Latest Past Events

A Step Forward at the UN to Address Hierarchical Oppression – Strengthening International Standards to Protect Descent Communities

Discrimination based on Work and Descent (DWD) affects over 270 million people globally, often manifesting as social exclusion based on inherited status, practices of untouchability, and notions of "purity and pollution". When groups face extreme forms of discrimination in accessing employment, education, healthcare, and housing, their capacity to contribute to national development is severely curtailed....

Designing Inclusive Futures: People-First Solutions for Social Inclusion and Equal Opportunities for Communities Discriminated on Work and Descent

Online: Zoom

#HEARUSNOW  Background:As the WSSD-2 convenes, this Solutions Session will spotlight community-led and multi-stakeholder initiatives addressing those most affected by social crises. Youth groups, stakeholders, IGOs, and Member States will present case studies/solutions focused on the contexts of Communities Discriminated on Work and Descent (CDWD) with intersections to Indigenous Peoples, and Migrants/Refugees under the theme of...