Official Side Event (Solutions Session) at the World Social Summit (WSS)

Official Side Event (Solutions Session) at the World Social Summit (WSS)

Tuesday, 4 November, from 16:45 to 18:00. The event will be held in Room 103 in the Qatar National Convention Centre (QNCC). UN Women, The Inclusivity Project (TIP), The Global Forum of Communities Discriminated on Work and Descent (GFOD) organise this event which is scheduled for Tuesday, 4 November, from 16:45 to 18:00. The event…

Bulgaria Faces Scrutiny Over Persistent Roma Rights Gaps Ahead of UPR Pre-Session

Bulgaria Faces Scrutiny Over Persistent Roma Rights Gaps Ahead of UPR Pre-Session

On Friday, August 26th, 2025, Bulgaria had itsĀ Universal Periodic Review Pre-session. A Pre-session is a meeting on the human rights situation in a specific UN Member State. Pre-sessions provide national human rights institutions (NHRIs) and civil society organisations (CSOs) with an international platform through which they can inform the representatives of the recommending States about…

Unequal Progress: Roma Inclusion in 2025 SDG Reviews Remains Incomplete Across Europe

Unequal Progress: Roma Inclusion in 2025 SDG Reviews Remains Incomplete Across Europe

Authored by Magdalena Sarandeva (Bulgaria), GFoD Intern; and Simona Torotcoi (Romania), GFoD Regional Coordinator for Europe. The principle of ā€œLeaving No One Behindā€ is central to the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. Yet, for Europe’s Roma communities—among the largest and most marginalized ethnic groups on the continent—this commitment is still far from being realized. The…

GFoD submits input for EU Anti-Racism strategy, makes key recommendations

GFoD submits input for EU Anti-Racism strategy, makes key recommendations

The Global Forum of Communities Discriminated on Work and Descent (GFoD) and European Roma Grassroots Organisation (ERGO) urged the European Union to confront a form of racism that, though centuries old, remains largely unacknowledged in modern policy: discrimination based on work and descent. In its submission to the EU’s ongoing consultation on the Anti‑Racism Strategy,…

Double Discrimination: The Systemic Exclusion of Roma Women in Hungary

Double Discrimination: The Systemic Exclusion of Roma Women in Hungary

The Global Forum of Communities Discriminated on Work and Descent has released a comprehensive study titledĀ The Case of Roma Women in Hungary. The report documents how ethnicity and gender intersect to create multiple layers of exclusion. It reviews laws, state policies, and lived experiences, while also highlighting acts of resistance. The report is aimed at…