The COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated barriers faced by women with disabilities such as discrimination and lack of access to decision-making processes. Recognizing that advocacy skills are critical to responding to COVID-19 challenges, the Pacific Disability Forum (PDF) and International Foundation for Electoral Systems (IFES) conducted a series of virtual trainings as part of “Power to …
PRESS RELEASE: PDF commends Fiji Police Force The Pacific Disability Forum (PDF) has welcomed the move by the Fiji Police Force for including disability awareness and the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities into their training session for new officer recruits. This move has also prompted the Forum to call on all stakeholders …
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Fiji’s Ministry of Health works closely with local Disabled Persons Organisations. Following recent lobbying efforts for disability inclusion within the Fijian Government’s COVID-19 response, Organisations of persons with disabilities in Fiji has forged partnership with the Ministry of Health to map a way forward to assist over 116, 000 persons with disabilities and their families, …
The Pacific Disability Forum (PDF) Secretariat has started its 2nd activation response to the COVID-19 pandemic. PDF has set up teams to work closely and remotely with their national members and regional partners to track the impact of this pandemic on persons with disabilities in Fiji and the region. And also to track the inclusiveness …
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Disability Inclusion is at the core of the work being carried out by the Pacific Disability Forum and this has been commended by the International community. The Forum was recently graced with the presence of the European Union Head of Politics and Trade, Ms Galia Agiseva who was accompanied by Political Officer, Michael Payer who …
The Pacific Disability Forum has undergone a rebranding exercise to reflect the dynamic and the new direction forward which has been forged for by the Organization. This is the first time the Forum has undergone such an exercise. The logo of PDF has a canoe as well as a sun and is enclosed in a …
PDF launches its new Strategic Plan, that will guide its direction, the new and continued journey for the next 5 years. The advocacy from recognition to realization of rights has been branded as ‘Partnerships towards an inclusive and resilient Pacific 2030
With the successful completion of the 2020 Pacific Disability Forum (PDF) Board election last month, the PDF governing Board begins its annual series of meetings today, Monday, 03 August 2020. This will be spread over four days ending on Thursday, 06 August 2020. This event is held annually and attended by the members of the …
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