How can we finance universal #SocialProtection in a world shaped by inequality & debt crises? I joined @socialprotection, African Development Bank Group, UNICEF for a timely conversation about the need for political will ahead of #FfD4. socialprotection.org/learn/podcasts…

Press Release: As civil society gathers at #FfD4People, 11 organisations call for global economic reforms ahead of #FFD4 and for states to meet their #FinancingPublicServices obligations. #OurFutureIsPublic hrw.org/news/2025/06/2…

From #FFD4 in Sevilla: One of the most urgent conversations here is how to redesign economies to uphold human rights & address the harm caused by systemic failures and inequality. Learn more about what we mean by a human rights economy: hrw.org/sites/default/…

This is big: Spain and Brazil are kick-starting today a “coalition of the willing” to tax the super-rich The embryo of a new, much-needed, South-North multilateralism putting economic, climate, and social justice at its core

US Senators are currently debating the "One Big Beautiful Bill Act" to advance President Trump’s agenda.   This bill is not a solution to economic inequality or for managing immigration procedures – it is a blueprint for cruelty.   ✍️ Urge Congress to stop the bill NOW:

How a good EU law on the rights of people affected by global supply chains is being gutted - and replaced with window-dressing: Our new Human Rights Watch piece on the EU Council “general approach” on #CSDDD. hrw.org/news/2025/07/0…

Billionaires aren’t just throwing extravagant weddings—they’re shaping government policy. Jayati Ghosh explains why taxing the ultra-rich isn’t just about fairness, but global survival. 🇧🇷 & 🇪🇸 are now leading. The rest must follow. Listen. #TaxTheSuperRich #FfD4

“It’s appalling that President Trump ran on a campaign to fix the economy but is delivering a budget that makes ordinary people pay with their health for tax breaks for millionaires” Matt McConnell of Human Rights Watch on the catastrophe budget the senate just passed hrw.org/news/2025/07/0…

1/ 🧵 The US Senate just passed a budget that rewards the wealthy while slashing programs essential for human rights They call it the “One Big Beautiful Bill” Here’s what they think is “beautiful” 👇 Human Rights Watch hrw.org/news/2025/07/0…

“It’s appalling that President Donald J. Trump ran on a campaign to fix the economy but is delivering a budget that makes ordinary people pay with their health for tax breaks for millionaires." More from Human Rights Watch 👇 hrw.org/news/2025/07/0… #NotOnOurWatch

Guatemala has more fresh water per capita than the global average. Yet 40 percent of Guatemalans lack access to running water in their homes. Indigenous people and women are especially affected. A water law is urgently needed. New @HRW report: hrw.org/news/2025/07/0…

Children in Sub-Saharan Africa receive just 3% of the public education funding available to their peers in Europe and North America. 🧵A thread on a NEW STUDY written with Nitin Kumar Bharti, Amory Gethin Thanasak Jenmana Zhexun MO & Li Yang [1/10] 🔗The study and a summary are available

“Countries that have less inequality grow more. This is a fact. The 1% richest in the world owns more than the poorer 95%. Thomas Piketty reminds us that this is not a law of nature, it’s a political choice. This is no longer tolerable” María Jesús Montero #FFD4Sevilla

“It’s obvious you should tax the rich. You don’t need a Nobel prize to figure that out. In fact the world today taxes them at a lower rate than ordinary people when they should be taxed at a higher rate.” - Joseph E. Stiglitz, Nobel laureate in economy #FFD4Sevilla

40% of Guatemalans don’t have running water in their homes. Our new Human Rights Watch report shows deep inequalities in access, especially affecting Indigenous communities. A water law is a first step toward tackling the crisis—& advancing justice 👉 hrw.org/report/2025/07…

Trump’s budget not only transfers public goods to private pockets in the US, he weaponised the process to let US companies keep ripping off the govts where they operate, hurting their ability to fund health, educ etc hrw.org/news/2025/07/0…

The future of money is being decided — and that future should put human rights first. Human Rights Watch is at the International Financing for Development Conference in Seville, Spain. Listen to Matt McConnell's dispatch ⤵️

Boas notícias: a OIT International Labour Organization concordou em desenvolver normas globais vinculantes sobre trabalho decente na economia de plataformas (serviços prestados através de aplicativos). Este é um avanço significativo, mas a luta está só começando. 🧵 1/5 Saiba mais: hrw.org/news/2025/06/1…