The Global Forum of Communities Discriminated on Work and Descent (GFoD) and The Inclusivity Project (TIP) are advancing a community-led advocacy agenda for the 71st session of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW71), to be held in New York from 8 to 19 March 2027. Through regional and global youth consultations, engagement in…
The representation of youth from Communities Discriminated on Work and Descent (CDWD) at the UN General Assembly Third Committee Youth Forum in 2026 marks another important step towards ensuring that historically marginalised young people are recognised in global decision-making.At this year’s forum, Millena Reljic, a 30-year-old Roma woman from Europe, brought the concerns of CDWD…
Communities discriminated on work and descent call for recognition, dignity, meaningful participation and equitable access to water, sanitation and climate resilience. The Global Forum of Communities Discriminated on Work and Descent (GFoD) has released six policy briefs and a focus on women, water and dignity for the 2026 UN Water Conference. The package urges governments to…
The Rights Experts (RE) Program is TIP’s flagship initiative to build and sustain transformative leadership among Communities Discriminated on Work and Descent (CDWD), particularly women and youth who remain among the most invisibilized and excluded groups in decision-making and human rights spaces. The current cohort brings together Rights Experts from 13 countries, representing diverse CDWD…
By Milena Reljic, Roma Rights Expert Anthropologist Mary Douglas argued in Purity and Danger (1966) that ideas of pollution are not simply about hygiene. They are ways societies create social boundaries. Purity represents order, belonging, morality and social acceptance, while pollution represents disorder, threat, exclusion and something considered “out of place.”This framework is relevant to…
