Solidarity, equality + sustainability? A reality check on the #G20 after South Africa’s Presidency.
@bodoellmers.bsky.social argues that South Africa’s first G20 presidency brought high hopes but little progress on debt, taxation, cost of capital or Africa’s marginalisation.
👉 tinyurl.com/yc43rxmd
63 states met for the 11th #UNTreaty session, navigating corporate lobbying + push for stronger #HumanRights.
Our new briefing breaks down key developments + political context.
🔗 shorturl.at/qcdwh
#BindingTreaty #StopCorporateAbuse #BizHumanRights #CSDD
🔈63 Staaten verhandelten in Genf in der 11. Runde des #UNTreaty für ein internationales Menschenrechtsabkommen zur Regulierung von Unternehmen + ihrer Wertschöpfungsketten.
Unser Briefing fasst die wichtigsten Entwicklungen zusammen.
🔗 shorturl.at/Pa84W
#BindingTreaty #StopCorporateAbuse #CSDD
🌍 Heute startet in Nairobi die 3. UN-Verhandlungsrunde zur Zukunft der internationalen Steuerregeln.
Wir erklären, worum es geht + welche Rolle die Konvention für ein gerechteres internatonales Steuersystem spielen kann.
👉 www.globalpolicy.org/en/publicati...
#Steuergerechtigkeit
This week has seen some horrendous interest rates being charged by private lenders of global south governments:
Republic of Congo: 13.7%
Laos: 11.25%
Nigeria: 8.6% and 9.1%
❓Warum zahlt der Globale Süden mehr für Geld?
@bodoellmers.bsky.social analysiert die strukturellen Ursachen dieser Ungleichheit + Lösungsansätze, von Reformen der Ratingsysteme + Änderungen der Basel-Regeln bis zu faireren multilateralen + regionalen Finanzierungsmechanismen.
👉 shorturl.at/GZC6C
Why does the Global South pay more for money?
In our new briefing, @bodoellmers.bsky.social exposes biased ratings + regulations that drive up debt cost + prevent countries from investing in public goods, and what solutions could fix this.
🔗https://www.globalpolicy.org/en/publication/price-money
📢 30 Jahre nach dem 1. Weltsozialgipfel folgt #WSSD2 in Doha.
„#LkSG oder #CSDDD zu schwächen, wäre ein Schlag gegen Menschenrechte. Deutschland sollte den #UNTreaty-Prozess unterstützen – für ein globales Abkommen zu Wirtschaft & Menschenrechten.“ (Jens Martens)
👉 blog.venro.org/wir-brauchen...
📢 The welfare state is under pressure globally. Cuts to social services are rising while 2 billion people live without protection.
From poverty, inequality to #ClimateChange + migration, can #WSSD2 in Doha this Nov tackle the biggest challenges of our time?
👉 www.globalpolicy.org/en/news/2025...
📢 Missed Episode 4 of our Global Finance Rewired podcast?
Jason Braganza (AFRODAD) + @bodoellmers.bsky.social on why today’s rules fail Africa + how African-led initiatives like a regional credit rating agency + UN debt convention could change the game.
🎧 www.youtube.com/watch?v=DYyt... #IFA
"Ich glaube nicht, dass die G7-Staaten begreifen, wie viel Glaubwürdigkeit sie in den letzten Jahren verloren haben: Pandemie, Impfstoffpatente, Rohstoffförderung: In all diesen Bereichen kam der Westen dem Süden nicht entgegen."
www.alliancesud.ch/de/ffd4-sevi...
📅 Wie weiter mit #Entwicklungsfinanzierung nach #FfD4 in Sevilla? Bewertet mit uns am 10. Juli in Berlin die Ergebnisse der Konferenz.
Mit @bmz.de, @brotfuerdiewelt.bsky.social, @bundestag.de u.a.
🕓 16–18 Uhr
📍 Hotel Dietrich-Bonhoeffer-Haus
👉 www.globalpolicy.org/de/event/202...
#Fin4Dev #FfD
📢 The UN’s new #FfD4 outcome doc is 38 pages of UN-speak.
GPF Europe’s @bodoellmers.bsky.social breaks it down: 8 key takeaways on #DRM, private finance, trade, debt, data + more, focusing on what might actually lead to action.
🔗 www.globalpolicy.org/en/news/2025...
📜Today
@josephestiglitz.bsky.social
& #JubileeCommission presented their report on how to tackle the #debt and development crises
An important contribution to a heated and key debate
ipdcolumbia.org/publication/...
A short 🧵on first impressions (1/6)
Due to EPP siding with the far right, EU-Parliament has voted down the report on financing for development ahead of the Fourth International Conference in #Seville. #FFD4
📘 Neue Publikation:
Wird der Weltsozialgipfel 2025 (WSSD2) in #Doha zum Wendepunkt für soziale Rechte weltweit?
🔗Unser Einschätzung im neuen Briefing www.globalpolicy.org/de/publicati...
#WSSD2 #SozialeGerechtigkeit #UNGipfel #GlobaleRechte #Agenda2030 #NewSocialContract
Ein krasser Skandal. Und man wundert sich, dass man sich in Brüssel noch darüber wundert, dass sich Länder des globalen Südens für neue Partnerschaften an Peking und Moskau wenden.
"The refusal by the EU and UK to support a debt reform process at the UN is deeply concerning. the outcome of these talks will have far-reaching consequences for the global financial system and the lives of billions across the Global South." Iolanda Fresnillo, Eurodad
The #EU and #UK are stopping the global south from having a say by blocking UN-led #debt reform in #FfD4 outcome document. 👎
Our press release: www.eurodad.org/eu_and_uk_bl...
🆘Pls help disseminate🆘
As governments are currently negotiating a weak draft outcome of the 2025 World Social Summit, please help to disseminate these requests from civil society
The #wssd2 must not be a missed opportunity
@ipsnews.net #GlobalSocialJustice
www.ipsnews.net/2025/05/2025...
In the background you can see a world map with bills from different currencies pinned to it. The caption states: We need to ensure that all governments actually deliver on the commitments made! FfD4 Conference in Sevilla, 30 June - 3 July 2025
📢 We need to ensure that all governments actually deliver on commitments made!
⚖ #Aid should be legally binding
🤝 #FfD4 conference should push for multilateral agreement to enforce 0.7% #ODA target, using #EU budget contribution model as an example!
Info: www.globalpolicy.org/en/issues/de...
#FfD
We need global rules for responsible #lending & #borrowing!
Further information & publications can be found at:
www.globalpolicy.org/en/issues/de...
#Debt #FfD4 #FfD #Fin4Dev #WeNeedFfD #FinancingForDevelopment
📢 #FfD4 first draft outcome document released!
The flame keeps burning but there is still a long way to go on the Road to #Sevilla.
What are the major changes in the new negotiation text?
Read more in blog article by @bodoellmers.bsky.social:
www.globalpolicy.org/en/news/2025...
#WeNeedFfD #FfD
A rocky start for the South African #G20 Presidency -
Finance Ministers & Public Development Banks convene in #CapeTown
Learn more about the meeting in #CapeTown! In his new blog article, @bodoellmers.bsky.social gives an overview from his perspective: www.globalpolicy.org/en/news/2025...
New global financing framework must become reality!
#FfD4 conference will take place in #Sevilla, Spain, 30 June - 3 July 2025, gainst the backdrop of massive delays in the implementation of #2030agenda, not least due to deficits in #DevelopmentFinancing.
www.globalpolicy.org/en/issues/de...
#FfD
In the background: World map with money bills of different currencies pinned to it. Additional pins are clustered in North America and Europe. In the front: Logo of GPF Europe and the title of the blog article by Bodo Ellmers "FfD4 Conference in Sevilla: High and lows of the zero draft outcome document". At the bottom of the image it reads "ON THE ROAD TO FFD4 - GPF blog series #8"
📢OUT NOW!
GPF blog series "ON THE ROAD TO #FfD4"
FfD4 Conference in #Sevilla: High & lows of the zero draft outcome document
By @bodoellmers.bsky.social
www.globalpolicy.org/en/news/2025...
#Fin4Dev #FfD #Debt #InternationalFinancialArchitecture #IFA #Tax #DevelopmentCooperation #Finance #Trade