Civil Society Financing for Development Mechanism
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Civil Society working together with one voice to transform our global economic system & advance the systemic changes we urgently need to see. #FfD4 🌍
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It's not everyday that you get to see the development of an international convention on tax! Honoured to be representing Tax Justice Network Africa and Civil Society Financing for Development Mechanism
📺Empieza la sesión 6⃣ de la negociación de los parámetros de una #UNTaxConvention . Colombia 🇨🇴 interviene primero y defiende que los impuestos a la riqueza tienen una dimensión de cooperación global.
Colombia propone un registro global de beneficiarios finales (una propuesta en
Klelia from LATINDADD spoke on April 26 at the Ad Hoc Committee for a #UNTaxConvention .
She said that the convention must champion global tax measures that are sensitive to gender inequalities and promote frameworks recognizing women in all their diversity.
#GlobalTaxJustice
The #UNTaxConvention should build transparent, inclusive & participatory mechanisms that prevent the unjust enrichment of powerful states & entities due to historical imbalances. Human rights are key tools to be brought to the center of tax cooperation. bit.ly/3wcId1Q
2024 United Nations #FfD Forum outlines path to #FfD 4 Conference:
Debt, taxes & geopolitics took centre stage at #FfD event (15-20 April, #NYC ), serious #debt problems of developing countries dominated debates.
There are signs of hope, but bumpy road ahead!
globalpolicy.org/en/news/2024-0…
#Fin4Dev
Varsha Gandikota-Nellutla David Adler Ernesto Samper Pizano UN Trade and Development Fadhel Kaboub فاضل قابوب Global Institute for Sustainable Prosperity - GISP Cecilia Rikap Marlon South Africa 🇿🇦 at the UN 🇺🇳 Adriana Erthal Abdenur Mark Weisbrot CEPR “We need to understand that we existed before the prevailing imperial power. And back then, we were more than just cogs in the machine of global commerce. We were rule makers, not rule takers.”
Jason Rosario Braganza, Executive Director AFRODAD. #NIEO50
In the civil society intervention, Tove Maria Ryding from Civil Society Financing for Development Mechanism and Eurodad points out that 1) capacity building makes sense as long as the Convention is about more than capacity building, 2) any Protocol must develop commitments that must be included in the Convention itself....
Do not miss Chenai Mukumba ED from Tax Justice Network Africa delivering a statement to The Ad Hoc Committee to draft TOR for a #UNTaxConvention highlighting the work that needs to happen at the international level to combat IFF, tackle tax avoidance and tax evasion.
The 1st round of negotiations for the ToR for the #UnTaxConvention kicked off on April 26 at UNHQ in New York, continuing until May 8. Stay tuned for more! And do not miss the #FfDChronicle on all things #Tax ! Issue 11 is out now! #UNTaxConvention csoforffd.org/wp-content/upl…
🔴Today at United Nations the negotiations for #UNTaxConvention begin!
We want govs to ensure their #TaxSystems are fully aligned with their global commitments, incl on:
✅ #HumanRights
✅Public Services
✅Reducing #inequalities
✅Stopping global environmental crises
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🔴Es fundamental que se establezca un marco legal sobre la #deuda soberana en United Nations con el fin de proporcionar una resolución de deuda de forma transparente, vinculante e integral.
#FfD4 #NacionesUnidas
What a #FfD2024 week at #UNGA New York!Thanks to all wonderful Civil Society Financing for Development Mechanism colleagues and see you for #FfD2025 conference in Spain 🇪🇸 👍🏻
#Fin4Dev #GlobalTaxJustice
#GlobalGoals
#FinancingourFuture
#UNTaxConvention Misereor