Brussels/Washington DC, October 11 2017. A new campaign aimed at reversing the dangerous rush to promote expensive and high-risk public-private partnerships (PPPs) was launched on October 11 by civil society organisations from all over the globe. The campaign’s manifesto – launched during the World Bank and International Monetary Fund annual meetings in Washington DC –…
Civil Society activists critique first week of deliberations at High Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development New York City, 14 July 2017: With the first week of deliberations at the 2017 High-level Political Forum on Sustainable Development coming to a close this Friday at the UN in New York, civil society activists are criticizing a…
Reclaiming policies for the public: Privatization, partnerships, corporate capture and their impact on sustainability and inequality – assessments and alternatives Conversation with authors of the Civil Society Report Spotlight on Sustainable Development 2017 http://www.2030spotlight.org 18 July 2017, 1:15-2:45pm, Baha’i International Community, Suite 120 (first floor),866 UN Plaza, New York. A global coalition of civil society…
Side-event during the 2017 High-level Political Forum on Sustainable Development 13 July 2017 8:15 – 9:30 AM Conference Room E in the UN Conference Building Jointly organized by Civil Society Financing for Development Group including the Women’s Working Group on Financing for Development, Femnet, Forum for Women and Democracy, Womankind Worldwide Download invitation The pursuit…
The HLPF 2017 is fast approaching. The next GSEG call will be held on Wednesday, July 5, at 2PM Rome-time and will primarily focus on the preparations for the HLPF, including the FfD related sessions and the CS FfD Group’s Side Event. The call is expected to last 1h. The preliminary agenda and instructions for…
Statement to Expert Discussion 1 by the Civil Society FfD Group (including the Women’s Working Group on FfD), Delivered by Jason R. Braganza, Tax Justice Network Africa and SID, on May 25, 2017 (FfD Forum 2017) My intervention will focus on the need for a deeper understanding of the ecosystem of Illicit Financial Flows (IFFs);…
Statement to the Thematic Round Table D on Trade and STI by the Civil Society FfD Group (including the Women’s Working Group on FfD), delivered by Claudio Fernandes, Gestos on May 24, 2017 (FfD Forum 2017) CS FfD Group Statement on Trade and STI to TRT D
Statement to the Thematic Round Table D on Digitalization by the Civil Society FfD Group (including the Women’s Working Group on FfD), delivered by Sandra Vermuyten, Public Services International on May 24, 2017 (FfD Forum 2017) CS FfD Group Statement on Digitalization to TRT D
Statement to the Thematic Round Table B on Private Finance by the Civil Society FfD Group (including the Women’s Working Group on FfD), delivered by Matti Kohonen, Christian Aid on May 24, 2017 (FfD Forum 2017) CS FfD Group Statement on Private Finance to TRT B
Statement to the Thematic Round Table A on Tax Justice by the Civil Society FfD Group (including the Women’s Working Group on FfD), delivered by Everline Aketch, Public Services International, on May 24, 2017 (FfD Forum 2017) CS FfD Group Statement on Tax Justice to TRT A
Statement to Ministerial General Debate by the Civil Society FfD Group (including the Women’s Working Group on FfD), delivered by Stefano Prato, Society for International Development on May 23, 2017 (FfD Forum 2017. CS FfD Group Statement on FfD Outcome
Statement to the Thematic Round Table A on Domestic and International Public Resources by the Civil Society FfD Group (including the Women’s Working Group on FfD), delivered by Wolfgang Obenland, Global Policy Forum on May 24, 2017 (FfD Forum 2017) Thank you Madame Moderator, I am speaking on behalf of Global Policy Forum and the…
