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International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples

Theme: Protecting the Rights of Indigenous Peoples in Voluntary Isolation and Initial Contact This International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples 2024 is focusing on ‘Protecting the Rights of Indigenous Peoples in Voluntary Isolation and Initial Contact’. Indigenous Peoples in voluntary isolation and initial contact are the best protectors of the forest. Where their collective …

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PDF Submission to Australia’s International Disability Equity & Rights Strategy

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‘Inclusion can ensure we have a seat at the table, but it is equity that will transform and reconfigure that table toguarantee our full, effective and meaningful participation.’ Setareki Macanawai, CEO, Pacific Disability Forum. Tweet Introduction  Disability inclusion has been on the agenda for our region since 2009. Since that time, we have seen progress in many areas. Many mainstream development donors and investments now …

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“Growing Stronger Together”

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Growing Stronger Together, a statement coined as the title of the initiative to reflect the aspiration of this journey, aimed to lift thestandard of the OPDs, improve and strengthen governance, build, and strengthened capacity, fortify our compliance and  above all to reconfirm the relevance of the OPDS as NGOs operating in a very competitive and volatile environment.  …

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“Climate change affects us in two ways – our pockets and our well-being.”

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“Climate change affects us in two ways – our pockets and our well-being.” These are the sentiments of Michael Aneo who hails from Guam as he shared the impact of the phenomenon on persons with disabilities in his homeland. Michael is the climate change officer for Guam and is a person with a disability. He …

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An inclusive social protection needed.

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The impacts of Climate change affects persons with disabilities in a manner which many may not even consider. Speaking from his personal experience, Tekamangu Bwauira who is the Climate Change officer from Kiribati says that one major impact is the increase in temperature during the day which impacts persons with disabilities on the islands. Tekamangu …

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Bridge CRPD-SDGs Pacific Region Module 1

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What is the Bridge CRPD-SDGs Training? The Bridge CRPD-SDGs is a training initiative developed in 2015 by the International Disability Alliance (IDA) and the International Disability and Development Consortium (IDDC). This is a two part intensive training focused on an inclusive and comprehensive understanding of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) as well …

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Bula vinaka. Please be advised that the Pacific Disability Forum office will be closed from the 23rd of December 2024 to the 3rd of January 2025 and will reopen on the 6th of January, 2025. Vinaka vakalevu.

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