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At #WEF #Davos, the world’s richest will meet under “A Spirit of Dialogue”. But dialogue w/out multilateral cooperation & int’l law means nothing. While most of the #SDGs are off-track, authoritarian practices threaten peace, worsen the climate crisis & erode #humanrights. A 🧵
January 19, 2026 at 7:30 AM
At #WEF #Davos, the world’s richest will meet under “A Spirit of Dialogue”. But dialogue w/out multilateral cooperation & int’l law means nothing. While most of the #SDGs are off-track, authoritarian practices threaten peace, worsen the climate crisis & erode #humanrights. A 🧵
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There is a lot of funding available to finance the #SDGs incl climate action, but not enough political will, particularly from high-income countries. We urgently need action rooted in #humanrights for global changes from taxation on wealth to ending fossil fuel subsidies. bit.ly/4aZIneY
Why are the Sustainable Development Goals way off track?
It’s looking less and less likely that the SDGs will be achieved by 2030 – and it’s all because of significant underinvestment for a decade.
bit.ly
January 19, 2026 at 7:30 AM
There is a lot of funding available to finance the #SDGs incl climate action, but not enough political will, particularly from high-income countries. We urgently need action rooted in #humanrights for global changes from taxation on wealth to ending fossil fuel subsidies. bit.ly/4aZIneY
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Lack of money for the #SDGs means not enough funding for health, education, housing & social protection in low-income countries that desperately need it to guarantee economic and social rights for their people. We’re now 4 years away from the 2030 target with 82% off track.
January 19, 2026 at 7:30 AM
Lack of money for the #SDGs means not enough funding for health, education, housing & social protection in low-income countries that desperately need it to guarantee economic and social rights for their people. We’re now 4 years away from the 2030 target with 82% off track.
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Adequate finance for mitigation, adaptation, loss & damage and just transition is vital to protect millions especially historically marginalized communities. Yet the huge gap between what is needed, pledged & delivered leaves govts unable to fight #climatechange and achieve #SDGs
January 19, 2026 at 7:30 AM
Adequate finance for mitigation, adaptation, loss & damage and just transition is vital to protect millions especially historically marginalized communities. Yet the huge gap between what is needed, pledged & delivered leaves govts unable to fight #climatechange and achieve #SDGs
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To get the SDGs back on track, govts must:
- Phase out fossil fuel investments + end subsidies
- Address the debt crisis
- Stop tax abuse via #UNtaxconvention
- #TaxtheSuperRich & those most responsible for the climate crisis: fossil fuel giants
- Phase out fossil fuel investments + end subsidies
- Address the debt crisis
- Stop tax abuse via #UNtaxconvention
- #TaxtheSuperRich & those most responsible for the climate crisis: fossil fuel giants
January 19, 2026 at 7:30 AM
To get the SDGs back on track, govts must:
- Phase out fossil fuel investments + end subsidies
- Address the debt crisis
- Stop tax abuse via #UNtaxconvention
- #TaxtheSuperRich & those most responsible for the climate crisis: fossil fuel giants
- Phase out fossil fuel investments + end subsidies
- Address the debt crisis
- Stop tax abuse via #UNtaxconvention
- #TaxtheSuperRich & those most responsible for the climate crisis: fossil fuel giants
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Global wealth exceeds $600 trillion, while developing countries face a $4.3 trillion annual financing gap to reach the #SDGs.
"there is no lack of capital but rather a failure to connect that capital with the people and places that need it most."
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"there is no lack of capital but rather a failure to connect that capital with the people and places that need it most."
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January 19, 2026 at 7:36 AM
Global wealth exceeds $600 trillion, while developing countries face a $4.3 trillion annual financing gap to reach the #SDGs.
"there is no lack of capital but rather a failure to connect that capital with the people and places that need it most."
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"there is no lack of capital but rather a failure to connect that capital with the people and places that need it most."
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Geopolitical football: Iran? Trump? How the game can stand strong in a fractured world
Geopolitical football: Iran? Trump? How the game can stand strong in a fractured world
The 2026 World Cup is set to be a polarising event but, even if it will not be the first to be politically contentious, it will expose a growing unease
Five months out from the World Cup the politics are impossible to avoid. There are concerns relating to one of the host countries, the US, with armed immigration officials roaming through its cities and visa restrictions ramped up against foreign visitors. One qualifying nation, Iran, is experiencing a public uprising against its leadership, with the regime attacking its citizens in response. Among other qualifiers there are concerns over democratic backsliding in Tunisia, ecological crimes in Ecuador and , in the future host country Saudi Arabia. And that’s just for starters.
It sometimes feels as if this summer’s tournament, the one Gianni Infantino recently described as “the greatest show ever on planet Earth”, will serve as an inescapable reminder of the depressing state of the world in 2026. It could yet be an event that goes down in infamy. But it is hardly the only tournament to have prompted ethical concerns and serves as a reminder that the issue of how global sport should engage with such issues has remained largely unresolved. Continue reading...
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January 15, 2026 at 8:24 PM
Geopolitical football: Iran? Trump? How the game can stand strong in a fractured world
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Geopolitical football: Iran? Trump? How the game can stand strong in a fractured world
Geopolitical football: Iran? Trump? How the game can stand strong in a fractured world
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January 16, 2026 at 6:01 AM
Geopolitical football: Iran? Trump? How the game can stand strong in a fractured world
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Amnesty is proud to stand with many many others in calling out the few who plunder the earth at the expense of the majority. Human rights are not for sale, nor is the planet on which we all depend. @erikaguevararosas.bsky.social
The richest 1% emit as much carbon pollution as the poorest 5 billion people combined.
Exploitation of Earth's resources is benefiting the wealthiest at the expense of the majority
Is our civilization worth risking for the wealthiest 1%?🚨
pollutingelite.earth
#PollutingElite
Exploitation of Earth's resources is benefiting the wealthiest at the expense of the majority
Is our civilization worth risking for the wealthiest 1%?🚨
pollutingelite.earth
#PollutingElite
September 19, 2025 at 1:19 AM
Amnesty is proud to stand with many many others in calling out the few who plunder the earth at the expense of the majority. Human rights are not for sale, nor is the planet on which we all depend. @erikaguevararosas.bsky.social
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The British public are clear:
It’s time for those with the broadest shoulders to pay a fairer share of taxes.
It’s time for those with the broadest shoulders to pay a fairer share of taxes.
September 4, 2025 at 6:36 AM
The British public are clear:
It’s time for those with the broadest shoulders to pay a fairer share of taxes.
It’s time for those with the broadest shoulders to pay a fairer share of taxes.
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As countries gather at #FFD4Sevilla @amnesty.org
calls for a broad transformation of development finance, taxation, debt, and public and private investment to ensure no one is left behind #SDGs
Read more here🔗 www.amnesty.org/en/latest/ca...
calls for a broad transformation of development finance, taxation, debt, and public and private investment to ensure no one is left behind #SDGs
Read more here🔗 www.amnesty.org/en/latest/ca...
Why are the Sustainable Development Goals way off track?
It’s looking less and less likely that the SDGs will be achieved by 2030 – and it’s all because of significant underinvestment for a decade.
www.amnesty.org
June 30, 2025 at 9:53 AM
As countries gather at #FFD4Sevilla @amnesty.org
calls for a broad transformation of development finance, taxation, debt, and public and private investment to ensure no one is left behind #SDGs
Read more here🔗 www.amnesty.org/en/latest/ca...
calls for a broad transformation of development finance, taxation, debt, and public and private investment to ensure no one is left behind #SDGs
Read more here🔗 www.amnesty.org/en/latest/ca...
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Join @amnesty.org, AU ECOSOCC, Expert Mechanism on the Right to Development and @oxfaminternational.bsky.social for
a webinar on reparative justice in financing for development at #FfD4
🗓️1 July / 12.30pm CET
Register at: tinyurl.com/DevelopmentJ...
#ReparativeJustice #CanceltheDebt
a webinar on reparative justice in financing for development at #FfD4
🗓️1 July / 12.30pm CET
Register at: tinyurl.com/DevelopmentJ...
#ReparativeJustice #CanceltheDebt
June 19, 2025 at 1:15 PM
Join @amnesty.org, AU ECOSOCC, Expert Mechanism on the Right to Development and @oxfaminternational.bsky.social for
a webinar on reparative justice in financing for development at #FfD4
🗓️1 July / 12.30pm CET
Register at: tinyurl.com/DevelopmentJ...
#ReparativeJustice #CanceltheDebt
a webinar on reparative justice in financing for development at #FfD4
🗓️1 July / 12.30pm CET
Register at: tinyurl.com/DevelopmentJ...
#ReparativeJustice #CanceltheDebt
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As states' delegations meet in Bonn to discuss climate change, Amnesty International calls on governments to put human rights at the front and center of all negotiations and to respect international law & multilateralism. #JuneClimateMeetings #SB62
Read more here 🔗 www.amnesty.org/en/documents...
Read more here 🔗 www.amnesty.org/en/documents...
June 23, 2025 at 11:41 AM
As states' delegations meet in Bonn to discuss climate change, Amnesty International calls on governments to put human rights at the front and center of all negotiations and to respect international law & multilateralism. #JuneClimateMeetings #SB62
Read more here 🔗 www.amnesty.org/en/documents...
Read more here 🔗 www.amnesty.org/en/documents...
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Our profile of the inspiring @monarishmawi.bsky.social is out! Mona is a Palestinian, Jordanian & Swiss lawyer, currently serving as a Member of the Independent Intl Fact-Finding Mission on the Sudan.
Read about her journey - and her advice for others 👇
www.atlaswomen.org/profiles/202...
Read about her journey - and her advice for others 👇
www.atlaswomen.org/profiles/202...
ATLAS: Mona Rishmawi
Mona Rishmawi is a Palestinian, Jordanian and Swiss lawyer, currently serving as a Member of the Independent International Fact-Finding Mission on the Sudan . She is a former senior officia...
www.atlaswomen.org
March 25, 2025 at 12:33 PM
Our profile of the inspiring @monarishmawi.bsky.social is out! Mona is a Palestinian, Jordanian & Swiss lawyer, currently serving as a Member of the Independent Intl Fact-Finding Mission on the Sudan.
Read about her journey - and her advice for others 👇
www.atlaswomen.org/profiles/202...
Read about her journey - and her advice for others 👇
www.atlaswomen.org/profiles/202...
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It's #BlackFriday week: Amazon is poised to make record sales worldwide.
While Amazon squeezes its workers, Jeff Bezos’s net worth has hit an all-time high of $228bn.
The UK must not allow large corporations to get away with offshoring their profits in tax havens.
While Amazon squeezes its workers, Jeff Bezos’s net worth has hit an all-time high of $228bn.
The UK must not allow large corporations to get away with offshoring their profits in tax havens.
November 25, 2024 at 4:28 PM
It's #BlackFriday week: Amazon is poised to make record sales worldwide.
While Amazon squeezes its workers, Jeff Bezos’s net worth has hit an all-time high of $228bn.
The UK must not allow large corporations to get away with offshoring their profits in tax havens.
While Amazon squeezes its workers, Jeff Bezos’s net worth has hit an all-time high of $228bn.
The UK must not allow large corporations to get away with offshoring their profits in tax havens.
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The UK is failing to tax multinational corporations, like Amazon, fairly.
Over 110,000 people petitioned the Chancellor to act. We handed their signatures into Downing Street today.
It’s time to #MakeAmazonPay.
Over 110,000 people petitioned the Chancellor to act. We handed their signatures into Downing Street today.
It’s time to #MakeAmazonPay.
November 25, 2024 at 4:26 PM
The UK is failing to tax multinational corporations, like Amazon, fairly.
Over 110,000 people petitioned the Chancellor to act. We handed their signatures into Downing Street today.
It’s time to #MakeAmazonPay.
Over 110,000 people petitioned the Chancellor to act. We handed their signatures into Downing Street today.
It’s time to #MakeAmazonPay.
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Over $420 billion a year is lost to global tax abuse.
The UK and its Overseas Territories are responsible for a third of this.
With Tax Justice Network Africa, we’ve written to the Chancellor and Foreign Secretary asking them to end this.
Find out more: taxjustice.uk/blog/the-uk-...
The UK and its Overseas Territories are responsible for a third of this.
With Tax Justice Network Africa, we’ve written to the Chancellor and Foreign Secretary asking them to end this.
Find out more: taxjustice.uk/blog/the-uk-...
The UK is the leading enabler of global tax abuse. This must end.
Tax Justice Network Africa and Tax Justice UK have written to the Chancellor and the Foreign Secretary demanding action to curb global tax abuse.
taxjustice.uk
November 15, 2024 at 11:25 AM
Over $420 billion a year is lost to global tax abuse.
The UK and its Overseas Territories are responsible for a third of this.
With Tax Justice Network Africa, we’ve written to the Chancellor and Foreign Secretary asking them to end this.
Find out more: taxjustice.uk/blog/the-uk-...
The UK and its Overseas Territories are responsible for a third of this.
With Tax Justice Network Africa, we’ve written to the Chancellor and Foreign Secretary asking them to end this.
Find out more: taxjustice.uk/blog/the-uk-...
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Here's my column this week, about the astonishing moment in which we find ourselves: facing the greatest predicament humankind has ever confronted, and doing sweet FA about it. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Picture an all-seeing eye scanning the dying Earth – and then lighting on our ‘solutions’ at Cop29 | George Monbiot
What would it witness in Azerbaijan? A species that knows it is destroying itself but is too greedy to change course, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot
www.theguardian.com
November 15, 2024 at 7:17 AM
Here's my column this week, about the astonishing moment in which we find ourselves: facing the greatest predicament humankind has ever confronted, and doing sweet FA about it. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...