Where we work

Local presence, global platforms.

We support grassroots organisations to engage directly with global stakeholders - bringing visibility to the urgent and often overlooked issues faced by descent-based communities.

UN engagement

The platforms we engage at the United Nations.

Our delegates intervene at the General Assembly, the Human Rights Council, ECOSOC, and treaty bodies. The goal: ensure CDWD voices shape the global agenda.

UN General Assembly

SDGs, CSW, UN Women

SDGs (HLPF, FFD)
Commission on the Status of Women (CSW)
Social Development: CSocD
UN Women

UN Human Rights Council

HRC, treaty bodies, OHCHR

Human Rights Council
Treaty Bodies: CERD
Special Procedures: UPR, SR
OHCHR

Regional mechanisms

ACHPR, EU, Asia Pacific, ECLAC

ACHPR (African Commission)
European Union frameworks
Asia Pacific human rights forums
ECLAC (Latin America)

Notable interventions

Our delegations and the moments that matter.

Beena Pallical at the UN General Assembly — Beena Pallical becomes the first Dalit woman to address the UN General Assembly.

Vercilene Dias at HLPF — Vercilene Dias - first Quilombola woman to intervene at the UN High Level Political Forum.

TIP-GFoD with UN High Commissioner Volker Türk — TIP-GFoD delegation meets the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Türk.

On the ground

Four regions. One coalition.

Our partners and Rights Experts work directly with communities - shaping our global engagements with the realities of the grassroots.

Asia

Multi-country

Pakistan country report launch — Launch of the country report on the status of CDWD in Pakistan, organised by PDSN and The Knowledge Forum, supported by TIP-GFoD.

Working through Asia Dalit Rights Forum (ADRF), BDERM in Bangladesh, FEDO in Nepal, NCDHR in India, and HDO in Sri Lanka. Programmes span multi-country interventions on DRR, climate adaptation and gender justice.

Africa

5+ countries

Mbororo community gathering in Cameroon — Members of the Mbororo Community in the Maroua province of Cameroon.

Anchored by GFoD with country partners across The Gambia, Cameroon, Nigeria, Mauritania and Niger. Engagement with the African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights (ACHPR) and Lawyers Without Borders.

Europe

Roma rights

Partnership with ERGO Network, supporting Roma communities across the EU. Universal Periodic Review (UPR) advocacy on Roma rights in Albania and beyond.

Latin America

CONAQ partner

CONAQ leaders in Brazil — With the leaders of the National Coordination of Black Rural Quilombola Communities in Brazil (CONAQ).

Partnership with CONAQ in Brazil. Engagement with ECLAC and regional mechanisms on land rights and climate justice for Quilombola communities.

Global affiliations

We engage strategically with a wide range of global platforms and stakeholders through memberships and affiliations:

ECOSOC consultative status
Major Groups and Other Stakeholders
Stakeholder Group on Communities Discriminated on Work and Descent
Executive Member: NGO Committee on Social Development
Member: NGO Committee on Financing for Development