"Without fair debt workouts, recovery isn’t possible. Restructuring must restore fiscal space so governments can meet basic human rights obligations." -Mahinour El Badrawi, @cesr.bsky.social, at #IMFMeetings #WBGMeetings.

"IMF conditionality still falls short on ensuring fairness and safeguarding social protection. Without these, no adjustment program can be politically or socially sustainable." –Shady Hassan, @menafem.bsky.social, at #IMFMeetings #WBGMeetigs.

@cesr.bsky.social @christianaiduk.bsky.social @hrw.org @menafem.bsky.social @brettonwoodsproject.org @eurodadnews.bsky.social @re-course.org

3/3
Big thanks to organisers Counter Balance, CONCORD, @actionaideu.bsky.social, my colleagues @eurodadnews.bsky.social, speakers Kaisha Atakhanova-ARGO, HikmaBachegour @menafem.bsky.social , Veronica Fadzai Zano @oxfamsa.bsky.social, MEP Udo Bullmann, Magnus Guldberg, Dk Perm. Rep. & Shada Islam.

"Development is not only about exporting green energy to Europe but also about social inclusion, gender equality and territorial justice. Projects must be co-created with people who live closest to the land and will bear the consequences of these projects."

- Hikma Bachegour @menafem.bsky.social

1/3 "The question today is about the EU approach. In initiatives like the #GlobalGateway, the EU presents these partnerships as a win-win, yet in practice the social and economic weight is still very unequal."

- Hikma Bachegour, @menafem.bsky.social 🧵⤵️

2/3 "(..) Green colonialism where Africa provides raw materials without a real benefit for the local people. The #JustTransition can't be imported from Brussels, it must be co-created with those people who bear the consequences of these projects."

#GlobalGateway @menafem.bsky.social

3/3 "Both the EU and China must stop taking Africa as a battling ground. We are not responsible for keeping your competitiveness high."

- Hikma Bachegour, @menafem.bsky.social

#GlobalGateway

📣 Hikma Bachegour gave us a clear message:

The current EU approach tends to replicate a green neocolonialism approach. The local communities need projects that protect water, that create jobs, also for women. They need projects that assure technology transfer and capacity building.

Shereen Talaat, @shereentt.bsky.social , @menafem.bsky.social

“Our region faces overlapping crises — austerity, authoritarianism, genocide, and climate disaster. Yet women, farmers, and feminists are holding the line. This world is ours. Free Palestine.”

#DrawTheLine

Our press statement: www.ciel.org/news/icj-cli...

#ClimateJusticeAtTheICJ #PollutersPay #HumanRights