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Taxing extreme wealth for fairer, greener societies

The UK government must join global efforts to coordinate wealth taxes and urgently tax those with more than £10 million in assets.

06 June 2025

Israel’s illegal settlements destroy Palestinian homes, lives and rights

Not only is this illegal, systematically violating the rights of the Palestinian people causes devastating harm.

17 April 2025

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Global Green New Deal: 10 interventions to transform our world

The world is in crisis. Only a just transition to societies rooted in equality and harmony with our planet – through a Global Green New Deal – can ensure dignified lives for all.

03 October 2025

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The Atacama Desert and the glacier under threat from mining. Photo: Delpixe

Green technologies for people and planet

Climate justice, supply chains and mining-industry violence in Chile

28 January 2021

Sniper points a rifle at Palestinians at a protest. Credit: Jaafar Ashtiyeh / AFP / Getty Images

Defending the defenders

Standing with frontline communities struggling for justice

14 December 2020

A screen at DAVOS reads: "World Economic Forum – Committed to improving the state of the world". Photo: U.S. Embassy Bern/ Eric Bridiers

Hypocrisy at the World Economic Forum 2020

Those gathered at Davos are the very people blocking ambitious climate action

21 January 2020

Campaigners at the UK– Africa Investment Summit in London 2020 with placards including "Say no to Empire 2.0", "Stop the new scramble for Africa", and "Justice for Marikana".

UK–Africa Investment Summit: put dignity of people first

Abahlali baseMjondolo statement and an open letter from UK civil society

20 January 2020

COP25: Final Declaration of the People's Summit 2019

The solutions to the crises are driven by the communities who defend their lands

20 December 2019

Open Letter: Energy Charter Treaty

The ECT is incompatible with the Paris Climate Agreement, Just Transition policies, and the expected European Green Deal

09 December 2019

Kalikasan members march with signs saying "Mining plunder kills!" and "Stop the killings, stop large-scale mining". Photo: Kalikasan People's Network for the Environment.

Time for constructive engagement on UN Binding Treaty

Statement on UN Binding Treaty signed by 59 civil society organisations

14 October 2019

War on Want's Senior Programme's Officer Seb Munoz raises a fist at the front of a colourful Latin American contingent at a rally.

The crisis of inequality

The crisis of inequality can and will be overcome

11 April 2019

Human rights Temistocles Machado assassinated in Buenaventura

Tireless leader and defender of human rights “Don Temis” Temistocles Machado killed in his nei

30 January 2018

Water warriors worldwide putting water back in people's hands

People are winning back their water around the world

26 October 2017

Wayúu healer and her granddaughter displaced by Cerrejon mine Photo by Maria Faciolince

The neocolonial violence of mining: stories of resistance against BHP

Communities from Colombia and Brazil seek justice from BHP

29 September 2017

Eneida, standing in what's left of of her home, after it was destroyed by Cerrejon in September, 2017

Communities from North and South America demand justice from BHP

Visitors from Colombia, Brazil and USA make demands ahead of BHP AGM in London

02 September 2017