Pacific Disability Forum

Major Partners

CBM Australia is an international Christian development organisation devoted to improving the lives of persons with disabilities in the poorest places on earth.  

CBM has been in Australia for over 30 years.

The Center for Inclusive Policy (CIP) strives to support international and national stakeholders in their efforts to ensure that public policies and development programs foster full and effective inclusion  of marginalized groups, in particular for persons with disabilities.

CBM New Zealand is  an interdenominational, non-profit, faith-based ministry established in New Zealand. The organisation works in over 30 nations and is an international development organisation, committed to improving the quality of life of persons with disabilities. 

The International Disability Alliance, created in 1999, is an umbrella organization focused on improving awareness and rights for individuals with disabilities around the globe.

The IDA use the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (UNCRPD) as their code of conduct.

The Pacific Islands Forum is a regional an inter-governmental organization that aims to enhance cooperation between countries and territories of the Pacific Ocean. PIFS also works closely with PDF for the interest of persons with disabilities in the Pacific.

Other Partners

The UN OCHA contributes to principled and effective humanitarian response through coordination, advocacy, policy, information management and humanitarian financing tools and services.

OHCHR’s mission is to work for the protection of all human rights for all people; to help empower people to realize their rights; and to assist those responsible for upholding such rights in ensuring that they are implemented.

The International Labour Organization (ILO) is devoted to promoting social justice and internationally recognized human and labour rights, pursuing its founding mission that social justice is essential to universal and lasting peace

The vision of UN ESCAP is to be the most comprehensive multilateral platform for promoting cooperation among member States to achieve inclusive and sustainable economic and social development in Asia and the Pacific.

UN Women is the United Nations entity dedicated to gender equality and the empowerment of women. A global champion for women and girls, UN Women was established to accelerate progress on meeting their needs worldwide.

On the ground in about 170 countries and territories, UNDP works to eradicate poverty while protecting the planet. We help countries develop strong policies, skills, partnerships and institutions so they can sustain their progress.

UNESCO’s mission is to contribute to the building of peace, the eradication of poverty, sustainable development and intercultural dialogue through education, the sciences, culture, communication and information.

UNFPA is the United Nations sexual and reproductive health agency. Our mission is to deliver a world where every pregnancy is wanted, every childbirth is safe and every young person’s potential is fulfilled.

UNICEF works in over 190 countries and territories to save children’s lives, to defend their rights, and to help them fulfill their potential, from early childhood through adolescence. 

UNDRR’s mandate is to serve as the focal point in the UN system for the coordination of disaster reduction and to ensure synergies among the disaster reduction activities of the United Nations system and regional organizations and activities in socio-economic and humanitarian fields.

The World Health Organisation is a specialized agency of the United Nations responsible for international public health. 

The WHO Constitution states its main objective as “the attainment by all peoples of the highest possible level of health”.

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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