Why now is the EU's chance to champion global justice
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Why now is the EU's chance to champion global justice
The Financing for Development summit (FfD4) is a pivotal moment to promote fair global finance rules that fight inequality, extreme wealth concentration, and the climate crisis that is burning our futures.
This week, EU representatives in New York have joined a new round of negotiations on the road to Seville. So far, the EU’s positions in the FfD process have been deeply disappointing.
News
Inputs by the Civil Society FfD Mechanism to the First Draft Outcome document of the Fourth Financing for Development Conference
by Civil Society Financing for Development Mechanism
The process towards an Outcome document of the Fourth Financing for Development Conference is moving forward, with civil society organisations submitting their inputs to the document.
Read the submission
Learn more about the Ninth Retreat of the Group of Friends of Monterey on Financing for Development that took place last week
Blogs
Silence speaks volumes at this year’s UN-Development Cooperation Forum
by Matthew Simonds (Eurodad)
Held on 12-13 March in New York, the United Nations Development Cooperation Forum is unique in convening all actors under the UN umbrella to address issues that are otherwise discussed in disparate institutional and policy silos, yet it struggles to gain influence and traction. Strengthening this forum can be a first step towards renewing and heightening global commitments on international development cooperation.
Read the blog
Reports
Beyond the targets: an ambitious agenda to put aid back on track
by Oxfam International
There is an imperative to rebalance decision-making on aid, ensuring it is done in an inclusive way that centres global south governments and civil society. This paper presents a new and updated agenda to put aid back on track given recent changes in the development landscape and the multiple crises facing our world. It makes 10 concrete recommendations on how to ensure development finance effectively contributes to building a more equal and sustainable world.
How to make the Global Gateway fit for sustainable development?
by Solidar
This paper explores the problems with the EU's investment strategy the Global Gateway and outlines what needs to change.
Useful resources
Webinar - On the road to Sevilla: Climate and Environment opportunities in the context of FfD4
by Civil Society Financing for Development Mechanism
What is the FfD process about and what is not? Why are climate issues important within the FfD process? What are the opportunities presented by FfD4 in Sevilla? How can people engage in the FfD process? The Climate and Environmental Workstream of the Civil Society Financing for Development Mechanism organised this webinar to answer these questions.
Remember, resisting: realities of people’s struggles under the second Marcos regime
by IBON International
For social movements and people’s organisations in the Philippines, Marcos Jr. does not differ from his dictator father nor his predecessor former president Rodrigo Duterte, and continues to weaponise counterinsurgency and counterterrorism policies to stifle resistance and dissent. Moreover, Marcos Jr. promotes the same neoliberal policies for foreign private capital interests, which disenfranchise the majority of the Filipino people. This book is a compilation of essays by activists, people’s organisations, and civil society organisations in the Philippines to document people’s struggles that show the real face of the Philippines.
by WEDO
This website is a collection of the positive visions for the future that attendees of the UNFCCC COP29 in Baku shared with the team of WEDO. It's an invitation to find out what can be done when people come together to create a healthier and gender-just world and how shaping a future where care forms the foundation of our societies and justice is possible.
Events
3 April | Online and in person | Conference “2025, a pivotal year for the debt of Southern countries”
Organised by CCFD - Terre Solidaire, this conference aims to foster a dialogue between policy makers, development actors, civil society from the global north and south and the media on the issues related to the debt of the countries of the south. The round tables will address the reform of the financial architecture of debt, the interconnections between debt and climate, the place and role of private creditors and, finally, the transparency and participation of civil society on debt issues. Interpretation in English will be available online and at the venue.
Register to attend online | Register to attend in person
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