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How are disability inclusion, climate change and mental health linked within international development? CBM UK sought to respond to this question at a recent event at the Scottish Parliament on Climate Change, Disability Inclusion, Wellbeing & I...

It was a privilege to represent CBM UK during the the Bonn Climate Conference of the UNFCCC. Alongside our friends from the European Disability Forum we hosted a side event which provided a great opportunity to launch our newest publication “Disabi...

Last month, I spent ten days in Nepal, visiting CBM partner organisations and people with disabilities. It was an intensive trip, but always so good to learn more about the incredible work our partners are doing alongside people with disabilities to ...

Join us in prayer this Easter as we celebrate the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ. For each day in Holy Week, we have chosen a bible verse for personal reflection and written a short prayer. Palm Sunday, 2nd April “When he came near the plac...

In March 2023 the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) launched its long-awaited International Women and Girls Strategy 2023-2030. This commitment to advancing gender equality comes at an important moment: the rights and freedoms of wo...

At CBM, our vision is of an inclusive world where everyone can enjoy their human rights, and achieve their full potential. Forming and working in partnerships that enable long-term sustainable impact is crucial to seeing this realised. I recently had...

Co-written by Rosemary Gathara (BasicNeeds Kenya) and Ursula Grant (CBM UK) Today, on Zero Discrimination Day, we want to take a stand against the discrimination faced by people with psycho-social disabilities worldwide. This sort of discrimination m...

Mark Barrell, Head of Advocacy and Influencing at CBM UK reflects on the International Development Committee report, “Extreme poverty and the Sustainable Development Goals”. “Fighting to break the cycle of poverty and disability” is CBM UK’...

Erla Magnusdottir is CBM UK’s BasicNeeds Mental Health Coordinator. In November 2022 we gathered in Nairobi to celebrate the launch of the BasicNeeds Network – a new chapter for BasicNeeds. The BasicNeeds Network, supported by CBM UK and ...

The Sharm El-Sheikh COP27 Climate Change Conference wasn’t the easiest of times, with various global issues such as conflict, the cost of living, human rights, security and other tensions between stakeholders very apparent. There were achievements ...