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At the 2026 IMF and World Bank Annual Meetings in Bangkok, ESCR-Net members challenged debt, austerity and financial injustice through collective mobilizations, feminist organizing and direct engagement with international financial institutions, demanding economic sovereignty, human rights and accountability.

Global military spending reached nearly US$2.9 trillion in 2025, while militaries and their supply chains are estimated to account for approximately 5.5% of global greenhouse gas emissions –nearly twice the annual emissions of the entire African continent. At COP31, movements from across the Global South are demanding demilitarization, climate reparations, and...

As COP31 brings governments, civil society and social movements together in Antalya, ESCR-Net and its members are participating in a series of events and discussions to advance climate justice, reparations and accountability. From feminist and community-led just transitions to corporate accountability, demilitarization and the protection of human rights defenders, these...