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Join CESR at London Climate Action Week, SB62, FfD4, and more
In the coming weeks, CESR will be part of key global spaces shaping the future of climate and economic justice. join us to push for a Rights-Based Economy.
Regional experts call for rights-centered international fiscal reform
As UN tax negotiations are set resume in a few months, a high-level dialogue in Santiago called for embedding human rights at the core of global and regional fiscal reform.
Time for good faith—and real change—on sovereign debt: A call for a UN framework convention
In a few months, the world’s governments will have a rare chance to fix a broken debt system at the Fourth UN Conference on Financing for Development (FfD4). They must support a UN-led convention process which offers a credible, cooperative path to restructuring sovereign debt.
CESR highlights need for rights-based economic governance in Brussels dialogue on FfD4
As momentum builds toward FfD4, CESR called for a rights-based transformation of the global financial system at a high-level UN event in Brussels.
CESR at FfD4 Prep Com 4: Driving rights-based finance and gender justice
Amidst escalating crises, our interventions highlighted the urgent need to reclaim public finance for people and planet, ensuring no one is left behind.
Leading voices call for a new development, rights-centered approach to sovereign debt at paper series launch
Leading experts, including Nobel laureate Joseph Stiglitz, called for urgent sovereign debt reform at the launch of the Sovereign Debt Working Paper Series, led by IEJ with contributions from CESR and Boston University’s Global Development Policy Center.
States adopt UN resolution to further rights-enabling economic policies
The Human Rights Council’s new resolution on economic, social and cultural rights strengthens the link between human rights and fiscal policy
UN CESCR issues historic statement on tax and human rights
After CESR and allies urged the Committee to champion tax justice as a human rights imperative, the UN entity explained in detail the importance of fair and inclusive taxation for the realization of social rights.
Unpacking the first organizational session of the UNTC: progress towards a just global tax system
The first organizational session of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee for the UN Tax Convention has concluded with significant progress toward just and inclusive global tax governance.
CESR welcomes new board members and appoints new chair
Sumudu Atapattu, Savi Bisnath, Ayça Çubukçu, and Gaby Oré-Aguilar join our Board to strengthen our mission to build a just global economy. Rosa Pavanelli has been appointed as Chair.
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.
The UN Tax Convention Terms of Reference have been approved. What’s next?
In a historic moment for global fiscal justice, the United Nations General Assembly approved the Terms of Reference (ToR) for the UN Tax Convention on November 27. This decisive outcome signals a global commitment to addressing inequalities, curbing tax abuses, and ensuring a fairer distribution of resources, and promoting inclusivity worldwide.
Relive “Privacy vs. transparency: Human rights and the UN Tax Convention”
On October 22, CESR hosted a webinar addressing the complexities of privacy, transparency, and human rights in the context of global tax reform.
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.
CESR and allies urge CERD to address how UK's colonial legacy fuels racial inequality through modern tax havens
CESR, along with Tax Justice Network, ESCR-Net, Movement Law Lab, and other allies, recently made a submission to the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (CERD) for its review of the UK.
The adoption of the UN Tax Convention Terms of Reference paves the way for Fiscal Justice
Adopted by 110 votes to 8, the Terms of Reference include human rights as a core principle.
G20 issues unprecedented declaration on tax cooperation ahead of final UNTC Terms of Reference negotiations
The G20 committed to cooperate to “ensure that ultra-high-net-worth individuals are effectively taxed”, and further discuss the issues in the G20 and other relevant forums.
The 4th Fiscal Justice & Human Rights Week is almost here!
2024 is set to be a pivotal year for tax justice worldwide. Join allies from Latin America & the world to discuss how to make the most of the momentum towards just global taxation.
CESR welcomes new report challenging GDP fixation and advocating for a Rights-Based Economy
We welcome the latest report by the UN Special Rapporteur on Extreme Poverty and Human Rights, Olivier De Schutter
CESR joins African CSOs in rallying support for rights-based reforms to international taxation
CESR participated in a two-day workshop in Tunis on the role of African countries in defining global tax rules, hosted by the Tunisian Observatory of the Economy (OTE) and Tax Justice Network Africa (TJNA).