Decolonisation Journeys
In this personal piece, Adrian Hawthorn, a frequent contributor to EU-CORDs work, offers his thoughts on decolonisation, faith and our work together. As I watched the news on my TV …
An Update from the Advocacy Hub
At the end of March, members of the Advocacy Hub came together in Brussels for the first Advocacy Forum of 2022. This occasion was the first time the Forum was …
Ukraine – this is not an advocacy statement
Ruth Faber, EU-CORD CEO The war in Ukraine brings the sorrow of conflict already experienced in many parts of the world to Europe’s doorstep. EU-CORD members have mobilised to provide …
The Global Disability Summit
The Global Disability Summit (GDS) was held online on 16 and 17 February 2022 and was co-hosted by the International Disability Alliance (IDA) and the governments of Norway and Ghana. …
EU-CORD Ukraine Response
Updated 7th March 2022 In light of events in Ukraine, EU-CORD members are mobilising to respond to the emerging humanitarian crisis in a very uncertain and fluid situation. Hungarian Baptist …
Communication and Advocacy Newsletter 01/22 – Disability inclusion
The first Communications and Advocacy Newsletter of 2022 is now available on our website. The thematic focus is Disability Inclusion, which is one of EU-CORD’s cross-cutting themes. We start with …
2nd Global Disability Summit
With the 2nd Global Disability Summit taking place in mid-February, my thoughts turn to the subject of commitments. Commitments are inevitably a feature in this line of work. As we …
Vaccines for all: time for the EU to rise to the challenge
The Omicron variant is a sad reminder that global health solidarity has not succeeded. It’s time for the EU to support a temporary suspension of COVID-19 vaccine patents. The new …
EU-CORD Strategy 2022+
Introduction to EU-CORD’s new strategy given by CEO Ruth Faber at the November 2021 General Assembly. In June of 2020, a certain type of email started to arrive in my …