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Geneva, 10th Sept 2024: Government and non-government speakers at a side event in the Public Forum 2024 of the WTO at its headquarters in Geneva today said that small-scale farmers across the world are the major contributors to sustainability, yet they have suffered the most from the effects of...

ইকুইটিবিডি অবস্থানপত্র : বাংলাদেশ বাজেট ২০২৪-২৫, ২৯-জুন ২০২৪ইং ঋণ দানে দাতা সংস্থার শর্ত দারিদ্রদের উপর কষাঘাত কর বৃদ্ধি নয় বরং দূর্নীতি বন্ধ ও অর্থ পাচার রোধ হোক সর্বোচ্চ অগ্রাধিকার ক. ঋন নির্র্ভরশীল জাতীয় বাজেট ২০২৪-২০২৫ সরকার ২০২৪-২৫ অর্থবছরের জন্য ৭,৯৭,০০০ কোটি টাকার বাজেট ঘোষনা করছে, যা চলতি ২০২৩-২৪ বছরের সংশোধিত বাজেটের তুলনায় ১২%...

EquityBD Draft Position Paper: Bangladesh National Budget 2024-25, Dt: 29-June 2024 Donors' Conditions in Lending are Harsh Prevent Corruption and Money Laundering, Don’t Increase Taxes A. Debt-dependent National Budget 2024-2025 The Bangladesh government announced a budget of about $68 billion (BDT7,970 billion) for the next fiscal year 2024-25 which is 12% higher than...

The workshop on Participation Revolution I was keen to participate in the workshop, ‘Participation Revolution’ organised by CHS Alliance and ICVA, from 25 to 27th June 2024, in Bangkok, as I thought I would learn and share different definitions, initiatives and experiences. We found a lot of questions from our...

Draft Position Paper, Equity BD, 13 June 2024 National Budget -2024-25 Independent Climate Finance is Inevitable for Sustainable Development Proposed National Budget 2024-25 Amid a multi-faceted economic crisis including inflation, reserves, revenue rates, dollar crisis and financial sector reforms, the National Parliament of Bangladesh proposed a budget of Tk 797,000 crore...

EquityBD Position Paper, June 2024 No Loan in Humanitarian Action. No More Debt for Bangladesh Aid Transparency | Reduced Management Cost | Dignified Policy in Rohingya Response Debt to deal with the refugee crisis? On August 25, 2017, nearly one million Rohingya people crossed the Naf river and came to the border of...

EquityBD Position Paper, June 2024 No Loan in Humanitarian Action. No More Debt for Bangladesh Aid Transparency | Reduced Management Cost | Dignified Policy in Rohingya Response Debt to deal with the refugee crisis? On August 25, 2017, nearly one million Rohingya people crossed the Naf river and came to the border of...

For the kind attention of: Mr. Ramy Youseff, Chair of the Ad Hoc Committee to Draft Terms of Reference for a United Nations Framework Convention on International Tax Cooperation Cc: Permanent Representatives and Observers to the UN in New York, 15 March 2024 Subject: Joint civil society and trade unions submission in...

Draft Position Paper on WTO Seminar in Bangladesh Opinion expressed in the seminar is reflected here We want Bangladesh to act for Least Developed Countries WTO’s Mandate is to Improve People’s Lives Not to Facilitate the Unfair Corporate Trade Introduction WTO is the official international organisation that sets rules for global trade and resolves disputes if...

COAST and EquityBD jointly drafted a paper for CoP 28 in Dubai, urging action on behalf of Least Developed Countries (LDCs) and Most Vulnerable Countries (MVCs). The paper outlines critical needs, criticizes past negotiation failures since the Paris Agreement, emphasizes solidarity with CSOs, and presents key demands for fulfilling...