World leaders rebuke “narrow unilateralism” and call for nations to urgently join forces to combat inequality
1 July, 2025
40 former Heads of State and Government are calling for “a new economic coalition of the willing” to urgently tackle inequality and “remake our world in response” to “era-defining disruption”. In a joint letter released ahead of the Fourth International Conference on Financing for Development in Seville, they call for a restoration of development aid, comprehensive debt relief, international tax cooperation, and ambitious reform of the world’s “outdated” economic model.
Aminata Touré à Séville pour la 4ème Conférence Internationale sur le Financement du Développement
1 July, 2025
Aminata Touré, ancien Premier ministre et Haut Représentant du Président de la République, participe ce lundi 30 juin 2025 à la 4e Conférence Internationale sur le Financement du Développement, comme elle l’a annoncé sur sa page Facebook.
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CSEA Participates in the 2025 Annual Policy Dialogue
1 July, 2025
Club de Madrid hosted the 2025 Annual Policy Dialogue (APD25) on Financing for Sustainable Development, from April 3–4, 2025 at the United Nations Office in Nairobi, Kenya. Dr. Chukwuka Onyekwena, Executive Director, CSEA joined global leaders and policy experts to discuss strategies for advancing sustainable development.
The discussions focused on key issues such as debt relief for developing countries, reforms to global financial institutions and the credit system, and mobilizing resources through multilateral cooperation and development banks. The dialogue emphasized the need for a fairer and more effective global financial architecture.
CSEA’s participation reaffirms its commitment to advancing inclusive financial reform and ensuring Africa’s development priorities are represented in global policy conversations.
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Former World Leaders Call for ‘New Coalition of the Willing’ to Address Poverty and Inequality
1 July, 2025
Humanity is facing an inequality crisis that could mean the emergence of the first trillionaires, while almost half the world’s population is stuck in poverty, warns a letter by 40 former prime ministers and presidents.
The letter is an appeal to current leaders to address rising threats of poverty, disparity and environmental breakdown, reported The Guardian.
“Together, we call for a new economic coalition of the willing of countries to cooperate – to combat extreme inequality, end poverty and meet human rights. One that is founded upon values of solidarity and sovereignty,” the letter states.
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Halonen joins ex-leaders in call for global economic reform
1 July, 2025
Former Finnish President Tarja Halonen has joined 39 other former heads of state in a public letter urging world leaders to confront rising inequality and create a more equitable global order.
The letter, signed by former leaders from all continents, includes the names of Finland’s former Prime Ministers Sanna Marin and Mari Kiviniemi.
It warns that while nearly half the world’s population lives in poverty, the first trillionaires may soon emerge.
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L’appel de 40 anciens chefs d’Etat et de gouvernement : « Du climat à la fiscalité, la résolution des défis mondiaux dépend de la coopération entre Etats »
30 June, 2025
La quatrième Conférence internationale sur le financement du développement doit se tenir à Séville du lundi 30 juin au jeudi 3 juillet. A cette occasion, d’anciens dirigeants, dont le Britannique Gordon Brown et l’Espagnol José Luis Rodriguez Zapatero, appellent leurs successeurs, dans une tribune au « Monde », à ne pas surenchérir dans l’unilatéralisme brutal du moment.
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Cuando la cooperación falla, la democracia se tambalea: el retroceso de la ayuda internacional debilita los cimientos democráticos
30 June, 2025
Las instituciones multilaterales afrontan una crisis de legitimidad: la arquitectura financiera global está fallando a quienes más la necesitan
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Exlíderes mundiales alertan de que la desigualdad entre países está “desbocada” y piden medidas para combatirla
27 June, 2025
En una carta publicada antes del comienzo de la 4ª Conferencia Internacional sobre la Financiación para el Desarrollo de la ONU, antiguos mandatarios reclaman la necesidad de reforzar la cooperación internacional
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Ex-world leaders call for ‘powerful shift’ as they warn of extreme inequality
27 June, 2025
Former leaders urge current state heads to work together to end poverty amid potential of first trillionaires emerging
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New wealth of top 1% surges by over $52.4 trillion since 2015 – enough to end poverty 22 times over, as Oxfam warns global development “abysmally off track” ahead of crunch talks
26 June, 2025
The world’s richest 1% increased their wealth by more than $52.4 trillion in real terms since 2015 when the Sustainable Development Goals were agreed, reveals new Oxfam analysis ahead of the world’s largest development financing talks in a decade, in Seville, Spain. This is more than enough to eliminate annual poverty 22 times over at the World Bank’s highest poverty line of $12.83 a day. The wealth of just 3,000 billionaires has surged $6.5 trillion in real terms since 2015, and now comprises the equivalent of 14.6% of global GDP.
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Micheline Calmy-Rey parmi les voix qui réclament un retour au droit
26 June, 2025
À l’approche de l’anniversaire de la Charte des Nations Unies, l’ancienne présidente de la Confédération rejoint un appel international dénonçant le «démantèlement systématique de l’État de droit».
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Oxfam Intermón denuncia el fracaso del modelo de desarrollo basado en el capital privado: “La solución no está en Wall Street”
26 June, 2025
La riqueza del 1% más rico se dispara mientras el mundo se aleja de alcanzar los objetivos de desarrollo. Oxfam Intermón exige una respuesta política urgente que anteponga lo público y frene el poder creciente de la oligarquía global
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New wealth of top 1% surges by over $52.4 trillion since 2015 – enough to end poverty 22 times over, as Oxfam warns global development “abysmally off track” ahead of crunch talks
26 June, 2025
Oxfam condemns “private finance takeover” of development efforts, as over 3.7 billion people remain in poverty ten years after the Sustainable Development Goals were agreed.
New Oxfam analysis unveils “astronomical rise in private wealth”. Between 1995 and 2023, global private wealth grew by $529 trillion – 8 times more than public wealth.
Since 2015 Australia has cut its aid budget from 0.98% to 0.65% of the Federal Budget. Over the same period, Australian billionaire wealth has grown by 243%, or $450 billion in real terms.
Oxfam analysis also shows governments globally are making the largest cuts to life-saving aid since aid records began. Aid cuts could cause 2.9 million more children and adults to die by 2030, from HIV/AIDS causes alone.
Oxfam urges new strategic alliances to address inequality; urgently revitalize aid and tax the ultra-rich; and assert new “public-first” approach over private finance.
Now is the Time to Remake International Financing
25 June, 2025
The Fourth International Conference on Financing for Development (FFD4), to take place in Sevilla, Spain, from 30 June to 3 July 2025, will bring together world leaders to advance solutions to financing challenges threatening the achievement of sustainable development. Governments, international organizations, financial institutions, businesses and civil society will come together to commit to financing our future through a renewed global framework for financing for development.
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Athens Democracy Forum will convene in the Greek capital from September 30 – October 3, 2025
24 June, 2025
Exploring Democratic Renewal and Resilience in an Era of Uncertainty: The Athens Democracy Forum Announces Its 2025 Program
From artificial intelligence to collective action, the Athens Democracy Forum will convene global thought leaders to address current democratic challenges while looking forward to innovative solutions and renewed hope for democracy worldwide.
Felipe Calderón y Fernández Noroña coinciden en audiencia con el papa en El Vaticano
23 June, 2025
José Gerardo Rodolfo Fernández Noroña -quien desde el 1 de septiembre de 2024 es presidente de la Mesa Directiva del Senado de la República, durante el primer año de la LXVI Legislatura- y Felipe de Jesús Calderón Hinojosa -presidente de México, desde el 1 de diciembre de 2006 hasta el 30 de noviembre de 2012- coincidieron, el 21 de junio de 2025, durante una audiencia pública con el papa León XIV -de nombre secular Robert Francis Prévost-, en El Vaticano.
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Επιστρέφει το Athens Democracy Forum με θέμα: «New Visions for Hard Realities»
23 June, 2025
Με φόντο τις παγκόσμιες εκλογικές αναμετρήσεις του 2024, την ταχεία διείσδυση της τεχνητής νοημοσύνης και την ενίσχυση των αυταρχικών φωνών σε διεθνές επίπεδο, το Athens Democracy Forum επιστρέφει από 1 έως 3 Οκτωβρίου 2025 στην Αθήνα, με τίτλο «New Visions for Hard Realities», αναζητώντας νέες απαντήσεις σε μια εποχή γεωπολιτικής αβεβαιότητας και τεχνολογικής αμφισβήτησης.
UNESCO elige a la Universidad del Pacífico para liderar una Cátedra sobre conocimiento, innovación y políticas públicas
23 June, 2025
La Cátedra será liderada por el profesor Francisco Sagasti y se enfocará en impulsar políticas basadas en evidencia, innovación y desarrollo sostenible desde América Latina.
