While the development of COVID-19 vaccines is considered “the fastest in history,”[1] the same could not be said for its deployment. Currently, the global vaccination
IBON International Executive Director Jennifer del Rosario-Malonzo delivered the following intervention at a session on “Development cooperation in addressing the dual challenge of pandemic recovery
IBON International denounces the Asian Development Bank (ADB) business-as-usual approach, as reflected in its recent 54th Annual Governors’ Meeting: its continued prioritisation of loans, which
May 20, 202112:30 PM Brussels/6:30 PM ManilaRegister to join: https://forms.gle/zbxSbfXSEaV4374E8 Organised by: IBON International Europe, Council for People’s Development and Governance (CPDG), Viva Salud, People’s
Press release The dire human rights situation in the Philippines under the Duterte administration calls for stronger international solidarity and support, and the establishment of
In the webinar “Blended Finance: The privatisation of international aid?” organised by the Blended Finance Project last March 31 (see a short clip above; watch
IBON International joins workers in demanding rights and people-centred solutions amid the economic crisis and pandemic, instead of profit-oriented responses that dispossess workers—the real producers
Growing inequality is evident in the rollout of COVID-19 vaccines. The vaccines, most of which have been developed and patented by transnational corporations (TNCs), are
An action in Bali, Indonesia against the IMF, World Bank. Photo by Carlo Manalansan At the Spring Meetings, the IMF and World Bank omit crucial
During the second day of the 2021 UN Economic and Social Council Forum on Financing for Development Follow-Up, Rodolfo Lahoy of IBON International raised concerns
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Aside from the debt problem, the World Bank Group’s (WBG) banner agenda in 2021 is on “green, resilient and inclusive recovery”. However, their Climate Change
As the Spring Meetings of the IMF and World Bank Group proceed, we look into their pandemic responses that continue to be driven by debt
April 30, 20213:00 PM to 4:30 PM Manila; 9:00 AM to 10:30 AM Brussels/Berlin/Stockholm; 8:00 to 9:30 AM London The promotion and protection of human
IBON International remains highly concerned that the responses and “recovery” agenda of the US-led IMF-WBG continue to be driven by debt, big private finance and
In photo (© Bulatlat): People demand justice for activists massacred on “Bloody Sunday” last March 7. IBON International enjoins the international community to condemn the