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Soovan Sharma Dookoo is at COP 28 representing the Commonwealth Disabled People’s Forum.

August 2023

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…

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…

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,…

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…

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…