Richard Rieser on the JD Dragon Disability Rights podcast. Richard Rieser OBE (Order of the British Empire) is the General Secretary of the Commonwealth Disabled People’s Forum, an umbrella organisation consisting of leading and national disability rights organisations from the…
Soovan speak from COP 28
Soovan Sharma Dookoo is at COP 28 representing the Commonwealth Disabled People’s Forum.
CDPF greetings and way forward on International Disabled People’s Day 2023.
Messages from the executive committee to mark International Disabled People’s Day 2023
Commonwealth Deliberations on the Way Forward
Newsletter #11
August 2023
Kihembo’s Presentation to the 10th Commonwealth Youth Ministers’ Meeting
Submission to Commonwealth Secretariat outlining the positions and recommendations of CDPF to 10th CYMM, London September 11th to 15th 2023 Since relaunching in New York in June 2019 the CDPF has grown, with currently 95 member organisations in 50 Commonwealth…
Commonwealth Scholarships 2024
The Commonwealth Disabled People’s Forum is a partner of the Commonwealth Scholarship Commission. Those who are disabled applying to the CSC for 2024 may also apply to CDPF for selection for a recommendation. Each year CDPF select and put forward…
2nd Round Application for Young Disabled People’s Leadership Training.
We have received a wide range of applicants but the countries below are not represented or under represented: Only for applicants from Antigua and Barbuda, Australia, The Bahamas, Belize, Botswana, Cameroon, Canada, Cyprus, Fiji, Gabon, Grenada, Jamaica, Eswatini, Kiribati, Lesotho,…
COSP16 Side Meetings
The 16th session of the Conference of States Parties to the CRPD (COSP16) took place at the United Nations Headquarters, New York, from 13 to 15 June 2023. CDPF held three side meetings during proceedings. Please fine documentation of the…
Application for Young Disabled People’s Leadership Training
The CDPF represents Disabled People’s Organisations (DPOs) / Organisations of Persons with Disabilities (OPDs) from across the 56 countries of the Commonwealth. At present CDPF have 95 member organisations in 50 Commonwealth countries. While 60% of the population of the…