In a joint position paper Eurostep, the Asociación Latinoamericana de Organizaciones de Promoción al Desarrollo A.C. (ALOP), the Arab NGO Network for Development (ANND), Least Developed Countries Watch (LDC WATCH), South Asia Alliance for Poverty Eradication (SAAPE) and Social Watch provide recommendations to the EU on how to contribute to the achievement of the MDGs. The statement particularly highlights that “more of the same is not the answer.” Instead it calls for more aid money; a truly meaningful cross-policy development approach, including long term sustainable development objectives and policy coherence; and better trade terms for developing countries, particularly LDCs.
It is a question of comprehensive justice, the statement emphasizes, while noting that the EU should recognize its obligation to create:
“Social and gender justice – ensuring universal access to basic social services, to food and other means to enable people to attain their right to life and livelihood; promoting women’s rights; ensuring that there is “dignity for all”.
“Financial, fiscal and economic justice – putting in place a global regulatory system that enables the interests of all to be promoted and protected, and not just those with wealth and power. The financial sector should pay for the crisis they created through a mechanism such as financial transaction tax (FTT), speculation needs to be regulated, eliminate or revert tax havens and the ‘race to the bottom’ in tax policies, allow developing countries defensive control of capital flows and policy space, development-led trade)
“Climate justice – recognition of the “climate debt”, investment in clean technologies and promotion of decent jobs creating a green economy and unconditional reparations.”
To access the full statement, click here.
Source: NGLS