UN Special Rapporteur Dr Surya Deva cites status of CDWD in his report on Right to Development

UN Special Rapporteur Dr Surya Deva cites status of CDWD in his report on Right to Development

Paul Diwakar, Convener of the Global Forum of Communities Discriminated on Work and Descent (GFoD), welcomed a recent report, presented by the UN Special Rapporteur Dr Surya Deva, that extensively cited the Collective for Discrimination Based on Work and Descent (CDWD). Diwakar emphasised that every human being, regardless of their background or occupation, possesses an…

Proposed Amendments to UN Pact for the Future: Rev 2 Virtual Consultation on the Summit of the Future with the Co-Facilitators on 31 July 2024

Proposed Amendments to UN Pact for the Future: Rev 2 Virtual Consultation on the Summit of the Future with the Co-Facilitators on 31 July 2024

The Stakeholder Group of Communities Discriminated on Work and Descent comprises representatives of various communities including Haratins, Soninke and others in Africa, Quilombola and Palenques in Latin America, Roma in Europe, and Burakumin and Dalits in Asia, numbering more than 270 million people globally. This discrimination based on work and descent involves exclusion and segregation…

Towards an Informal Working Group on the the Rights of Communities Discriminated on Work and Descent

Towards an Informal Working Group on the the Rights of Communities Discriminated on Work and Descent

Statement by the Global Forum of Communities Discriminated on Work and Descent (GFoD) HLPF 2024, United Nations, New York Speaking at the HLPF 2024 side event titled “Good Practices and Challenges in the 2030 Agenda – Showcasing ongoing inclusive strategies of Communities Discriminated on Work and Descent,” Ambassadors and Permanent Representatives from Canada, Spain, Colombia,…

Queen Bisseng calls for ‘global commitment to end discrimination’ at HLPF

Queen Bisseng calls for ‘global commitment to end discrimination’ at HLPF

In a compelling address at the High-Level Political Forum (HLPF), Queen Bisseng, representing the Stakeholder Group of Communities Discriminated on Work and Descent (CDWD), highlighted the urgent need for global attention to systemic discrimination based on work and descent. Queen Bisseng opened her speech by emphasising the pervasive nature of this form of discrimination, which…

CDWD’s Simona Torotcoi addresses HLPF on how science & tech can empower community

CDWD’s Simona Torotcoi addresses HLPF on how science & tech can empower community

Distinguished delegates, my name is Simona Torotcoi, I am a Roma from Romania from ERGO Network, and I am part of the Communities Discriminated on Work and Descent, experiencing similar forms of discrimination with the Quilambola and Palenque in Brazil and Colombia, the Roma in Europe, the Dalits in South Asia, the Haratins and others in…