COP27: Almost nothing–but something real–Changed
Article / 1st December 2022COP27 marked the point where equity finally took center stage. National fair shares are now on the agenda, if only as the background to an inevitable debate about pragmatic ways forward, writes Tom Athanasiou for Foreign Policy in Focus.
Global Week of Action for Justice and Debt Cancellation
Article / 13th October 2022As the IMF and the World Bank will hold their annual meetings, activists are raising demands to #CancelTheDebt. Read below the civil society open letter to all governments, international institutions and lenders.
6 in 7 people worldwide experience ‘high levels of insecurity’ – Why?
Article / 4th March 2022Safety and security are at the base of the ‘hierarchy of needs’ pyramid, second in importance only to life’s absolute necessities—air, water, food and shelter, warns a new report from the UN Development Programme.
Climate emergency a ‘national security’ concern, says Red Cross
Article / 4th March 2022Governments must start treating the climate crisis as a national security concern on a par with war as climate breakdown threatens countries’ stability and safety, the global chief of the Red Cross has warned.
The time has come to rename "Aid"
Article / 25th February 2022Join eighteen organisations and key individuals working in the global justice sector across nineteen countries in ditching the word “aid” and replacing it with more accurate alternatives in our communications.