Business & Human Rights Forum Side Event

Join us and UN Special Rapporteur Mr Surya Deva for our event during the 2023 UN Forum on Business and Human Rights! RSVP here: https://bit.ly/2023BHR to obtain location (5 minutes from the UN). In-person event & lunch will be served.

Official Side Event to Forum on Minority Issues

Join us online or in Geneva for our official side event during the 2023 UN Forum on Minority Issues! With a high profile panel, this event will focus on building on regional recognition towards a resolution on the rights of communities discriminated on work and descent. Show your support and follow the event remotely at...

LNOB: Poverty and discrimination among Roma and Diaspora from Communities Discriminated on Work and Descent (CDWD

Online: Zoom

Discrimination based on Work and Descent (DWD) affects more than 270 million people worldwide, with about 15 million Roma and other communities DWD diaspora in Europe, such as Dalits and Haratins. CDWD are regarded as the most vulnerable groups in terms of social, economic, and political development. They experience intersectional discrimination and oppression because of...

Addressing the root causes of poverty among women and girls from descent communities and the impact of UN Programming and NGOs to eradicate stigma

New York

Official side event during the CSW68 Forum 11 - 22 March 2024      Registration link : https://eu.jotform.com/form/240416061960046 In the context of the sixty-eighth session of the Commission on the Status of Women, the Permanent Mission of Nepal to the UN in New York alongside UN Woman, United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), the United Nations...

Commission on the Status of Women NGO Side Virtual Event : Feminization of poverty- How does poverty affect the lives of women discriminated against on work and descent?

Online: Zoom

Global Forum of Communities Discriminated on Work and Descent (GFoD), along with partner entities:  European Roma Grassroots Organisations Network (ERGO),  Feminist Collective of Romani Gender Experts, and Romalitico - Institute for Research and Policy Analysis organise a side event focusing on addressing the intersectionality of discrimination, marginalization and poverty faced by women from Communities Discriminated on Work and...

Building Bridges Among Women Discriminated Against on Work and Descent

United Nations Church Center New York

We are living in times of great turmoil, with protracted conflict, the climate crisis and growing inequalities present in the world today. Amidst this growing crisis, state and non-state actors have a very critical role to play in upholding the human rights of communities and individuals and ensuring respect of global standards. In this context,...

Webinar on VNR:Integrating the perspective of communities discriminated on work and descent in the voluntary national reviews

Online: Zoom

For the last few years, the Global Forum of Communities Discriminated on Work and Decent as part of the UN Major Groups and Other Stakeholders, has been engaging in the National Voluntary Reviews (VNRs), presenting the viewpoint of our communities across the world (i.e., Roma, Haratins, Buraku, Dalits, Quilombola, etc.). This year we would like...

Carving out a Norm at the UN on the Rights of Communities Discriminated on Work and Descent

Online: Zoom

GFoD and partners are pleased to invite you to a roundtable discussion on the international movement of communities discriminated on work and descent (CDWD). This important alliance of groups from Africa, Europe, Latin America and South Asia, is forging new pathways for justice at the international level to ensure the voices of CDWD are recognised...