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“Strategizing Economic Justice Mobilisation to Address Debt, Economic and Climate Injustice” on 13 October 2026 in Bangkok Thursday October 8th, 2026
Event during the World Bank & IMF Annuals The Global Call to Action Against Poverty (GCAP), along with 19 co-organisers, is organising a self-organised event on “Strategizing Economic Justice Mobilisation…
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International People’s Assembly on 12–13 October in Bangkok to mobilise for economic, social and climate justice Wednesday October 7th, 2026
Civil society organisations and social movements from around the world will come together in Bangkok for the International People’s Assembly on 12 and 13 October in Bangkok. The assembly will…
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Asia Regional People’s Assembly adopts declaration calling for debt justice, climate action and universal social protection Tuesday October 6th, 2026
30 civil society organisations and networks endorse Asia Regional People’s Declaration ahead of World Bank-IMF Annual Meetings and COP31 The Asia Regional People’s Assembly 2026 has adopted a declaration calling…
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GCAP, 75 civil society groups urge UN states to advance debt reform, implementation of the Seville Commitment Friday October 2nd, 2026
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…
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Join the Asia Regional People’s Assembly 2026 on Thursday, 1 October 2026 Tuesday September 29th, 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…
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Nepal disaster prompts GCAP and global civil society groups to call for UN climate emergency declaration Thursday September 17th, 2026
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…
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GCAP turns 20: Two decades of fighting poverty and advancing global justice Wednesday September 16th, 2026
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…
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Nepal flood disaster: GCAP expresses condolences and calls for climate action Tuesday September 8th, 2026
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…
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Online event: 20 Years of GCAP – The Role of the Civil Society Movement for Global Justice in Challenging Times Friday July 31st, 2026
Dear friends and colleagues, Nelson Mandela has launched the Global Call to Action Against Poverty (GCAP) 2005. We are happy to invite you to celebrate 20 years of collective action for…
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GCAP at HLPF 2026 Thursday July 30th, 2026
Newsletter 29 July 2026 Dear Colleagues, We just came back from the High Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development (HLPF) 2026 at the United Nations Headquarters in New York. Fourteen GCAP members participated…
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