Global Initiative for Economic, Social and Cultural Rights

Tomorrow! ?? Join us on 12 March for a UNCSW69 parallel online event on 'The Human Right to Care in the Beijing +30 Global Commitments'. We'll discuss how to rebuild the social organisation of care and push for gender justice. ?? Register: https://lnkd.in/djWgK4Rc Our colleague, Alejandra Lozano, will be part of this discussion, advocating for policies that recognise, reduce and redistribute care work. ?? Feminist and social movements worldwide are coming together. Don’t miss out! ??

Ma?ana! ?? Tres décadas después de la Conferencia de Beijing, el contexto global sigue cambiando, y con él, los desafíos para la igualdad de género en América Latina. ???? ?? Este panel reunirá experiencias y estrategias de resistencia en un escenario de avances y retrocesos. ?? Regístrate aquí: https://lnkd.in/drA8QYxB

?? Tomorrow! Gender data matters. ?? Join us at #CSW69 to explore why inclusive data is essential for gender equality and how we can shape more inclusive data futures. ?? 11 March ? 4:30PM ET ?? UN Church Centre Sign in here: https://lnkd.in/d4Dh3dPi #Beijing30 #Agenda2030

On #InternationalWomensDay, let's recognise the labour that keeps the world running. #Care sustains societies, supports well-being and enables both people and nature to thrive. ?? Yet, we live in a society of carelessness, where care work—especially unpaid care—is invisible, undervalued & unequally distributed. To build a just world, we must recognise, reduce & redistribute care work. ?? Recognise: Care is essential yet invisible in economic & policy frameworks. It must be valued as a public good, integrated into national accounts & supported through legal protections. ?? Reduce: The load of care work must be eased through strong public services, better infrastructure & social protection. Investments in universal care systems free up time & opportunities for all. ?? Redistribute: Care work shouldn’t fall overwhelmingly on women & girls. Households, states, businesses & communities must share responsibility—so that care is a collective, not individual, responsibility. The gendered division of care work is stark: ?? Women spend 3.2 times more hours than men on unpaid care. ?? In Latin America, they do 69%-86% of unpaid household work. ?? In sub-Saharan Africa, 86% of community health workers—mostly women—are unpaid. This is a structural issue, not an individual choice. Care is a public good, yet states, businesses & communities fail to take responsibility. ??? ?? Do you want to know more? ?? A Care-Led Transition to a Sustainable Future This publication explores how care is central to tackling the climate crisis & creating just economies. English: https://lnkd.in/dgdKKV3t Spanish: https://lnkd.in/d6pvJKwR ?? Critical Minerals and Gender Equality: The Voices of the Women of Antofagasta and Atacama: https://lnkd.in/db_PyGRQ This publication, developed with ONG FIMA, documents how women in Chile are resisting the gendered impacts of lithium extraction & demanding feminist resource governance. {Available in Spanish.} ?? Women on the Frontlines of the Extraction of Transition Minerals: A Vision for a Just Future in Bikita, Zimbabwe: https://lnkd.in/du9aJXRE This publication, developed with The Shine Collab, amplifies the voices of women in Bikita, Zimbabwe, who are leading the fight for a just, care-centred transition. ?? The Pillars of Hanyanya: https://lnkd.in/dfswEwmQ This short documentary, also developed with The Shine Collab, dives deeper into the lived experiences of the women from Bikita, Zimbabwe.

?? Tres décadas después de la Conferencia de Beijing, el contexto global sigue cambiando, y con él, los desafíos para la igualdad de género en América Latina. Este panel reunirá experiencias y estrategias de resistencia en un escenario de avances y retrocesos. ?? Regístrate aquí: https://lnkd.in/drA8QYxB

Care is a human right! ?? On 12 March, join the UNCSW69 parallel event 'The Human Right to Care in the Beijing +30 Global Commitments'. The discussion will focus on reshaping the social organisation of care and advancing gender justice. ?? Register here: https://lnkd.in/djWgK4Rc Alejandra Lozano, from our team, will take part in this discussion, pushing for policies that recognise, reward and redistribute care work. ?? Feminist and social movements worldwide are joining forces—don’t miss it! ??

?? Tres décadas después de la Conferencia de Beijing, el contexto global sigue cambiando, y con él, los desafíos para la igualdad de género en América Latina. Este panel reunirá experiencias y estrategias de resistencia en un escenario de avances y retrocesos. ?? Regístrate aquí: https://lnkd.in/drA8QYxB

Gender data for gender equality! Join us at #CSW69 for an important discussion on why inclusive data is key to achieving gender equality and how we can build more inclusive data futures. ?? 11 MAR ? 4:30PM ET ?? UN Church Centre #Beijing30 #Agenda2030

? This Wednesday! Women in Solidarity for Energy (WISE) is bringing together 300+ participants to explore ways to integrate gender-sensitive energy policies at national and local levels. ?? Register here: https://lnkd.in/davCjk-n Alejandra Lozano, from our team, will lead a session on Gender Equality, Human Rights and Just Energy Transition Principles, focusing on rights-based approaches to phasing out fossil fuels and ensuring women’s right to energy. ??

?? The Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights has just issued a much-awaited and historic statement: for the first time, it explicitly recognises that states must tackle inequality and guarantee rights through fair tax policies. Read the statement here: https://lnkd.in/dc-ZcQW6 The statement is ambitious and sets a new global standard: states must adopt progressive tax systems, eliminate tax privileges and avoid regressive taxes that hit those with the least the hardest. ?? Civil society has pushed for this recognition for years. Now, the Committee makes it explicitly clear that taxation is a matter of human rights and social justice. ????? The text also introduces an unprecedented and transformational recognition: international financial institutions also have human rights obligations. ???? They must assess how their recommendations affect states' ability to finance rights, particularly in the context of heavily indebted countries. The statement reflects years of work by civil society coalitions, particularly the Principles for Human Rights in Fiscal Policy (Iniciativa por los Principios de derechos humanos en la Política Fiscal), drafted between 2018 and 2020 by the Initiative for Human Rights in Fiscal Policy, of which we are a member. ?? Learn more about the Initiative here: https://lnkd.in/dduUvfUd With this recognition, the legal conversation on taxation and rights takes on new strength. The challenge now is to ensure that these innovative normative standards translate into tangible action by states to ensure the economic, social and cultural rights of their population. ??