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Pandemic Treaty: “Further delays are the direct result of rich countries actions”29 May 2024
In response to further delays to the pandemic treaty, Tim Bierley, campaigner at Global Justice Now said: Further delays in pandemic treaty negotiations are the direct result of rich countries – […]
Pandemic Treaty reaction: “UK and other rich countries must stop blocking equitable measures”28 May 2024
In response to further delays to the pandemic treaty negotiations, Tim Bierley, pharmaceuticals campaign manager at Global Justice Now said: We know that big pharma’s monopolies limited production, ignored the […]
Government focus on sovereignty in Pandemic Treaty discussions ‘ironic’, say campaigners14 May 2024
Commenting on today’s discussion in Parliament following the urgent question raised on the WHO Pandemic Treaty, Tim Bierley, pharmaceuticals campaigner at Global Justice Now said: It’s ironic this government seems […]
Pandemic Treaty: “The UK must change course and prioritise human lives over pharmaceutical profits”10 May 2024
Responding to news the pandemic treaty talks have ended without a draft agreement, Tim Bierley, pharmaceuticals campaigner at Global Justice Now said: These negotiations have been held back by the UK […]
Campaigners condemn ongoing UK-Israel trade talks amid Rafah onslaught7 May 2024
Nick Dearden, director of Global Justice Now said: As Israel intensifies its onslaught on Rafah – now the world’s largest camp for displaced people – Britain’s response is to keep […]
NEW: Shell’s latest billion-pound profits “an affront to the world”2 May 2024
Commenting on Shell’s 2024 Q1 results out today, Izzie McIntosh, climate campaign manager at Global Justice Now said: As extreme weather accelerates and the cost-of-living crisis rumbles on, Shell’s latest […]
UK government ‘placing pharmaceutical profits over lives’ in pandemic treaty talks, campaigners warn28 April 2024
The UK government is threatening to render the proposed pandemic treaty “toothless” and is “placing pharmaceutical profits over lives”, global health campaigners have warned. This comes as UK, EU and US officials […]
GJN RWANDA BILL REACTION: “A shameful day for the UK”23 April 2024
Responding to the Rwanda Bill passing, Dorothy Guerrero, head of policy and advocacy at Global Justice Now said: The passing of the Rwanda Bill is a shameful day for the […]
REACTION: Scottish Government “moving goalposts” on climate change target, says GJN18 April 2024
Liz Murray, head of Scottish campaigns at Global Justice Now said: The First Minister has in the past spoken out about the catastrophic negligence of rich countries’ failure to act […]
Nick Dearden
Election 2024: This is a time for bold, radical policies. We must demand them
In November 2019, we warned that the election of a Conservative government under Boris Johnson would be a gigantic step backwards for everything we believe in. It was unprecedented for […]
Cleodie Rickard
Will the green transition be globally just, or a neocolonial resource grab? Trade rules are key
A serious overhaul of how we run the economy and live our lives is needed to tackle the climate crisis – and there are signs that decision makers are recognising, […]
Meena Ghani
Remembering the Nakba: A 70 year struggle for justice
Today marks the 76 year anniversary of the Nakba (translated as “catastrophe” in Arabic) whereby 700,000 Palestinians were forcibly expelled from their homeland to make way for the creation of […]
Izzie McIntosh
People have started being detained for Rwanda flights. Here’s what we can do
Rishi Sunak’s shameful Rwanda Bill became law last week. Now his government has started detaining people in anticipation of the first flights, even though they’re expected to be weeks away, […]
Nick Dearden
What happens if there’s another pandemic?
Negotiations have resumed today in Geneva on the Pandemic Preparedness Treaty, the World Health Organisation’s effort to establish an international agreement for what happens if there’s another pandemic. The treaty […]
Liz Murray
Take heart – around the world, people want to see action on climate change
Why doesn’t anyone care about climate change as much as I do? It’s so easy to think this (and for this feeling to be backed up by the prevailing narrative […]
Global Justice Now
International Women’s Day 2024 – the last year in women’s movements
Today, 8 March, marks International Women’s Day. IWD was set up as a day of protest and campaigning, to demand the social, economic and political liberation of women through both […]
Global Justice Now
World Book Day 2024: 8 great books about global justice
These reviews first appeared in Ninety-Nine, the magazine for Global Justice Now members. To purchase any of the books reviewed, you can use the links to Bookshop.org – part of the […]
James O'Nions
The Energy Charter Treaty: how we won!
On 22 February, the UK government announced it had started the process of withdrawing from the Energy Charter Treaty (ECT). For us it was the culmination of a three-year campaign, […]
