#PublishedToday 🌍Would #DevelopmentJustice esp gender justice be central to legally binding UN treaty on human rights of older persons? Insights: @RitawidiadanaW, @Shobha1Shukla, @AgeKnowble & more ✅ Central Chronicle centralchronicle.com/epaper/… ✅ CNS citizen-news.org/2026/05/tho…

Despite progress, inequalities in sexual and reproductive health and rights (#SRHR) are widening, driven by systemic development injustices. From climate impacts to inequitable global economic systems, these forces are undermining investments in health, education and social protection, particularly across the Global South. #WD2026, provides an opportunity to advocate for continued investment in wooden, children and adolescents. Use the key messages for Women Deliver to support your advocacy and join the forum “Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights and Development Justice: Bridging the Divide” which will explore how linking #SRHR with development justice and the right to development can bridge the North–South divide and strengthen South-led action for accountability. 🤝 🤝 Organized by PMNCH with the Global South Coalition for SRHR and Development Justice 📅 29 April 2026 | ⏰ 7:30 – 9:00 AM AEST 📍 Meeting Room 219, Level 2 🔗 Check the Key Messages and join the conversation at #WD2026: pmnch.who.int/docs/libraries… #DevelopmentJustice #RightToDevelopment #GenderEquality #WCAH @kathleensherwin, @bhavyadn03

Despite progress, inequalities in sexual and reproductive health and rights (#SRHR) are deepening—driven by systemic development injustices, from climate impacts to inequitable global economic systems. At Women Deliver 2026, this deliberative forum, “Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights and Development Justice: Bridging the Divide,” will bring together partners to explore how development justice can unlock progress on SRHR, bridge the North–South divide, and strengthen South-led movements for gender equality and accountability. Through shared experiences and dialogue, participants will identify actionable strategies to advance #SRHR within a development justice framework and drive collective impact. 🤝 Organized by PMNCH with the Global South Coalition for SRHR and Development Justice 📅 29 April 2026 ⏰ 7:30 – 9:00 AM AEST 📍 Meeting Room 219, Level 2 🔗 Join the conversation at #WD2026 and help shape a more just and equitable future for #WCAH and #SRHR. #DevelopmentJustice #RightToDevelopment

Happening Now!🚨 Join us for this inaugural global dialogue as we introduce the Coalition’s vision, political agenda, and priorities and outline how we will work collectively across regions. Register now: bit.ly/Launch3103 #SRHR #DevelopmentJustice #RightToDevelopment #GlobalSouth #FeministFutures #BodilyAutonony #MyBodyMyChoice

On March 31, we publicly launch the Global South Coalition for SRHR and Development Justice, bringing together organizations, activists, and allies committed to advancing sexual and reproductive health and rights within a broader framework of development justice. This inaugural global dialogue will introduce the Coalition’s vision, political agenda, and priorities and outline how we will work collectively across regions. SAVE THE DATE  📅 March 31  ⏰ 8 a.m. (EDT) 3 p.m. (EAT)  🌍 Online global event with simultaneous interpretation Join us as we mark this collective beginning. Register now: bit.ly/Launch3103 Read more: srhrdevelopmentjustice.org/ #DevelopmentJustice #RightToDevelopment #GlobalSouth #FeministFutures #BodilyAutonony #MyBodyMyChoice #ZamaraVoices

On March 31, we publicly launch the Global South Coalition for SRHR & Development Justice, bringing together organizations, activists, and allies committed to advancing sexual and reproductive health and rights within a broader framework of development justice. This inaugural global dialogue will introduce the Coalition’s vision, political agenda, and priorities and outline how we will work collectively across regions. 🗓️Date: 31st March 2026 ⏰ Time: 8:00 a.m. (EDT) 🌐Online global event with simultaneous interpretation Register now: bit.ly/Launch3103 #SRHR #DevelopmentJustice #RightToDevelopment #GlobalSouth #FeministFutures #BodilyAutonony #MyBodyMyChoice

On March 31, we publicly launch the Global South Coalition for SRHR & Development Justice, bringing together organizations, activists, and allies committed to advancing sexual and reproductive health and rights within a broader framework of development justice. This inaugural global dialogue will introduce the Coalition’s vision, political agenda, and priorities, and outline how we will work collectively across regions. SAVE THE DATE 📅 March 31 ⏰ 8:00 a.m. (EDT) 🌍 Online global event with simultaneous interpretation in Spanish, French, and Portuguese Join us as we mark this collective beginning. Register now: bit.ly/Launch3103 #SRHR #DevelopmentJustice #RightToDevelopment #GlobalSouth #FeministFutures #BodilyAutonony #MyBodyMyChoice @Fos_Feminista SRHR Africa Trust @DAWNfeminist

२०१४ पासून केंद्र सरकारच्या अर्थसंकल्पात अनुसूचित जाती (SC) व अनुसूचित जमाती (ST) साठी SCSP/TSP (आता Development Action Plan for SCs/STs) अंतर्गत तरतूद सातत्याने वाढताना दिसते, पण लोकसंख्येच्या प्रमाणात अपेक्षित निधी मात्र दिला गेला का हा मोठा प्रश्न आहे. 📊 उपलब्ध अर्थसंकल्पीय आकडे (Ministry of Finance बजेट स्टेटमेंट्सनुसार): ▪️ 2014-15: SC ~₹30,000 कोटी | ST ~₹19,000 कोटी ▪️ 2018-19: वाढ झाली पण लोकसंख्या प्रमाणापेक्षा कमी ▪️ 2021-22: SC ~₹1.26 लाख कोटी | ST ~₹89,000 कोटी ▪️ 2024-25: SC ~₹1.65 लाख कोटी | ST ~₹1.17 लाख कोटी ▪️ 2026-27: SC ~₹1.96 लाख कोटी | ST ~₹1.41 लाख कोटी मात्र, जर NITI Aayog च्या लोकसंख्या-आधारित प्रमाणानुसार (SC ~16%, ST ~8.6%) तरतूद केली असती तर 2026-27 मध्ये: 👉 SC साठी अंदाजे ₹3.71 लाख कोटी अपेक्षित 👉 ST साठी अंदाजे ₹1.99 लाख कोटी अपेक्षित यामुळे अंदाजे ₹2.33 लाख कोटींची एकत्रित तूट आहे. वाढती तरतूद दिसते, पण प्रमाणानुसार न्याय्य वाटप झाले का? आणि जाहीर तरतूद विरुद्ध प्रत्यक्ष खर्च किती झाला? — यावर पारदर्शक वार्षिक लेखाजोखा आवश्यक आहे. #SCSTBudget #DalitRights #AdivasiRights #SocialJustice #Budget2026 #DevelopmentJustice #NitiAayog #InclusiveGrowth facebook.com/share/p/17Wjp1h…

“Frontier Markets” — A Label Imposed on the Global South When the World Bank defines Frontier Markets, it is not merely classifying economies — it is ranking them against the priorities of global finance. For much of the Global South, this framework sends a clear signal: integrate into global capital markets or be left behind. This narrative ignores history, context, and choice. Many countries in the Global South are not “underdeveloped” because they are insufficiently financialised. They are constrained by unequal global structures, extractive capital flows, and development models that prioritise investor comfort over people’s needs. The World Bank’s long-term vision for frontier economies appears less about empowering nations and more about preparing new territories for private equity, speculative capital, and short-term returns. Cooperative systems, public ownership, mutual finance, and community-led growth — proven tools of resilience in the Global South — are treated as invisible or inferior. Development cannot be reduced to liquidity, market access, or capital inflows. For the Global South, real progress means: •economic sovereignty, not dependency •resilience, not volatility •cooperation, not extraction •dignity of labour, not dominance of capital The Global South does not need to “catch up” to a single economic model. It needs the freedom to define development on its own terms. Development should serve people! #GlobalSouth #DevelopmentJustice #EconomicSovereignty #DecolonisingDevelopment #PeopleCentricEconomics #CooperativeCapitalism #BeyondNeoliberalism #SouthSouthCooperation #InclusiveDevelopment

Human rights are our everyday essentials, shaping the food we eat, the air we breathe, and the choices we make. This #HumanRightsDay we affirm #HumanRights are the foundation of justice and inclusive development. #HumanRightsDay #SAEF #DevelopmentJustice #YouthEmpowerment

Clôture de la 12ᵉ session du Mécanisme d’experts sur le droit au développement (EMRTD) du Conseil des droits de l’homme des Nations Unies. Une session riche en échanges et en réflexions autour des défis contemporains du droit au développement. Notre organisation, IOPDHR-GENEVA NGO, a eu l’honneur d’y prendre part activement, à travers trois interventions lors du débat général et des dialogues interactifs consacrés au lien entre intelligence artificielle et droit au développement, ainsi qu’au rôle de la société civile au niveau local dans la mise en œuvre effective de ce droit fondamental. Cette participation s’inscrit dans l’engagement constant de notre observatoire à contribuer, session après session, à l’enrichissement des travaux du Conseil des droits de l’homme et de ses mécanismes, en apportant une valeur ajoutée fondée sur l’expertise, l’écoute et la coopération. Je tiens à féliciter les organisateurs et l’ensemble de l’équipe de l’EMRTD pour leur professionnalisme, leur accueil chaleureux et leur ouverture permanente à la société civile, véritable partenaire du progrès et du développement humain durable. #UN #HumanRights #RightToDevelopment #Geneva #IOPDHR #EMRTD #DevelopmentJustice #CivilSociety #AI

Et si l’intelligence artificielle n’était pas seulement une prouesse technologique, mais un test éthique pour notre humanité collective ? Ce questionnement a été au cœur de ma déclaration présentée au Palais des Nations à Genève, dans le cadre du deuxième jour de la 12ème session du Mécanisme d’experts sur le droit au développement (EMRTD) du Conseil des droits de l’Homme des Nations Unies, lors du débat sur l’impact de l’intelligence artificielle sur les industries créatives, les droits culturels et le droit au développement. L’IA ne doit pas creuser de nouvelles inégalités numériques et culturelles, mais devenir un levier de développement humain intégral, fondé sur la dignité, la diversité et la justice sociale. L’enjeu n’est plus de savoir si l’IA transformera nos sociétés, mais comment la gouverner pour placer la créativité et l’humain au cœur du progrès. La véritable interrogation demeure : les cadres actuels de gouvernance sont-ils réellement capables de garantir une IA éthique, inclusive et respectueuse des droits humains et de la diversité culturelle ? #EMRTD #AI #HumanRights #RightToDevelopment #EthicalAI #CulturalDiversity #UN #Geneva #DevelopmentJustice

ICYMI: From handouts to structural change; our pan-African experts discuss social policy as a tool for justice, not just welfare. It’s time to reimagine what’s possible. ¨The crises of neoliberalism have deepened to the extent of self-adoption of the key components of structural adjustments, and the disconnection between economic growth and social outcome has become more precarious.¨ - Prof. @jotadesina #GETSPA #SocialPolicyAfrica #DevelopmentJustice #TransformativePolicy #PolicyForPeople @DzodziTsikata @CSPS_UG

Implement effective policies that will ensure equal opportunities for women and gender-diverse communities in the labour market. Take effective action against discrimination #WhatGirlsWant #WhatWomenWant #GenderEquality #GenderJustice #2030Agenda #DevelopmentJustice #HLPF2025

Reflections from the #HLPF2025 session about SDG 14: Life Below Water #WhatGirlsWant #WhatWomenWant #FeministFuturesHIV #GenderEquality #GenderJustice SDG14 #SDG #2030Agenda #DevelopmentJustice

Swetha Sridhar of @Fos_Feminista is speaking now! @swethasridhar92 SHE & Rights | Did 4th Financing for Development deliver on gender equality & feminist agenda? youtube.com/watch?v=Ukn68gb9… #DevelopmentJustice #Feministas #FeministWorldOrder #FinancingForDevelopment #FfD4

Reforming global financing architecture to deliver on #DevelopmentJustice in Global South IS MISSING, says Shereen Talaat of @MENAFem SHE & Rights | Did 4th Financing For Development #FfD4 deliver on gender equality & feminist agenda? youtube.com/watch?v=Ukn68gb9…

𝐀F𝐒A L𝐚n𝐝 𝐂a𝐬e S𝐭u𝐝y: 𝐓h𝐞 𝐅i𝐠h𝐭 𝐟o𝐫 𝐋a𝐧d, 𝐋i𝐯e𝐥i𝐡o𝐨d𝐬, a𝐧d J𝐮s𝐭i𝐜e i𝐧 𝐑u𝐟i𝐬q𝐮e, 𝐒e𝐧e𝐠a𝐥 AFSA is pleased to release the third land case study in its ongoing series, developed by the Land and Agroecology Working Group in partnership with CICODEV Africa. Titled “The Fight for Land, Livelihoods, and Justice in Rufisque,” this publication sheds light on the escalating land conflict in Lendeng, a 56-hectare market gardening zone in the Dakar region. For decades, Lendeng has been a source of food, income, and ecological balance for hundreds of farming families. Surrounded by industrial development and rapid urban sprawl, it has served as a vital “green lung” and a cornerstone of local food sovereignty. But despite a 2018 presidential decree designating Lendeng a no-build zone, private developers have begun encroaching on the land, threatening to replace vegetable plots with commercial infrastructure—including a petrol station in the heart of the farming area. This case study documents the community’s resistance, the leadership of women farmers, the role of civil society organizations, and the legal ambiguities that continue to expose smallholder farmers to land grabbing. It calls for formal recognition of Lendeng as an agroecological zone and urges the Senegalese government to enforce existing protections and support sustainable food systems grounded in agroecology. Read the full case study in English: afsafrica.org/wp-content/upl… Lire en français: afsafrica.org/wp-content/upl… #LandRights #Agroecology #FoodSovereignty #Senegal #DevelopmentJustice

Have you seen your district’s budget? Check it here: pnd.balochistan.gov.pk/psdp Let’s hold our planners accountable @PakSarfrazbugti @BBhuttoZardari @sherryrehman @betterpakistan @CMShehbaz #BalochistanBudget2025 #PSDP #PashtunBelt #Makran #Quetta #Chaman #DevelopmentJustice

Visa Fees or Exploitation Fees? It’s time we have a serious conversation about the ethics of visa processing fees. Across many developing countries, thousands apply for visas every year (for holiday, school, conferences, family visits, or opportunities to build a better life). The vast majority of these applicants are denied. And yet, they pay non-refundable visa fees that sometimes equal a month’s salary, or more. Let’s be clear: this is not just a policy issue; it’s a justice issue! Why should countries generate millions in revenue from hopeful applicants they already know they’re likely to reject? What if we passed a bill (or championed a global agreement) where visa fees are only charged if a visa is granted? Or at least refunded when rejected? This isn’t about entitlement. It’s about equity, dignity, and fairness. THIS JUST MAKES COMMON SENSE. Visa applications from poorer countries are not lottery tickets. They are often painstaking efforts made with borrowed money, family sacrifices, and the hope of a breakthrough. To commodify that hope (without accountability) borders on exploitation. Let’s rethink this. Let’s advocate for ethical visa regimes; ones that don’t profit off inequality. As a Nigerian, I am hoping that a senator or HoA member can pick this up. It’s very ridiculous the reasons given for rejections. You have money, but can’t even go to some funny nations, because they are bent on not opening their borders to many Nigerians. They can’t like Nigerian money, and not like Nigerians! Stop the exploitation! Charge only when you give the visa; or refund the fee paid! #Visafeebill #VisaJustice #GlobalEquity #FairMobility #AfricaDeservesBetter #EthicalImmigration #DevelopmentJustice