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SUMMARY:Good Practices and Challenges in the 2030 Agenda - Showcasing ongoing inclusive strategies of Communities Discriminated on Work and Descent
DESCRIPTION:For registration : https://theinclusivityproject-org.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZ0tdO-srzIsEtUCr_6DcIxAGIm2Tj2kCt3J \nThe Permanent Mission of Nepal to the UN in New York together with the Permanent\nMission of North Macedonia\, Permanent Mission of Canada (TBC) and the\nPermanent Missions of Austria\, Brazil\, Sri Lanka\, Ivory Coast\, Gambia (TBC) and UN\nWomen (Racial Justice) are delighted to co-organize a HLPF 2024 side event alongside the\nGlobal Forum of Communities Discriminated on Work and Descent (GFoD) and The\nInclusivity Project uniting organizations working for recognition and rights of Communities\nDiscriminated on Work and Descent including the African Network on Discrimination based\non Work and Descent and Contemporary Forms of Slavery (ANDS)\, The Africa GFoD\, The\nAsia Dalit Rights Forum (ADRF)\, the European Roma Grassroots Organisations Network\n(ERGO Network) and the National Coordination of Rural Black Quilombola Communities\n(CONAQ – Coordenação Nacional de Articulação das Comunidades Negras Rurais\nQuilombolas) \nThe session will highlight the importance of addressing discrimination based on work and\ndescent as a critical step towards achieving the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.\nThrough an exchange of ideas on inclusive and equitable approaches\, strengthening\npartnerships and collaborative practice\, the side event is an opportunity for all stakeholders to\nrenew their commitment to the principle of ‘Leaving no one behind’ and reinforce the 2030\nAgenda for 270 million people across the world who are discriminated on work and\ndescent.         \nContext: Growing recognition and acceptance has resulted in the recognition of the Stakeholder Group of Communities Discriminated on Work and Descent (SG-CDWD) anchored in GA\nresolution 67/290 as part of Major Groups and Other Stakeholders in 2020. Since then\, the\nSG-CDWD has ensured the representation and participation of voices of some of the most\nsidelined communities in the national and regional SDG implementation strategies.\nMember States and UN Agencies have been receptive to responding to the demands and\ninitiating systematic documentation efforts and recognition and inclusion efforts into the\nsystematic design of policies to mechanisms for the marginalized.\nDespite significant progress\, discrimination remains a major barrier to achieving the\nSustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development\nemphasizes the importance of leaving no one behind and recognizes the need for inclusive\ndevelopment. Marginalized groups—such as women\, minorities\, persons with disabilities\,\nand Communities Discriminated on Work and Descent (CDWD). These intersecting  discriminations perpetuate cycles of exclusion and hinder their full participation in economic\,\nsocial\, and political life. \nWho are Communities Discriminated on Work and Descent (CDWD? \nCommunities Discriminated on Work and Descent (CDWD) are known by many\nnames depending on where they live and the languages they speak. Together they\nrepresent 270 million individuals\, which would constitute the 6th largest country on earth.\nDalits and Burakumin in Asia\, the “slave caste” in The Gambia and Mauritania called\njongoo/komo and Haratin\, the Quilombola in Brazil and Roma in Europe and beyond are just\nsome examples of Communities Discriminated on Work and Descent (CDWD). These\ncommunities share the common experience of living in socially segregated societies that\ndiscriminate against them based on the perceived low social status often tied to labels such as\n“unclean” or “polluted” often tied to traditional professions. \nIn 2024 many Voluntary National Reviews (VNRs) offer a unique opportunity to showcase\nachievements in countries with significant CDWD populations. However\, work and\ncollaboration with CDWD is an ongoing process and need not be reduced to the VNR process\nthis event also wishes to showcase. Some examples of recent successes paired with ambitions and new policy initiatives this side event will highlight include: \n1. The Inclusion in the Census in several countries and overcoming the invisibility of\ncounting everyone in government censuses\, states have taken a critical step toward\nrecognizing the existence and needs of all communities\, including marginalized and\ndescent-based groups. This inclusion ensures policy-making and resource allocation\nwith CDWD in mind. \n2. Budgets and Allocation of Quotas notable advancements in budget allocations and the\nimplementation of quotas to support CDWD and other groups in areas such as\neducation\, political representation\, healthcare\, and housing. \n3. Recognition and Regional Human Rights Mechanisms has also been bolstered by the\nefforts of regional human rights mechanisms and civil society organizations\,\nparticularly in Africa. Organizations like the African Commission on Human and\nPeoples’ Rights and civil society movements across regions have united to form\ncoalitions that push for greater recognition and protection of these groups rights. \n4. The Platform Provided by the SDGs emphasize inclusivity and aim to leave\nno one behind\, giving descent-based communities a critical opportunity to be seen and\nheard on the global stage despite not being acknowledged specifically and the lack of\ntargets the Agenda 2030 has allowed for wide civil society participation and\ncontributed to the successes of the CDWD movement. \nBuilding on the growing recognition and systematic creation of efforts to include the\nmost marginalized this side event wishes to build on and highlight some\nachievements and best practices states and UN agencies have championed. Member\nstates and renowned leaders of the CDWD will address this side event. \nIt is hybrid event\, taking place on zoom and UN\, Conference Room F\, New York \n(Indicated time is the NY time EDT)
URL:https://globalforumcdwd.org/event/good-practices-and-challenges-in-the-2030-agenda-showcasing-ongoing-inclusive-strategies-of-communities-discriminated-on-work-and-descent/
LOCATION:Hybrid: Offline-United Nation Conference Room F    Online: Zoom\, United Nation Head Quaters\, New York\, NY\, United States
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SUMMARY:UN Declaration: A CDWD Symposium
DESCRIPTION:Communities Discriminated on Work and Descent (CDWD)\, including but not limited to Dalit\, Roma\, Quilombola\, and Haratine communities\, face systemic discrimination and marginalization across the world. CDWD are the people directly affected by Discrimination based on Work and Descent (DWD). They continue to face extreme forms of isolation and discrimination\, which acts as an obstacle to their attainment of civil\, political\, economic\, cultural and social rights. While efforts have been made to address the challenges faced by individual communities\, there remains a need to approach this issue from a global CDWD perspective. \nIt is in this context that the Global Forum of Communities Discriminated on Work and Descent (GFoD)\, in partnership with Ambedkar International Mission\, Bahujan Scholars\, The Inclusivity Project (TIP) and other networks is organizing a symposium in Rutgers University\, NJ on July 13\, 2024. \nThe discussion involving academics\, activists\, and diaspora community members seeks to amplify the voices of CDWD and advance their rights and dignity through advocacy\, research\, and community engagement. It further focuses on CDWD globally\, shifting the focus from individual communities to a broader perspective. This discussion also sheds light on the diaspora community members and explores effective strategies for advancing social justice and the inclusion of CDWD in the global platform.T \nThe event will be held in person mode. For registration\, please click here
URL:https://globalforumcdwd.org/event/un-declaration-a-cdwd-symposium/
LOCATION:PRCC Hall 233\, Rutgers University\, Nevark\, New Jersey\, NJ\, United States
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SUMMARY:Casting light on SGD 16 & 17\, anticipating the potential of "Pact for the Future" for LGBTQI+ individuals and Communities Discriminated on Work and Descent (CDWD) to realize our full  potential
DESCRIPTION:2024 High-Level Political Forum  \nLGBTI Stakeholder Group and the Stakeholder Group of Communities Discriminated on Work and Descent. \nThe LGBTI Stakeholder Group and the Stakeholder Group of Communities Discriminated on Work and Descent (SG-CDWD)\,   invite you to a joint side event on the margins of the annual High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development (HLPF).  \nAround the globe\, LGBTI populations are still criminalized and experience stigma\, discrimination\, violence\, and other human rights violations due to their sexual orientation\, gender identity\, gender expression\, and sex characteristics (SOGIESC). Further\, LGBTI populations face higher barriers than their counterparts in accessing development opportunities\, funding\, needs and services\, which are reinforced by punitive policies. LGBTI persons who face multiple and intersecting forms of discrimination due to their gender\, age\, race\, ethnicity\, ability\, class\, caste\, socioeconomic status\, work\, origin\, migration status\, and other factors that drive exclusion\, are even more marginalized and face even greater barriers in accessing development opportunities.  \n \nEvent Overview  \nThis side event will focus on the protection and liberation of LGBTQI people and Communities Discriminated on Work and Descent. We will explore strategies\, avenues for joint actions\, and work to improve the current text and annexes of the Pact for the Future\, bridging the gaps between the SDGs\, Agenda 2030 and our aspirations.  \nObjectives:  \n\n To explore how LGBTQI+ people and Communities Discriminated on Work and Descent can contribute to building peaceful and inclusive societies for sustainable development\, as well as strengthening the means of implementation for the SDGs (SDG 16 and 17) \n To highlight the legal and systemic discrimination\, that marginalized communities often face due to multiple and intersecting forms of discrimination. \n To articulate our ambitions for the Pact of the Future\, ensuring it goes beyond protection and ending discrimination\, and employs visionary ambitious language focusing on liberation and equity. \n\nThemes for the discussion  \n\nInclusive strong institutions \n\nStrong institutions must be inclusive\, representing the diversity of the population and ensuring that minority voices are heard in governance and policy-making. Peace and justice are intrinsically linked to the protection of human rights\, allowing minorities to live free from persecution and discrimination.  \nPartnerships with member states\, UN Agencies and UN Experts must continue to enhance the capacity of organizations empowering LGBTI and CDWD individuals to advocate and enjoy their rights. International cooperation and solidarity\, leveraging global partnerships to promote equality and justice is key to achieving the Agenda 2030 and fighting towards ambitious language in a Pact of the Future.  \n2. Manifestations of discrimination                      \n  a. Assimilation pressures  \nBoth the LGBTQ community and CDWD are pressured to assimilate into “mainstream society” by conforming to expected identities and roles\, for example by speaking the correct language\, complying with the expected identity\, and performing tasks expected of us dutifully. \nb. Marginalization  \nCDWD often live on the margins\, physically separated from the rest of society\, with the expectation of serfdom related to the most menial tasks often related to death\, excrement\, rubbish\, iron work and other forms of labor.  \nSimilarly\, LGBTI+ people often have limited access to education\, and cannot easily enter the labor market\, thus lacking a real head start on life. LGBTI+ people\, especially non-cisgender people\, are often criminalized and live under severe legal circumstances that prevent them from pursuing economic agency. Even when “homosexuality” is not explicitly criminalized\, many penal codes around the world criminalize “cross-dressing” which limits non-cisgender people’s access to social protection and economic opportunities. LGBTI+ people continue to struggle to meet basic necessities\, lose jobs\, and end up homeless. \nc. Invisibility  \n“Invisibility”\, in the context of LGBTI people\, refers to the societal tendency to overlook or ignore the existence and experiences of individuals who identify as lesbian\, gay\, bisexual\, transgender\, or intersex. This invisibility can manifest in various ways\, such as lack of representation in media\, limited legal protections\, discrimination\, and social stigma. It can also refer to the internal struggles that LGBTI individuals may face in terms of hiding or suppressing their identities due to fear of rejection or discrimination.  \nSimilarly\, invisibility is a characteristic assigned and expected from CDWD and LGBTI people – if they do not comply\, they are “put in their place” using methods only limited by the imagination of our oppressor’s cruelty. For LGBTI people\, this can mean denying their gender identity\, sexual identity and/or sex characteristics. For CDWD\, it means performing the most menial tasks of a society\, including manual scavenging human and animal waste or performing slave labour.  \nConclusion  \nBy highlighting the experiences of LGBTI+ people as well as those of Communities Discriminated on Work and Descent (CDWD)\, this event aims to promote inclusive policies and inspire collective action. Ultimately\, this conversation is one step towards an inclusive and sustainable future.
URL:https://globalforumcdwd.org/event/casting-light-on-sgd-16-17-anticipating-the-potential-of-pact-for-the-future-for-lgbtqi-individuals-and-communities-discriminated-on-work-and-descent-cdwd-to-realize-our-full-potential/
LOCATION:Hybrid: Offline-United Nation Conference Room F    Online: Zoom\, United Nation Head Quaters\, New York\, NY\, United States
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