Global Demand for Universal Social Security
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Global Demand for Universal Social Security
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Click to expand Image A trader counts out Ghanaian cedi banknotes at a market in Kampala, Uganda, May 17, 2023. 2023 Katumba Badru Sultan/Bloomberg via Getty Images (Washington) - Governments and international financial institutions should make a commitment to create social security systems that enable everyone to realize their rights, 43 human rights and economic justice organizations said today. Governments and financial institutions should end policies that have been failing millions of people. The groups sent a joint statement to the World Bank and International Monetary Fund in advance of the 2023 annual meetings of both institutions in Marrakesh, Morocco, from October 9 to 15, 2023. The groups will hold an online meeting on October 4 to explain their call for change. Experts and activists will provide testimonies from Argentina, Chile, Uganda, and Sri Lanka. "Amid mounting poverty and soaring inequality, where millions grapple daily to realize their economic, social and cul