Understanding the many faces of poverty

Understanding the many faces of poverty

Understanding the many faces of poverty Discrimination based on work and descent (DWD) is the UN terminology used in international contexts to describe the systemic marginalization experienced by certain communities, like Roma in Europe, Dalits in Asia, Burakumin in Japan, Haratin in Africa, and Quilombola in Brazil, due to their caste or similar inherited forms…

GFoD at the CSW68: Here’s how you can attend all our events! 

GFoD at the CSW68: Here’s how you can attend all our events! 

Save the dates !  March 13, 2.15 pm – 2.30pm ET UN HQ room F (UN ground pass needed for in-person participation)  Please RSVP for in-person or online participation :  https://bit.ly/CDWD-CSW68 March 15, 10:30am – 12pm ET, Remote on zoom Registration link for all : https://bit.ly/3UHPMqX March 20, 2.30pm – 4pm ET, UN Church Center, 11th floor Registration link for online participation …

Landmark report unveils challenges Faced by Asia-based CDWDs, proposes extensive policy changes

Landmark report unveils challenges Faced by Asia-based CDWDs, proposes extensive policy changes

Asia has the largest number of DWD communities globally. The Asian continent accounts for more than three-quarters of the total number of Communities Discriminated on Work and Descent (CDWD) in the world. The report consolidates detailed information, analysis, and viewpoints currently available on the rights and entitlements of CDWD.

Appel mondial à candidatures pour rejoindre le programme des “experts en droits” issus des Communautés discriminées sur le travail et de l’ascendance

Appel mondial à candidatures pour rejoindre le programme des “experts en droits” issus des Communautés discriminées sur le travail et de l’ascendance

Date limite prolongée jusqu’au 10 mars !! Nous recherchons des Experts en droits des Communautés discriminées sur le plan du travail et de l’ascendance (CDWD) pour travailler en étroite collaboration avec le Forum mondial des communautés discriminées sur le plan du travail et de l’ascendance (GFoD), ainsi que tous ses partenaires et alliés. Nous encourageons…

Blow to social justice: India’s Union Budget 2024 leaves millions of CDWD disappointed

Blow to social justice: India’s Union Budget 2024 leaves millions of CDWD disappointed

Even as several media publications have hailed the Interim Budget across India, there is no denying that the Interim Budget has left millions of Communities Discriminated on Work and Descent (CDWDs) disappointed. Finance Minister of India Dr Nirmala Seetharaman, stakeholders argue, belies Prime Minister Modi’s clarion call of ‘Sabka Saath, Sabka Vikaas’ (All together, development…