Empowering CDWD Communities in Africa: Reflections from the International Conference

Empowering CDWD Communities in Africa: Reflections from the International Conference

The International Conference on Empowering Communities Discriminated on Work and Descent (CDWD) in Africa convened on April 3, 2025, bringing together activists, academics, legal experts, and community representatives from across the continent. The gathering focused on the urgent need to address entrenched discrimination faced by marginalized groups across Africa—particularly those impacted by caste-like systems, descent-based…

Rights Expert calls for recognition, inclusion of CDWD at Commission of Status of Women meeting

Rights Expert calls for recognition, inclusion of CDWD at Commission of Status of Women meeting

Communities Discriminated on Work and Descent (CDWD) rights expert Maria Atanasova spoke at the CSW69 Official Meeting: Interactive dialogue – Participation, accountability and gender-responsive institutions. Atanasova, a Roma woman representing the Global Forum of Communities Discriminated on Work and Descent, delivered a powerful speech calling for greater recognition and inclusion of marginalized communities at the…

CDWD Women and the Beijing+30 Review: Persistent Gaps in National Reports

The 69th session of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW69) in 2025 marks the 30th anniversary of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action. As governments and stakeholders meet to assess global progress on gender equality, the continued exclusion of women from Communities Discriminated on Work and Descent (CDWD) remains a concern. To…

Call for Applications: Rights Experts Programme-2025

Call for Applications: Rights Experts Programme-2025

Call for Applications: Rights Experts Programme for Global Forum of Communities Discriminated on Work and Descent (GFoD) Who are we: Global Forum of Communities Discriminated on Work and Descent (GFoD), is a platform to voice the rights and entitlements of the communities discriminated on work and descent in Africa, Asia, Europe and  Latin America. GFoD…

Friends of CDWD: Advancing dialogue and action on Communities Discriminated on Work and Descent

Friends of CDWD: Advancing dialogue and action on Communities Discriminated on Work and Descent

World leaders gathered in New York from September 22-26, 2024, to discuss and adopt a Pact for the Future that includes a Global Digital Compact and a Declaration on Future Generations. The Pact covers several themes such as peace and security, sustainable development, climate change, digital cooperation, human rights, gender, youth, and the transformation of…