Cross-cutting

Pressebriefing von BUND, DNR, Forum Umwelt und Entwicklung und Global Policy Forum

Die Zahl der Hungernden steigt wieder, die Ungleichheit zwischen Armen und Reichen wächst, Artenvielfalt schwindet und die Klimakrise ist allgegenwärtig. In dieser Situation kommen Staats- und Regierungschefs, darunter Bundeskanzlerin Angela Merkel, im September zu einem Gipfel-Marathon in New York zusammen. Am 23. September lädt UN-Generalsekretär António Guterres zum Klimagipfel, direkt im Anschluss (24.-25.9.) findet der sogenannte „SDG-Gipfel“ zu den Zielen für nachhaltige Entwicklung statt. Am 26. September folgt [...]

Die Vereinten Nationen veranstalten am 21. September 2020 ein (virtuelles) Gipfeltreffen zu ihrem 75. Geburtstag. In ihrer Abschlusserklärung, die schon vorab vorliegt, beschwören die Mitgliedsstaaten die Wiederbelebung des Multilateralismus und proklamieren: „Multilateralism is not an option but a necessity as we build back better for a more equal, more resilient, and more sustainable world. The United Nations must be at the center of our efforts."

Die Realität sieht anders aus. Die Diskrepanz zwischen dem Ausmaß der globalen Krisen und den [...]

Transnational agierende Konzerne und ihre global verzweigten Wertschöpfungsketten beherrschen Dreiviertel des gesamten Welthandels. Die Ausweitung ihrer Wertschöpfungsketten ging häufig mit der Verlagerung von Produktion und Arbeitsplätzen in “Billiglohnländer“ Mittelosteuropas, Asiens und des Globalen Südens einher. Die geschaffenen Arbeitsplätze erfüllen jedoch oft nicht die Standards menschenwürdiger Arbeit:
In vielen Ländern wird Arbeitnehmer*innen das Recht auf gewerkschaftliche Organisation und auf Kollektivverhandlungen verweigert. Löhne, die nicht zum Leben reichen, lange Arbeitszeiten, unsichere Arbeitsverträge, fehlender Gesundheitsschutz und Arbeitssicherheit sowie Diskriminierung sind weitere Merkmale der [...]

Organized by CIEL, FIAN International, Franciscans International, Friends of the Earth International, Global Policy Forum, Rosa Luxemburg Stiftung—New York Office

Co-sponsored by Society for International Development, Indonesia for Global Justice, Project Poder

In June 2014, the Human Rights Council established the open-ended inter-governmental working group (OEIGWG) to elaborate an international legally binding instrument on transnational corporations and other business enterprises with respect to human rights. After three sessions in 2015, 2016 and 2017 and substantive discussions on the scope and [...]

ORGANIZED BY ROSA LUXEMBURG STIFTUNG—NEW YORK OFFICE (RLS-NYC), CO-SPONSORED BY DEVELOPMENT ALTERNATIVES WITH WOMEN FOR A NEW ERA (DAWN), GLOBAL POLICY FORUM (GPF), AND SOCIAL WATCH.

Speakers include:

• Barbara Adams, Global Policy Forum
• María Graciela Cuervo, DAWN
• Vidhya Das, Agragame
• Agnes Kirabo, Food Rights Alliance
• Carolyn Sachs, Penn State University

Moderator: Stefanie Ehmsen, RLS–NYC

​This public panel will discuss the multiple roles of rural women and girls for enhancing food sovereignty, preserving biodiversity, reducing inequalities, and combating climate change. The [...]

CO-ORGANIZED BY THE CIVIL SOCIETY FFD GROUP (INCLUDING THE WOMEN’S WORKING GROUP ON FINANCING FOR DEVELOPMENT)

FACILITATED BY: GLOBAL POLICY FORUM, GLOBAL ALLIANCE FOR TAX JUSTICE, FINANCIAL TRANSPARENCY COALITION, TJN AFRICA, EURODAD, ACTIONAID, NGO COMMITTEE ON FINANCING FOR DEVELOPMENT, AND SOCIETY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT

Illicit financial flows (IFFs), with legalized tax avoidance as its major component, is the fundamental constraint to be addressed to ensure the fiscal space that is necessary to advance the 2030 Agenda. Major public scandals brought [...]

CO-ORGANIZED BY THE CIVIL SOCIETY FFD GROUP (INCLUDING THE WOMEN’S WORKING GROUP ON FINANCING FOR DEVELOPMENT) AND THE FEDERAL MINISTRY FOR ECONOMIC COOPERATION AND DEVELOPMENT (GERMANY).

FACILITATED BY: GLOBAL POLICY FORUM, MISEREOR, SOCIAL WATCH, BROT FÜR DIE WELT AND SOCIETY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT

The Addis Ababa Action Agenda (AAAA) has defined the follow-up process for the Financing for Development process as well as the means of implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. This includes assessing progress, obstacles, challenges [...]

THE EVENT IS JOINTLY ORGANIZED BY CORPORATE ACCOUNTABILITY, ESCR-NET, FIAN INTERNATIONAL, FRANCISCANS INTERNATIONAL, GLOBAL CAMPAIGN TO RECLAIM PEOPLES SOVEREIGNITY, DISMANTLE CORPORATE POWER AND STOP IMPUNITY, GLOBAL POLICY FORUM, ROSA LUXEMBURG STIFTUNG-NEW YORK OFFICE, AND TRANSNATIONAL INSTITUTE.

IT IS CO-SPONSORED BY THE PERMANENT MISSION OF ECUADOR TO THE UNITED NATIONS NEW YORK.

To implement the 2030 Agenda and its Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), many in the international community have addressed the financing gap, proclaiming the need to go from “billions to [...]

ORGANIZED BY SOCIAL WATCH IN CO-OPERATION WITH ALLIANCE SUD, ARAB NGO NETWORK FOR DEVELOPMENT AND GLOBAL POLICY FORUM

The national voluntary reporting to the High Level Political Forum of ECOSOC is a practice that has gained traction, as dozens of governments are volunteering each year to participate and contribute their VNRs. A number of CSOs have prepared their own shadow or spotlight reports to follow-up on their governments efforts to implement the 2030-Agenda. Rising inequalities and the need to substantially [...]

Jointly organized by Government of Germany, Government of Uruguay, German NGO Forum on Environment and Development, Brot für die Welt, Global Policy Forum, Public Services International, Social Watch, MISEREOR, World Council of Churches

The private sector plays a significant role in achieving the SDGs of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. Several corporations have already pledged their support for the SDGs or evaluated the relevance of SDGs in their business activities. The UN Global Compact has started a global campaign [...]