This status report offers an essential look into the realities of Communities Discriminated on Work and Descent (CDWD) in Brazil, focusing specifically on the marginalized Quilombola and Roma (Povos Ciganos) communities. By examining the United Nations framework for discrimination based on inherited status and ancestral occupation, the text highlights the unique, systemic challenges both groups…
Financing for Development Conference in Seville, Spain 30 June – 3 July 2025 While official government reports highlight broad national progress, the lived reality for marginalized communities tells a different story. Produced by the Roma Women’s Platform “ROMNI,” this critical alternative report provides an independent assessment of Moldova’s 2030 Agenda implementation. It brings to light…
The Second World Summit for Social Development provides a crucial platform for advancing the recognition and inclusion of Communities Discriminated on Work and Descent (CDWD), who continue to face systemic exclusion and marginalization. For CDWD, the Summit represents an opportunity to bring global attention to the structural discrimination inherited through birth, occupation, and community, and…
The Global Report on the Status of Communities Discriminated on Work and Descent (CDWD) was released by the Special Rapporteur on Minority Rights on November 28 during Forum on Minority Rights. The report emphasizes the importance of dismantling the purity-pollution paradigm and fostering inclusive societies. Earlier, a copy of global report was also handed over to…
Discrimination on the grounds of work and descent is a pervasive yet frequently unaddressed issue that affects millions around the world. This is executive summary of the Global report on Status of Communities Discriminated on Work and Descent.
