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All roads lead to Seville: why FfD4 matters for civil society and economic justice
We have reviewed FfD4’s First Draft—the preliminary version of the Conference’s outcome document now under negotiation. Like many of our allies, we see some welcome progress, but remain concerned that it falls short of what’s needed to confront the deep structural inequalities shaping the global economy.
Key voices: Shereen Talaat and MENAFEM’s feminist mobilization for economic justice in SWANA
In our new blog series, Key Voices, we shine a spotlight on the movements and leaders driving the fight for justice, equality, and human rights around the world.
We welcome a new Director of Program and Program Manager to our team
We are thrilled to announce that Marianna Leite and Martha Hungwe have joined CESR.
Recognizing care as a human right and a public good: a call to action from global civil society
As the UN prepares to shape the Pact for the Future, feminist, labor, and human rights organizations are pushing for care to be recognized as a fundamental human right.
All eyes on the final round of UNTC Terms of Reference negotiations: insights from 103 submissions
We analyzed the 103 submissions following the release of the Zero Draft, analyzing the key issues at play and where different countries stand.
Breaking Barriers, Building Bridges: Pioneering Gender Equality in a Rights-Based Economy
On 19 June 2024, CESR hosted a fascinating roundtable discussion, examining how our vision for a Rights-Based Economy (RBE) can incorporate ideas from indigenous and feminist movements to fully realize economic and social rights. Relive it here.
Breaking barriers, building bridges: pioneering gender equality in a Rights-Based Economy
Explore how a Rights-Based Economy can strengthen gender equality on June 19. Register now!
CESR and allies assess the human rights impacts of hydropower project in Nepal
A group of national and international organizations joined women from the Majhi Indigenous community to call attention to the human rights impacts of the Sunkoshi Hydropower Dam.
CESR at the IMF/WB 2023 Annual Meetings in Marrakesh: Pushing for Transformative Financial Reforms
Our participation aimed to spotlight the urgent need for a rights-based approach to global economic governance. Here’s a recap of the key events and discussions we were involved in.
Watch: For a Gender Transformative Digital New Deal
CESR and allies discuss a common agenda for a gender-transformative digital new deal at CSW 67.
CSW in a time of climate and COVID crisis
Our Climate Justice Program Officer, Alina Saba, offers here a recount of the progress and challenges seen at CSW 66, the world’s largest gathering on women’s rights.
CESR calls for a Rights-Based Economy at CSW66
CESR’s team advocated for systemic economic transformations at the world’s largest gathering on women's rights.
CEWLA and CESR Submit a Follow up Report on Egypt to the CEDAW’s 80th Session
The report analyzes issues raised by the Committee related particularly to women’s enjoyment of economic and social rights, in light of the pandemic and in the context of the IMF-backed economic reform program in Egypt.
CESR Underscores How Human Rights Obligations Can Support Feminist Taxation
CESR Director of Program Kate Donald spoke as part of the "Framing Feminist Taxation" webinar organized by the Global Alliance for Tax Justice and ActionAid.
CESR participates in the Global South Women's Forum on Disrupting Macroeconomics
From 14-18 December 2020, CESR participated in the Global South Women's Forum on Disrupting Macroeconomics, organized by International Women's Rights Action Watch Asia Pacific (IWRAW-AP).
Confronting COVID: How Civil Society is Responding Across Countries | Colombia
Dejusticia's Alejandro Rodríguez Llach discusses the need for more comprehensive, rights-affirming income protections for Colombia's most vulnerable citizens, post-COVID.
Confronting COVID: How Civil Society is Responding Across Countries | South Africa
Carilee Osborne and Pamela Choga of the Institute for Economic Justice discuss the South African government's inadequate response to COVID-19 and argue for a fundamental economic transformation that ensures human rights.
Forging Tools for Fiscal Justice in the Andean Region
Since 2016, CESR has worked with civil society partners in Peru and Colombia to build greater consensus on how public resources can be more equitably generated and distributed, in line with human rights obligations.
CESR's Kate Donald Discusses Tax Biases Against Women and the Global South
"Taxation for Redistributive Justice: Solutions for Women, People and Planet" discussed tax policy biases that negatively impact women and other disadvantaged groups, as well as countries of the Global South.
Invest in the Care Economy for a Just, Green, Feminist COVID-19 Response and Recovery
CESR and over 125 networks, trade unions, and organizations are demanding a COVID-19 response and recovery that is just, green, and feminist. As burdens frequently shouldered by women continue to worsen in the midst of the pandemic, we call for a greatly expanded investment in the “care economy."
Reviving Beijing's Neglected Macroeconomic Agenda: Tax Justice for Women’s Rights
On March 13, CESR co-sponsors a CSW parallel event on tax justice for women's rights, organized by the Global Alliance for Tax Justice’s tax and gender working group.
Reviving Beijing’s Neglected Macroeconomic Agenda: Tax Justice for Women’s Rights
On Friday, March 13, CESR co-sponsors a webinar on tax justice for women's rights, organized by the Global Alliance for Tax Justice’s tax and gender working group and part of the 64th session of the Commission on the Status of Women.
Lessons from Ecuador: Challenging Austerity and Human Rights Erosion at the IMF
CESR will be at the World Bank/IMF Annual Meetings this week, challenging the IMF’s global role in driving austerity measures that result in the steady erosion of human rights in countries such as Ecuador.