korean disability organisation
10/02/2012
BSL Symposium
24/01/2012
World deaf leadership sholarship
21/01/2012
Importance of bilingualism for deaf children
17/01/2012
Conference Summary | Sign Languages as Endangered Languages
10/11/2011
Bilingualism as a basic human right for deaf children in education
10/11/2011
Sign bilingualism is a human right, not a privilege!
09/11/2011
Sign Languages’ status under threat in Denmark and the Netherlands?
08/11/2011
Sign languages as Endangered Languages conference
24/10/2011
Introduction | WFD President, Colin Allen
22/09/2011
The second report of the meetings in New York
21/09/2011
Sign Language gained the ground at the United Nations in New York
10/09/2011
International Week of the Deaf 2011
09/09/2011
Jack & Rosyln Gannon Announce the WFD Book
29/08/2011
WFD and the Italian Deaf Association shook hands to conclude their legal dispute
24/07/2011
CONGRESS RESOLUTION
24/07/2011
Special Interest Groups
23/07/2011
Human Rights
22/07/2011
Summary of the Press conference held on 20 July 2011
20/07/2011
Mr. Colin Allen from Australia elected the new President of the WFD
20/07/2011
World Congress participants enthusiastic about WFD's Western and Central African capacity building project
20/07/2011
Opening theme of the World Congress: Deaf Education
19/07/2011
Launch of the WFD History Book!
19/06/2011
Positive News!
18/06/2011
WFD Support for Brazil and LIS
17/06/2011
Interview with Markku Jokinen, World Federation of the Deaf President
14/06/2011
WFD expressed its support for the recognition of the Italian sign language
26/05/2011
President's trip to Australia and Hong Kong, 8.5. - 17.5.2011.
13/05/2011
Meeting with the Finnish Ambassador to the United Nations
10/05/2011
Committee of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities meeting
10/05/2011
18th WFD General Assembly, July 2011, Durban South Africa
10/05/2011
International Disability Alliance meeting, 8 - 10 April 2011, Geneva, Switzerland
10/05/2011
Article 53 | Miscellaneous
02/05/2011
Article 52 | Archives
02/05/2011
Article 51 | Dissolution
02/05/2011
Article 50 | Enforcement
02/05/2011
Article 49 | Amendment enforcement and dissolution
02/05/2011
Article 48 | Accounting period
02/05/2011
Article 47 | Signing the name of the organisation
02/05/2011
Article 46 | Financial records and auditing
02/05/2011
Article 45 | Finances
02/05/2011
Article 44 | International conferences
02/05/2011
Article 43 | World Congress of World Federation of the Deaf
02/05/2011
Article 42 | Previous Memberships Achieved Remain
02/05/2011
Article 41 | Dispute Resolutions
02/05/2011
Article 40 | Unforeseen Cases
02/05/2011
Article 39 | Archives
02/05/2011
Article 38 | Dissolution
02/05/2011
Article 37 | Enforcement
02/05/2011
Article 36 | Amendments to the Statutes
02/05/2011
Article 35 | Signing the name of the WFD
02/05/2011
Article 34 | Accounting, Records and Auditing
02/05/2011
Article 33 | International Conferences
02/05/2011
Article 32 | World Congress of WFD
02/05/2011
Article 31 | WFD Youth Section (WFDYS)
02/05/2011
Article 30 | Regional Cooperating Partners
02/05/2011
Article 29 | Regional Secretariats
02/05/2011
Article 28 | Other Committees
02/05/2011
Article 27 | Finance Committee (FC)
02/05/2011
Article 26 | Secretariat
02/05/2011
Article 25 | Minutes of Board Meetings
02/05/2011
Article 24 | Vacancies and Replacement of Board Members
02/05/2011
Article 23 | The Board
02/05/2011
Article 22 | Extraordinary Meetings
02/05/2011
Article 21 | Voting at the General Assembly
02/05/2011
Article 20 | Functions of the General Assembly
02/05/2011
Article 19 | Meetings of the General Assembly (GA)
02/05/2011
Article 18 | Executive Bodies
02/05/2011
Article 17 | Individual Youth Members (IYMs)
02/05/2011
Article 16 | Youth Ordinary Members (YOMs)
02/05/2011
Article 15 | Individual Members (IMs)
02/05/2011
Article 14 | Honorary Members
02/05/2011
Article 13 | International Members (INTMs)
02/05/2011
Article 12 | Associate Members (AMs)
02/05/2011
Article 11 | Ordinary Members (OMs)
02/05/2011
Article 10 | Membership Categories
02/05/2011
Article 9 | Support for the Activities
02/05/2011
Article 7 | Aims
02/05/2011
Article 6 | Languages
02/05/2011
Article 5 | Flag
28/04/2011
Article 4 | Relationships
28/04/2011
Article 3 | Status
28/04/2011
Article 2 | Location
28/04/2011
Article 1 | Name
28/04/2011
The Flemish Sign Language community celebrates 5 years Flemish Sign Language recognition
11/04/2011
The 2nd GOOD FELLOWSHIP – Our 2nd International Deaf Meeting in Pyongyang
01/04/2011
Japan earthquake and tsunami
30/03/2011
Swiss Federation of the Deaf Annual General Assembly
30/03/2011
Article 8 | Activities
20/03/2011
Afghanistan National Association of the Deaf
20/02/2011
WFD Statement on the Cancellation of the 17th Winter Deaflympics
18/02/2011
WFD President’s visit to Panama
24/01/2011
Australia’s Deaf community congratulates and thanks the Queensland Government and the ACMA for Auslan-interpreted flood updates
17/01/2011
21st International Congress on the Education of the Deaf (ICED) in July 2010 in Vancouver, Canada
10/01/2011
International Congress of the Deaf (ICED) July 18-22, 2010 Vancouver, Canada
10/07/2010
Vancouver 2010: A New Era of Participation and Collaboration : Moving forward from the effects of the 1880 Milan Resolution
22/06/2010
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