UN Updates
Our strategic presence in Geneva sets us apart as the sole NGO exclusively committed to economic, social, cultural, and environmental rights. This permits us to play a pivotal role in promoting and protecting these rights globally.
This publication examines the just transition negotiations at COP30 in Belém, situating them within the broader evolution of the Just Transition Work Programme since its establishment at COP27 and the growing mobilisation of civil society throughout 2025.
The global push for a democratic, equitable and human rights-aligned international tax system has reached a critical phase.
This publication focuses on the design of the Second Protocol on tax dispute prevention and resolution.
This publication focuses on legal and procedural lessons from past multilateral treaties to inform the design of the Second Protocol on tax dispute prevention and resolution.
This publication argues that the UN Tax Convention offers a vital chance to shift global tax governance towards greater transparency and justice, aligning taxation with human rights obligations.
From 2025 to 2027, UN Member States will engage in intergovernmental negotiations towards a Framework Convention on International Tax Cooperation.
We have published our position paper on the current draft of the outcome document for the Fourth International Conference on Financing for Development (FfD4).
Echoing the call of the Special Rapporteur on the Right to Development for his 2025 report on the nexus between gender equality and the right to development, this April we prepared a collective submission, along with Public Services International (PSI) and Corporación Humanas (Chile).
We submitted a contribution to the UN Special Rapporteur on the human rights to safe drinking water and sanitation, titled 'The Water and Energy Nexus: the Human Rights to Safe Drinking Water and Sanitation and Access to Energy for All'.
