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Civil society groups applaud IFC’s decision to stop investing in fee-charging private schools, call on other investors to follow its lead

Civil society groups applaud IFC’s decision to stop investing in fee-charging private schools, call on other investors to follow its lead

Public appealZsuzsanna Nyitray14 June 2022Right to education, Private actors & public services

A new fiscal pact from Latin America for a green and just transition

A new fiscal pact from Latin America for a green and just transition

Public appealGI-ESCR8 June 2022Renewable energy & gender justice

Significant victory of the women of the Mexican indigenous community over a transnational company that violated their rights

Significant victory of the women of the Mexican indigenous community over a transnational company that violated their rights

Public appealGI-ESCR8 June 2022Women's ESC rights, Renewable energy & gender justice

Open letter to Members States on the meaningful participation of civil society and communities in the pandemic treaty at WHO

Open letter to Members States on the meaningful participation of civil society and communities in the pandemic treaty at WHO

Public appealGI-ESCR6 June 2022Strengthening human rights frameworks, health, Right to health, Private actors & public services

Side event at the Annual Meeting of Charipersons of Human Rights Treaty Bodies: Implementing the Treaty Body Review 2020 - Where Do We Stand

Side event at the Annual Meeting of Charipersons of Human Rights Treaty Bodies: Implementing the Treaty Body Review 2020 - Where Do We Stand

Event, Institutional engagementGI-ESCR27 May 2022Strengthening human rights frameworks

GI-ESCR and the Special Rapporteur on Economic, Social, Cultural and Environmental of the IACHR met the new Chilean Minister of Foreign Affairs

GI-ESCR and the Special Rapporteur on Economic, Social, Cultural and Environmental of the IACHR met the new Chilean Minister of Foreign Affairs

Institutional engagementGI-ESCR11 May 2022Chile, Strengthening human rights frameworks

"Casa Abierta", the REDESCA Rapporteur's Office and GI-ESCR met to hear testimonies of human rights violations in informal settlements in Valparaíso

"Casa Abierta", the REDESCA Rapporteur's Office and GI-ESCR met to hear testimonies of human rights violations in informal settlements in Valparaíso

Institutional engagement, EventGI-ESCR11 May 2022Chile

40 Latin American organisations visited the Constitutional Convention to discuss democracy and human rights with constituents

40 Latin American organisations visited the Constitutional Convention to discuss democracy and human rights with constituents

Event, Institutional engagementGI-ESCR11 May 2022Chile, Climate change & human rights

Promoting "Universal and Quality Public Services for the construction of the new Chile"

Promoting "Universal and Quality Public Services for the construction of the new Chile"

Event, Institutional engagementGI-ESCR29 April 2022Chile, Private actors & public services

GI-ESCR and partners’ proposal on public services made it to the draft of Chile’s new constitution

GI-ESCR and partners’ proposal on public services made it to the draft of Chile’s new constitution

Public appealGI-ESCR19 April 2022Private actors & public services, Chile

"Reimagine Latin America" - 40 CSOs met in Chile to learn about the constituent process and share lessons for the region

"Reimagine Latin America" - 40 CSOs met in Chile to learn about the constituent process and share lessons for the region

Event, Institutional engagementGI-ESCR12 April 2022Chile, Latin America

The "Civil Society Alliance for Human Rights in the Pandemic Treaty" on the importance of participation to advance #Human Rights and the Right to Health

The "Civil Society Alliance for Human Rights in the Pandemic Treaty" on the importance of participation to advance #Human Rights and the Right to Health

Public appealGI-ESCR12 April 2022Right to health

Community roundtable discussion on report on the right to health during the COVID-19 pandemic in Kenya

Community roundtable discussion on report on the right to health during the COVID-19 pandemic in Kenya

Event, Institutional engagementGI-ESCR8 April 2022health, Right to health, Kenya

GI-ESCR participates in the Pan African CSO consultative forum ahead of the Conference of Commonwealth Education Ministers

GI-ESCR participates in the Pan African CSO consultative forum ahead of the Conference of Commonwealth Education Ministers

Institutional engagementGI-ESCR29 March 2022Right to education, Kenya

GI-ESCR delivered a joint statement at the General Debate of the CSW66

GI-ESCR delivered a joint statement at the General Debate of the CSW66

Public appealGI-ESCR22 March 2022Renewable energy & gender justice, Climate change & human rights

Global Gathering of International Right to Health Advocates in Brussels: Reverting the Commercialisation of Healthcare Together

Global Gathering of International Right to Health Advocates in Brussels: Reverting the Commercialisation of Healthcare Together

Event, Institutional engagementRossella De Falco18 March 2022Right to health, Private actors & public services

World Bank deals blow to privatisation in education with divestment from profit driven school chain Bridge International Academies

World Bank deals blow to privatisation in education with divestment from profit driven school chain Bridge International Academies

Public appealZsuzsanna Nyitray16 March 2022Right to education, Private actors & public services

GI-ESCR joins 19 organizations calling for the involvement of civil society in the Pandemic Treaty

GI-ESCR joins 19 organizations calling for the involvement of civil society in the Pandemic Treaty

Public appealGI-ESCR11 March 2022Right to health

GI-ESCR Chile team and partners participated this week in the 55th session of a Commission of the Constitutional Convention

GI-ESCR Chile team and partners participated this week in the 55th session of a Commission of the Constitutional Convention

Public appealGI-ESCR11 March 2022Chile

The Global Manifesto for Public Services inspired normative proposal submitted to the Constitutional Convention in Chile

The Global Manifesto for Public Services inspired normative proposal submitted to the Constitutional Convention in Chile

Institutional engagementGI-ESCR6 March 2022Private actors & public services