The G7 summit in Elmau was the highlight of the German G7 presidency in 2022. Contrary to the original intentions of the German government, security policy and geostrategy dominated the process, due to the conflict in Eastern Europe.
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The G7 Summit in Elmau 2022. Intensified geopolitics overshadow the development agenda
- Development Finance
- Global Processes
Towards increased quality and integrity of ODA in the context of Private Sector Instruments and Special Drawing Rights.
Civil society from around the world have written an open letter raising concerns about the quality and integrity of ODA statistics.
- Development Finance
- Aid Quality
Sign-on letter in response to discriminatory incident at Eurodad / Counter Balance EDDs event
Our director, Jean Saldanha, was subject to aggressive behaviour at our joint event at the EDDs this June. We are calling on EU institutions and bodies to address this systemic issue, and to prevent such behaviour and redress it when it occurs.
- Development Finance
CSOs call on G7 to bring an end to the IMF's harmful surcharge policy
IMF surcharges are a system of fees on loans from this institution which places an unfair burden on vulnerable countries that are in need of financial support.
- Debt Justice
- IFIs
A look back at Eurodad Conference 2022
After two years of meeting online and three since we last met in person as a network, we came together in Brussels last week for our 2022 conference “Reboot the system: Defining joint strategies for economic justice”.
- Climate Finance
- Global Processes
Civil society groups applaud IFC’s decision to stop investing in fee-charging private schools, call on other investors to follow its lead
The decision by the IFC to not resume investments in fee-charging private schools reinforces the work done by civil society organisations highlighting the negative impact of for-profit schools.
Read the statement in English | Lee la declaración en español |Lire la declaration en français
- Development Finance
- IFIs
Q & A: The future global climate finance goal (aka NCQG) - what is it, why is it important and what does it entail?
One of the main outcomes of COP26 is the process to agree a new global climate finance target. In the following Q&A, Eurodad's climate finance expert answers some of the most frequently asked questions about the new collective quantified goal on climate finance.
- Climate Finance
- Global Processes
Eurodad's response to the World Bank consultation on the proposal for a Financial Intermediary Fund for Pandemic Prevention, Preparedness and Response
Thirty-three organisations from the global south and the global north have signed a statement arguing that the World Bank has not learnt crucial lessons from the Covid-19 pandemic and broader health financing evidence.
- Development Finance
- IFIs
War in Ukraine: demanding increased financing in humanitarian assistance, development and peace
This statement was first published by the DAC-CSO Reference Group.
- ODA
- Aid Quantity
Eurodad at the 2022 UN ECOSOC Financing for Development Forum
Eurodad and partners represented Civil Society at this year's UN ECOSOC Financing for Development Forum in New York.
- Development Finance
- Global Processes
Who is really at the table when global tax rules get decided?
Currently, a third of the world's countries are not at the table when global tax rules get decided. Watch this short animation to see why it's time for the United Nations to take the lead, so all countries can participate on an equal footing.
- Tax Justice
- Stop Tax Dodging
Webinar Series "Skilling-up on Climate Finance"
Join us this May at Eurodad's climate finance webinar series, where we will take a deep dive into public climate finance flows, transparency of climate finance, and the gender dimensions of climate finance.
- Climate Finance