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SUMMARY:Leaving No One Behind: GFoD 2026 VNR Country Briefs on Communities Discriminated on Work and Descent
DESCRIPTION:The Global Forum of Communities Discriminated on Work and Descent (GFOD) has actively engaged in the United Nations Voluntary National Reviews (VNRs) to bring the lived experiences of marginalized populations directly to global policy discussions. Representing diverse communities across the world—including Roma\, Haratins\, Quilombola\, and caste-affected groups—GFOD’s core priority is ensuring the developmental planning of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) firmly upholds the principle of “leaving no one behind”. \nAcross the globe\, communities discriminated on work and descent (CDWD) continue to be left out of national sustainable development strategies and action plans. The attached resource documents provide a comprehensive overview of the structural barriers\, country-specific concerns\, and key advocacy entry points for the 2026 VNR cycle. \nKey Focus Areas of the 2026 Reports \nCountry-Specific Briefs: In-depth examinations of entrenched inequalities\, social stratification\, and human rights challenges across Albania\, Brazil\, Burkina Faso\, Cameroon\, Estonia\, Italy\, the Republic of Moldova\, Senegal\, and Somalia. \nSystemic Challenges: Data and perspectives detailing severe barriers to safe housing\, quality education\, decent work\, formal employment\, and adequate healthcare. \nCore Questions for Member States: A structured list of priority questions designed for governments and stakeholders to raise during the VNR process to hold countries accountable to their SDG commitments. \nActionable Recommendations: Policy-driven solutions advocating for the legal recognition of CDWD\, the collection of disaggregated data\, and the meaningful political participation of women and youth. \nExplore or download the attached PDFs below to access the full country profiles\, community-led monitoring insights\, and concrete institutional recommendations. \nREAD VNR Questions 2026 HERE \nREAD VNR Countries CDWD Questions HERE
URL:https://globalforumcdwd.org/event/leaving-no-one-behind-gfod-2026-vnr-country-briefs-on-communities-discriminated-on-work-and-descent/
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SUMMARY:Women\, Water and Dignity: Voices from Communities Discriminated on Work and Descent
DESCRIPTION:Virtual Side Event –  UN Water Conference (2026) \nConvened by: The Inclusivity Project and the Global Forum of Communities Discriminated on Work and Descent (GFoD) and partners \n11:30 GMT | 12:30 CET (Europe) | 12:30 WAT (West/Central Africa) | 13:30 EET (Eastern Europe) | 17:00 IST (India/Sri Lanka) | 17:15 NPT (Nepal) | 17:30 BST (Bangladesh) | 08:30 BRT / ART (Brazil / Argentina) \nRegistration link: https://theinclusivityproject-org.zoom.us/j/83390821185  \nBackground\nWomen and girls from Communities Discriminated on Work and Descent (CDWD) experience inequalities in particularly acute ways. Access to water and sanitation are often reinforced by intersecting forms of caste\, descent\, racial\, ethnic\, territorial and gender discrimination that systematically shape access\, opportunity\, and participation. \nDiscrimination can determine who can access a water source\, where they can live\, which services are available to their communities\, and whether they can participate in decisions about water and natural resources. Where water is unavailable within the household\, women and girls frequently carry a disproportionate responsibility for collecting\, transporting\, storing and managing water. This can increase unpaid care work\, limit opportunities for education and decent work\, and expose women and girls to harassment\, violence and risks to their safety and dignity including during water collection and sanitation work. \nClimate change\, environmental degradation and disasters further intensify these inequalities\, particularly for communities living in marginalized\, informal\, rural or environmentally vulnerable areas where these communities are disproportionately located. \n\nRationale\nThe event will bring the voices and lived experiences of women from CDWD including  Dalit\, Roma\, Quilombola\, Osu and Haratine communities into the global water discussion. Rather than viewing water access only as an infrastructure or poverty issue\, the event seeks to examine water through a gender equality\, intersectional lens and produce a concise set of community-led recommendations on women\, water and dignity\, to inform\, shape and influence global policy on SDG 6.  \nSpeakers \nThe event will bring together representatives of UN human rights mechanisms\, international organisations\, civil society networks and diplomatic missions\, alongside women leaders and rights advocates from Dalit\, Roma\, Quilombola\, Osu and Haratine communities across South Asia\, Europe\, Latin America and Africa. Through an exchange of institutional perspectives and lived experiences\, the discussion will highlight the intersecting discrimination shaping women’s and girls’ access to water and sanitation and advance community-led recommendations for more inclusive\, gender-responsive and rights-based water policies.  \nKey Discussion Questions \n\nHow do caste\, descent\, racial\, and gender discrimination affect women’s and girls’ access to water and sanitation?\nWhat does lack of safe and accessible water mean for women’s health\, safety\, dignity\, unpaid care work and economic opportunities?\nHow do climate change\, environmental degradation and disasters affect the rights\, livelihoods\, safety and dignity of marginalized communities\, especially women and girls?\nWho makes decisions about water resources and investments? How can women from CDWD communities become meaningful decision-makers rather than simply beneficiaries?\nWhat concrete actions should governments\, UN agencies\, donors and other stakeholders take to ensure water policies are gender-responsive\, non-discriminatory and inclusive and aligned with SDG 6 acceleration and global water governance reforms?\n\n 
URL:https://globalforumcdwd.org/event/women-water-and-dignity-voices-from-communities-discriminated-on-work-and-descent/
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SUMMARY:"Water\, Dignity\, and Equality: Advancing SDG 6 for Communities Discriminated on Work and Descent (CDWD) - Perspectives from Dalit\, Roma\, Haratin\, Osu\, Quilombola\, and other CDWD communities
DESCRIPTION:Side Event Jointly Organized by The Inclusivity Project (TIP) and Feminist Dalit Organisation (FEDO Nepal) \n2026 UN Water Conference – Abu Dhabi\, United Arab Emirates\, 8–10 December 2026 \nDate: 10th December 2026\, Time: 15:30–16:45\, Room: 4 \nCo-organized by the Global Forum of Communities Discriminated on Work and Descent\, Indigenous People Major Group\, the Major Group of Children and Youth\, and Together 2030; the International Water Management Institute \nRegistration Link: https://forms.gle/8Dda8XhG986ndPLx9 \n\n\nBackground and Rationale\nThe 2026 UN Water Conference marks a critical moment to accelerate progress on SDG 6 in the final years to 2030. Despite global commitments\, millions of people continue to face systemic barriers to safe\, affordable\, and stigma‑free access to water and sanitation. Among the most affected are Communities Discriminated on Work and Descent (CDWD)—including Dalits\, Burakumin\, Haratine\, Quilombolas\, and other groups across Africa\, Asia\, the Middle East\, and Latin America. \nAcross regions\, communities discriminated on the basis of work and descent continue to experience distinct and deeply entrenched barriers to accessing safe water and sanitation. Dalit women and girls communities in South Asia are often denied access to shared wells\, water taps\, and sanitation facilities because of caste-based notions of purity and pollution. Roma communities across Europe continue to experience spatial segregation and unequal access to water and sanitation services\, with many families living in informal or segregated settlements where basic infrastructure is inadequate or absent. Burakumin communities in Japan continue to face the legacy of historical discrimination that has contributed to unequal opportunities and access to services. Haratine communities in Mauritania experience persistent inequalities linked to descent-based exclusion and poverty\, while Quilombola communities in Brazil frequently struggle to secure safe water and sanitation due to insecure land tenure\, geographic isolation\, and inadequate public investment. Across these contexts\, women and girls bear a disproportionate burden\, travelling long distances to collect water\, facing heightened risks to their health and safety\, and carrying the primary responsibility to fulfil household water needs.  \nThis side event aims to bring together governments\, UN agencies\, civil society\, and CDWD and indigenous leaders to highlight the structural drivers of exclusion\, share community‑generated evidence\, and propose actionable pathways for integrating CDWD into global water governance\, financing\, and implementation. \nRelevance to the 2026 UN Water Conference\nThis side event directly supports the Conference’s mandate to accelerate SDG 6\, strengthen equity and inclusion\, and build on the commitments of the 2023 UN Water Conference. By addressing one of the most persistent and least acknowledged forms of discrimination affecting water and sanitation access\, the event contributes to a more credible\, just\, and effective global water agenda. \nProposed Speakers\nModerator: TBC \n\nCDWD Community Representatives-GFoD (women\, youth\, frontline sanitation workers)\nIndigenous leader- Co organisor/ United Nations Major Group for Children and Youth (UN ) representatives-Co Organisors\nIWMI- TBC\nFEDO Representative (including video) GFoD Leadership- TBC\nUN DESA / UN-Water Representative / UN Women -TBC\nGovernment Representatives from supporting Member States (e.g.\, Senegal\, Nepal\, Sierra Leone\, Albania\, Tonga\, Botswana\, Latin America\, or Gulf States)- Letter to be drafted by Naveen for member states.\nSR on Water and Sanitation- TBC\nCivil Society Partners (Indigenous Peoples\, disability networks\, gender equality coalitions)\n\n 
URL:https://globalforumcdwd.org/event/water-justice-for-cdwd/
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