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 The International Disability and Development Consortium (IDDC) and its members aim to promote inclusive development. Inclusive development means respecting the full human rights of every person, acknowledging diversity, eradicating poverty and ensuring that all people are fully included and can actively participate in development processes and activities regardless of age, gender, disability, state of health, ethnic origin or any other characteristic.
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IDDC members participate in high-level Forum on a ‘pro poor’ post-MDG agenda, Brussels 23 June 2009 Ahead of the 2010 review of Millenium Development Goals (MDGs), thinking has begun on what will happen after 2015 when the MDGs are meant to have been achieved. Yesterday in Brussels, a conference was organised to identify the strengths, weaknesses and values of the MDG agenda. |
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Support for Persons with Disabilities in the new European Parliament  25 Members of the new European Parliament (MEPs) signed the IDDC statement “I stand up for the Rights of Persons with Disabilities in Europe and Overseas”. This is the result of EU-wide signature gathering which has been run by IDDC members during the election campaign.
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Looking back on 'Disability: Make Development Inclusive' discussion
On 26 May, the European Commission (EC) hosted a lunchtime discussion Disability: Make Development Inclusive, with speakers from DG EuropeAid, DG Employment and Social Affairs and IDDC. The session held at the EC's own ‘Info Point’ included presentations from the EC on its overall approach to disability and development, as well as its commitments as a signatory of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD). Catherine Naughton (from IDDC member CBM) presented the tools and outcomes of the EU funded 'Mainstreaming Disability in Development Cooperation' pilot project, also known as ‘make development inclusive’. |
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