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SUMMARY:Algorithmic Bias\, Gender Justice\, and Descent-Based Discrimination: Ensuring AI Works for All Women and Girls
DESCRIPTION:Gender discrimination remains deeply rooted in many societies and is often experienced through intersectional forms of inequality shaped by factors such as descent\, race\, ethnicity\, socio-economic status\, and digital access. As artificial intelligence becomes increasingly embedded across sectors\, these intersecting inequalities risk being replicated and amplified through algorithmic systems. \nTools like risk prediction algorithms\, forecasting-based law enforcement\, automated welfare allocation\, and online judicial processing are transforming decisions on entitlements\, aid delivery\, and legal remedies. Without global guidelines\, openness\, redress mechanisms\, or\nrights protections\, these technologies frequently amplify entrenched gender disparities\, embedding biases from past records\, enforcement histories\, and bureaucratic routines. \nFor women and girls from communities discriminated against on work and descent (CDWD)—including Dalit\, Roma\, Quilombola\, Haratine\, Burakumin\, and other similarly affected groups—the risks are particularly severe. These communities already experience structural discrimination\, over-policing\, exclusion from services\, biased judicial treatment\, and chronic under-reporting of violence. When AI models are trained on biased data reflecting caste-\, ethnicity-\, or descent-based prejudices\, the resulting systems risk: \n\nDisproportionately flagging CDWD youth as “high-risk”\nIntensifying surveillance of CDWD neighbourhoods\nAutomating exclusion from welfare or social-protection schemes\nMisclassifying or deprioritizing CDWD women’s cases of violence\nReinforcing discriminatory employment and labour-market barriers\n\nThis session delves into AI’s influence on women’s and girls’ pathways to justice\, emphasizing compounded vulnerabilities from overlapping discriminations. It will also provide a timely platform for discussion ahead of the Working Group’s forthcoming thematic report to be presented to the Human Rights Council in June 2026. \nObjectives \n\nAnalyse how current uses of AI in governance\, justice systems\, and policing\nreproduce gender\, caste\, ethnicity\, and descent-based inequalities.\nHighlight lived experiences of women and girls from CDWD communities regarding\nAI-driven exclusion\, surveillance\, and barriers to justice.\nDiscuss safeguards and regulatory frameworks needed to ensure AI\nstrengthens—rather than undermines—women’s access to justice and protection\nfrom violence.\nExamine opportunities for AI to expand legal empowerment and support for survivors\nwhen human-rights-based digital governance is applied.\n\nTo join this event please register here. \nPartners\nPermanent Mission of Albania to the UN New York\nUN Working Group on Discrimination Against Women and Girls (WGDAWG)\nThe Global Forum of Communities Discriminated on Work and Descent (GFoD)\nThe Inclusivity Project (TIP)\nEuropean Union Delegation to the United Nations in New York
URL:https://globalforumcdwd.org/event/algorithmic-bias-gender-justice-and-descent-based-discrimination-ensuring-ai-works-for-all-women-and-girls/
LOCATION:Conference Room E\, UN Headquarters\, New York\, United States
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SUMMARY:Beyond Informality: Addressing Roma Settlements in Europe—Challenges\, Solutions\, and the Way Forward
DESCRIPTION:Across Europe\, many Roma communities live in informal housing or settlements that lack security of tenure\, access to basic services\, or legal recognition. These living conditions often reflect systemic exclusion\, discrimination\, and policy gaps. Informal settlements expose Roma families to health hazards\, forced evictions\, and obstacles to education and employment. \nRoma communities\, as groups facing discrimination based on work and descent\, experience housing deprivation and spatial segregation in ways that mirror the struggles of similarly marginalized communities around the world. From Dalit communities in South Asia to people of African descent in the Americas\, systemic exclusion from adequate housing is a global human rights issue. The challenges Roma face in accessing legal tenure\, public services\, and safe living conditions are part of a broader pattern of structural discrimination that transcends borders. Recognizing these global parallels is essential for building solidarity and applying international human rights frameworks to local housing solutions. \nDespite longstanding recognition of these challenges by EU institutions\, UN agencies\, national governments\, and civil society\, progress remains slow and uneven. Structural racism\, local resistance\, and underinvestment continue to hamper efforts toward inclusive housing policies. \nThis virtual event seeks to bring together key stakeholders – Roma-led NGOs\, EU and UN agencies\, policy experts\, and state actors – to reflect on current realities\, share good practices\, and explore collaborative pathways forward. Special attention will be given to recommendations from recent joint reports and the 2020–2030 EU Roma Strategic Framework. \nObjectives: \n\nExpose the current state of informal Roma settlements across Europe.\nPresent and discuss data\, evidence\, and recommendations from recent joint reports.\nFacilitate dialogue between Roma communities\, international institutions\, and policymakers.\nIdentify promising practices and structural solutions that can be scaled or replicated.\nFoster collaboration across sectors and levels of governance.\n\nTo read more in these issues read our latest report here. \nRegister for the event by scanning the QR code to receive the Zoom Link.
URL:https://globalforumcdwd.org/event/beyond-informality-addressing-roma-settlements-in-europe-challenges-solutions-and-the-way-forward/
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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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