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Germany’s recent decision to halt arms exports to the Israeli occupation state—if they could be used in its war on Gaza—has sparked wide debate in political and human rights circles. While it represents a shift, albeit a limited one, in German policy, it came far too late, after the genocide in Gaza had reached unprecedented levels: more than a quarter of a million casualties between dead and wounded, control over more than 70% of the sector’s land, complete destruction of infrastructure, and the use of starvation as an openly declared weapon of war.
From time to time, the Jordanian government, through various levels issues statements and leaks suggesting that there are challenges threatening the sustainability of the social security system, often hinting at the need to amend the governing law. These positions are frequently supported by recommendations from the International Monetary Fund and/or the World Bank.
A position paper released by the Phenix Center for Economic and Informatics Studies stresses the urgent need for comprehensive and inclusive reforms to Jordan’s social security system.
At a bloody historical moment, in which humanity is undergoing a severe test, crimes are unfolding in the Gaza Strip and the West Bank amid a shameful international silence and European inaction that amounts to complicity. While Israel is committing documented acts of genocide as confirmed by UN organizations—foremost among them UNRWA and the Special Rapporteur on the Occupied Palestinian Territories—as well as major human rights organizations such as Human Rights Watch, Amnesty International, and others, the European Union remains committed to its partnership with the occupation state, disregarding the blatant violations these crimes represent of international humanitarian law and the values the Union claims to uphold.
In the heart of Seville, Spain—specifically in the Cristina Gardens near the banks of the Guadalquivir River—thousands of representatives from global and Spanish civil society organizations gathered one afternoon at the end of last month, despite temperatures nearing 44°C.
As the Fourth International Conference on Financing for Development approaches, slated for late June in Seville, Spain, calls are mounting to reconsider the prevailing global model for development financing. This comes amidst a widening gap between the ethical rhetoric promoted by wealthy nations in support of sustainable development and human rights, and the actual practices that continue to entrench the financial and political dependency of countries in the Global South.
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