A new report's just confirmed what we all could see + feel around 🌎: 2024 was the hottest year on record.
We need action not pledges!
Together we can ask our leaders to take action and ensure #climatejustice w/ #humanrights#phaseoutfossilfuels a 🧵👇
G20 has recognized inequality as the root of global challenges, but it must prioritize antiracism & gender equality, and turn the page to a new landscape shaped by human rights, equality, nondiscrimination, and solidarity https://t.co/C2wdrHJdzR by @amnestyshenilla@juremawerneck
Yet, the Leaders’ Declaration lacks clear commitments to increase funding for adaptation and loss & damage, and to ensure it is provided as grants, not loans. High income historical emitters must step up!
The Global Alliance against Hunger and Poverty, led by @G20org, is a positive global step. Now States must push for maximum resource mobilization and universal social protection. Everyone must access their #righttosocialsecurity and #adequatestandardofliving w/out discrimination
@G20org acknowledges the need to scale climate finance from billions to trillions and looks forward to a successful New Collective Quantified Goal (NCQG) outcome at @COP29_AZ.
@G20org failed to demand justice & accountability for war crimes & #humanrights violations in Gaza, Lebanon, Ukraine and stayed silent on Sudan and other crises. As this presidency is held in Latin America, ignoring Venezuela crisis is a missed opportunity for real leadership
#G20 has released its Leaders’ Declaration with some positive steps, especially on tax, but the world is reeling from the climate crisis, poverty & human rights harms. We need more ambition to tackle these urgent challenges. Here's an initial analysis🧵
https://t.co/jwvDcKK6iF
Prior to the Summit, @amnesty urged #G20 members - the world’s largest economies – to take responsibility for the #humanrights harms caused by conflict, poverty and the climate crisis, and to work towards a safer, fairer, and more sustainable world. https://t.co/4n1VECUPmb
“By considering the gendered impacts of fiscal policies, gender budgeting can correct imbalances, such as unequal pay, underrepresentation in decision-making roles and limited access to services like healthcare and education," @EuropeanWomen said https://t.co/QyD3aybpwi
Here at #COP29 there are too few people living at the frontlines of climate change & fossil fuel extraction, including from the host country, Azerbaijan, which represses & criminalizes dissent. Instead, we have 1,777 of fossil fuel lobbyists, working to protect their profits.
READ | Brazil’s presidency, & with South Africa set to take the helm in '25, the #G20Summit is well positioned to turn the page to a new landscape shaped by human rights & principles of solidarity, equality, non-discrimination and sustainable development.
https://t.co/z4UAr2h5QA
The G20 under the leadership of Brazil and South Africa must add anti-racism and gender equality measures as global priorities and core considerations in the climate response, not only in propositions, but in practice.
by @amnestyshenilla@juremawerneck
https://t.co/sciUx1RekR
"We're living under this sound of threat; constant, ongoing, day and night"
Our colleague, Sahar, describes daily life under bombardment during the armed conflict in Lebanon.
Yet again, exploitation of workers has been found in a major global company in Saudi Arabia – this time French retail giant @CarrefourGroup.
@Amnesty’s new investigation reveals treatment that may amount to forced labour & human trafficking.
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