{"id":1536,"date":"2025-06-10T12:00:11","date_gmt":"2025-06-10T03:00:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.janic.org\/en\/?p=1536"},"modified":"2026-04-30T09:26:06","modified_gmt":"2026-04-30T00:26:06","slug":"launch-of-the-economic-justice-mobilisation-in-asia-18-june-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.janic.org\/en\/2025\/06\/10\/launch-of-the-economic-justice-mobilisation-in-asia-18-june-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Video recording available &#8211; Launch of the Economic Justice Mobilisation in Asia (18 June 2025)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Launch of the Economic Justice Mobilisation in Asia\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Io52CeEGIFk?start=5700&#038;feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>Read the GCAP article <a href=\"https:\/\/gcap.global\/news\/economic-justice-mobilisation-launched-in-asia\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"here\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"682\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.janic.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/06\/250618-682x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1570\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.janic.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/06\/250618-682x1024.jpeg 682w, https:\/\/www.janic.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/06\/250618-200x300.jpeg 200w, https:\/\/www.janic.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/06\/250618-768x1153.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.janic.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/06\/250618-1023x1536.jpeg 1023w, https:\/\/www.janic.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/06\/250618-136x204.jpeg 136w, https:\/\/www.janic.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/06\/250618-660x991.jpeg 660w, https:\/\/www.janic.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/06\/250618.jpeg 1066w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 682px) 100vw, 682px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"page\" title=\"Page 1\">\n<div class=\"layoutArea\">\n<div class=\"column\">\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\"><strong>Date and time<\/strong>: June 18, 2025, 3.30 pm &#8211; 5.30 pm Bangkok time (Check your country time here.)<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\"><strong>Link for registration<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/us06web.zoom.us\/meeting\/register\/p2JUydU2SIuDceDcxIdF5w\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/us06web.zoom.us\/meeting\/register\/p2JUydU2SIuDceDcxIdF5w<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\"><strong>Introduction and context setting<\/strong>: Beena Pallical, Asia Dalit Rights Forum\/GCAP<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: left\"><strong>SESSION 1: Discussion on pressing issues in Asia<\/strong> (1 Hour 15 minutes)<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: left\">Moderation: <strong>Anselmo Lee<\/strong>, APSD Coordinator<\/h4>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">&#8211; Keynote speaker: <strong>Jomo K Sundaram<\/strong>, Economist and senior adviser at the Khazanah Research Institute, Kuala Lumpur (10 min)<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">&#8211; Rising Inequality in Asia: <strong>Mustafa Talpur<\/strong>, Oxfam Asia (7 min)<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">-Impact on climate change on marginalised communities: <strong>Zia Ur Rehman<\/strong>, Pakistan Development Alliance (PDA) (7 min)<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">-Implications of reducing development aid in Asia: <strong>Meirinda Sebayang<\/strong>, Executive Director, Jarangan Indonesia Positif (JIP) (7 min)<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">-Looking at economic justice from gender angle: <strong>Pam Rajput<\/strong>, Professor Emeritus, Punjab University, India (7 min)<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">-CSO engagement in the FFD4 process: <strong>Aoi Horiuchi<\/strong>, Japan NGO Centre for International Cooperation (JANIC) (7 min)<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">-Case study presentation: <br>a. <strong>Adrian D Curz<\/strong>, Wada Na Todo Abhiyan (On inequality) (5 min)<br>b. <strong style=\"font-size: revert;color: initial;font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif\">Tessa Seville<\/strong><span style=\"font-size: revert;color: initial;font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif\">, Philippines Rural Reconstruction Movement (On climate change) (5 min)<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">&#8211; Open discussion (10 min)<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: left\"><strong>SESSION 2: Launching the Economic Justice Mobilisation (35 minutes)<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: left\">Moderation: <strong>Jagat Patnaik<\/strong>, Action Aid International<\/h4>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">&#8211; Sharing the sign on statement &#8211; <strong>Praman Adhikari<\/strong>, SAAPE\/LDC Watch (10 min)<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">&#8211; Planning Asia mobilisation for the FfD4 conference \u2013 <strong>Pradeep Baisakh<\/strong>, GCAP and other members (10 min)<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">&#8211; Open discussion<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">&#8211; Concluding Remarks and thank giving: <strong>Jamila Asanova<\/strong>, Asia Development Alliance (5 min)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr \/>\n<div class=\"page\" title=\"Page 2\">\n<div class=\"layoutArea\">\n<div class=\"column\">\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><strong>Concept Note<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"layoutArea\">\n<div class=\"column\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff\"><strong>We Stand with Billions, Not Billionaires<br \/>Cancel the Debt, Change the System<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\"><strong>You can endorse our Sign \u2013 On statement <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/forms\/d\/e\/1FAIpQLSfPO36IBcj8JLxN0rxxVIoDBf0tM4EPUw847b-GdGqrrI3n4g\/viewform\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">We live in a critical moment in history. Humanity is confronted with massive economic and climate injustice, because the system is rigged \u2014 and we are all paying the price. This unjust economic system advantages rich countries to the detriment of poorer nations, fossil fuels over clean energy, and billionaire oligarchs over everyone else. The super-rich and large corporations control the media, manipulate politicians and dodge taxes \u2014 increasing their political power and trapping billions of people in poverty.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">While billionaires, big corporations and rich nations hoard wealth and power, climate disasters and crushing debt push billions deeper into poverty. The richest 1% pollute more than the poorest 66%, yet vulnerable communities bear the devastation \u2014 with floods, fires, and storms wiping out lives and livelihoods. The wealthiest countries owe an enormous debt for this damage, which impacts women, youth and marginalised groups the hardest.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">At the same time, nearly one in three countries face a catastrophic debt crisis \u2014 the biggest in a generation. Instead of funding healthcare and schools, low-income countries are forced to pay billions to wealthy creditors, at crushing interest rates, while institutions like the IMF and World Bank impose brutal austerity. When public services fail, women and girls bear the heaviest burden, as they perform the bulk of unpaid care and domestic work.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">At the heart of this injustice is an outdated global financial system that fuels inequality and the climate crisis. We must fight back \u2014 and there is a better way!<\/p>\n<p>Turn Debt into Hope<\/p>\n<p>2025 is a Jubilee Year \u2014 a rare opportunity to cancel debts and start afresh. Let\u2019s create a new financial system to prevent future debt crises, end austerity, create a progressive tax system and tackle climate change. We pledge to stand together and make our values and demands visible everywhere, so that every government feels the urgent pressure to act.<\/p>\n<p>Here\u2019s what we\u2019re fighting for:<\/p>\n<p>1. Cancel the Debt: End the debt crisis today by cancelling unsustainable and illegitimate debts \u2014 no strings attached \u2014 and requiring rich countries to pay their climate debts to support communities on the frontlines of the climate crisis.<\/p>\n<p>2. Change the System: Transform the outdated, rigged financial system with a fair, democratic and transparent one under the United Nations \u2014 including a binding debt framework and international tax convention. Everyone deserves a voice in shaping the future, not just a few billionaires.<\/p>\n<p>3. Choose Hope and Justice: Debt cancellation cannot be done in isolation. To build just economies we must (a) tax the super-rich and large corporations to curb inequality, (b) guarantee public services including health care, education, and social protection for all, and<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"page\" title=\"Page 3\">\n<div class=\"layoutArea\">\n<div class=\"column\">\n<p>(c) accelerate a just transition for people and planet, including a fair, equitable and timebound transition away from fossil fuels as well as the protection of biodiversity and community livelihoods.<\/p>\n<p>The Time to Change the Financial System is Now<\/p>\n<p>Economic, social and climate justice go hand in hand.<\/p>\n<p>But the clock is ticking. With only five years left to meet the Sustainable Development Goals, we&#8217;re failing. At this rate, ending poverty will take 230 years\u2014but the world&#8217;s first trillionaire could emerge in less than a decade.<\/p>\n<p>Dating from ancient times, the Jubilee was created to stop inequality from being passed from one generation to the next. Let\u2019s provide hope for billions in the Year of the Jubilee.<\/p>\n<p>This is not a time to be defined by tyranny, oligarchy, exploitation, and greed. Instead, we are defined by our courage to fight for justice, our solidarity and a determination to build a just and equitable world. This is the moment to resist \u2014 and win.<\/p>\n<p>We will rewrite the rules. We will change the system. We choose Hope and Justice \u2014 for Billions, Not Billionaires.<\/p>\n<h4><strong>About Our Movement<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>We are a Global South-led movement comprised of civil society networks, trade unions, activists and academics, grounded in our joint values of inclusion and solidarity, united for economic justice. Our collective mobilization engages policy makers, political leaders and the public at national and international levels to drive systemic change.<\/p>\n<p>There are a series of key international meetings this year that can make this hope a reality:<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<strong>-4th Financing for Development conference in Sevilla, Spain, 30 June &#8211; 3 July 2025<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0-World Social Summit in Doha, Qatar, 4-6 November 2025<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0-Climate COP30 in Bele\u0301m, Brazil, 10-21 November 2025<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\"><strong>\u00a0-G20 Summit in Johannesburg, South Africa, 22-23 November 2025<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><strong style=\"color: initial;font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif;text-decoration: underline\">Name of Organisers<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>1. Global Call to Action Against Poverty (GCAP) (Coordination)<\/p>\n<p>2.Asia Dalit Rights Forum (ADRF)<\/p>\n<p>3.Global Forum on Communities Discriminated by Work and Descent (GFoD)<\/p>\n<p>4.Asia Civil Society Partnership for Sustainable Development (APSD)<\/p>\n<p>5.Asia Democracy Network (ADN)<\/p>\n<p>6.Asia Development Alliance (ADA)<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: initial;font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif;font-size: revert\">7.People\u2019s Vaccine Alliance (PVA), Asia Chapter<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: revert;color: initial;font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif\">8.OXFAM-Asia<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: revert;color: initial;font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif\">9.South Asia Alliance for Poverty Eradication (SAAPE)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: revert;color: initial;font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif\">10.ActionAid International &#8211; Asia Region<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: revert;color: initial;font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif\">11.APCASO<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: revert;color: initial;font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif\">12.LDC Watch<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: revert;color: initial;font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif\">13.Asia People\u2019s Movement on Debt and Development (APMDD)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: revert;color: initial;font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif\">14.Japan NGO Center for International Cooperation (JANIC)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: revert;color: initial;font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif\">15.Empower India<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: revert;color: initial;font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif\">16.National Campaign For Sustainable Development (NACASUD-Nepal) <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: revert;color: initial;font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif\">17.Wada Na Todo Abhiyan<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: revert;color: initial;font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif\">18.NGO Federation of Nepal<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: revert;color: initial;font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif\">19.Philippine Rural Reconstruction Movement (PRRM)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: revert;color: initial;font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif\">20.Noakhali Rural Development Society, Bangladesh<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: revert;color: initial;font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif\">21.Sri Lanka United Nations Friendship Organisation (SUNFO)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: revert;color: initial;font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif\">22.Sanayee Development Organisation, Afghanistan<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: revert;color: initial;font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif\">23.Pakistan Development Alliance (PDA)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: revert;color: initial;font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif\">24.ONE Singapore<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: revert;color: initial;font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif\">25.Africa Japan Forum<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: revert;color: initial;font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif\">26.Cooperation Committee of Cambodia (CCC)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: revert;color: initial;font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif\">27.Jarangan Indonesia Positif (JIP)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Read the GCAP article here. &nbsp; 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