Feb 1, 2013 | News
According to a press briefing prepared by Oxfam, the 100 richest billionaires in the world added $240 billion to their annual incomes in 2012 – enough to end extreme poverty four times over. The Brookings Institution had earlier calculated that ending extreme poverty...
Jan 4, 2013 | News
“All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights.” – 1948 Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Without the concept of equality, the human rights framework loses its ethical power. If we truly intend to protect universal human rights, there is no...
Jan 3, 2013 | News
How do we reach the goals expressed in the Equity Treaty negotiated by civil society groups in 2012? IfE is convening a global Equity Action Collaborative to follow up on the Equity Treaty. The Equity Action Collaborative will develop a strategic action plan for...
Dec 9, 2012 | News
The 2012 Equity & Sustainability Field Hearings were conducted with the help of 19 Partner organizations and the participation of over 2500 individuals in 34 communities across Asia, Africa, and Europe. Now the Field Hearings will expand to the Americas and...
Jul 1, 2012 | News
(Click here to sign.) The global Equity Treaty Circle convened by IfE has released the People’s Sustainability Treaty on Equity in time to be presented at the Rio+20 Summit. The Equity Treaty and Action Plan were also discussed on 16 June at the People’s...
Jun 30, 2012 | News
Results of the 2012 Equity & Sustainability Field Hearings were released in time for Rio+20. View or download the report, “Waiting To Be Heard: Preliminary Results of the 2012 Equity & Sustainability Field Hearings” here. The report was created with the help...
