People rising
to end inequalities
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Nelson Mandela
"The Global Campaign for Action Against Poverty can take its place as a public movement alongside the movement to abolish slavery and the international solidarity against apartheid."
- Nelson Mandela at the launch of GCAP 2005
Watch full speech- Nelson Mandela at the launch of GCAP 2005
News
GCAP, 75 civil society groups urge UN states to advance debt reform, Â implementation of the Seville Commitment
The Global Call to Action Against Poverty (GCAP) and 75 global, regional and national civil society organisations under the Civil Society Financing for Development Mechanism have urged UN member states…Read more
Join the Asia Regional People’s Assembly 2026 on Thursday, 1 October 2026
The Asia Regional People’s Assembly 2026 will bring together civil society organisations, people’s movements and community representatives from across Asia and beyond to discuss debt, economic policies, conflict, climate change, democracy…Read more
Nepal disaster prompts GCAP and global civil society groups to call for UN climate emergency declaration
GCAP Director Ingo Ritz is among global civil society leaders calling for the UN General Assembly to declare a Global Climate Emergency, arguing that the devastation caused by recent floods…Read more
GCAP turns 20: Two decades of fighting poverty and advancing global justice
Global Call to Action Against Poverty (GCAP), launched by Nelson Mandela at London’s Trafalgar Square in 2005, marked 20 years of campaigning to eradicate poverty and advance global justice, with…Read more
Nepal flood disaster: GCAP expresses condolences and calls for climate action
About 1222 people died and 4875 people are missing due to a flash flood that inundated the Bhotekoshi–Trishuli valley in Nepal on 26 August 2026. Preliminary assessments suggest that a large glacier collapse…Read more
Faces of Inequality
A people’s movement is needed to end inequalities within and between countries and to ensure that “Leave No One Behind” becomes reality and not a mere slogan. This includes a world where everyone has and pays their fair share, including the rich and companies. To build this movement, this global campaign features the Faces of Inequality.
See the campaign!What we do
Global Call to Action Against Poverty (GCAP) supports people in their struggles for justice and brings individuals and organisations together to challenge the institutions and processes that perpetuate poverty and inequalities across the world, to defend and promote human rights, gender justice, social justice, climate justice and the security needed for the dignity and peace of all.
- Social protection for all
- Tax justice & decent work
- Create and protect Civic Space
- Gender equality and inclusion of marginalised groups
- Climate justice
