Principios para una recuperación justa ante la crisis del COVID-19

This statement by Friends of the Earth International outlines four guiding principles for a "just recovery" following the COVID-19 crisis. The organization argues that the pandemic is a result of a capitalist, patriarchal, and racist economic system that prioritizes profit over human rights and the environment. The document calls for a systemic transformation that abandons neoliberalism, promotes international solidarity, strengthens democracy, and addresses interrelated ecological and social crises through a redistributive economy and a transition to 100% renewable energy.

• Friends of the Earth International proposes four principles for a just recovery: abandoning neoliberalism and austerity in favor of policies based on justice and ecological limits; basing recovery on multilateral cooperation and internationalist solidarity; strengthening democracy and protecting human rights; and addressing the structural causes of multiple systemic crises (pandemic, inequality, climate, food, biodiversity, and care) through a transformative system-change agenda.
• The organization demands that public recovery packages prioritize direct support for marginalized groups—including Indigenous Peoples, Black and Afro-descendant communities, migrants, and the working class—and avoid using public funds to bail out large transnational corporations, particularly those in the fossil fuel, mining, and agribusiness sectors.
• To achieve international solidarity, the document calls for the cancellation of all debt for the Global South, the provision of non-reimbursable grants from the Global North, and the removal of patents and intellectual property rights for COVID-19 treatments and vaccines to ensure equal global access.
• The proposed systemic transformation includes moving toward a 100% renewable energy system under state or community control, transitioning from industrial agriculture to food sovereignty and agroecology, and ensuring that essential services—such as health, education, water, and energy—are treated as rights provided through public services.
• The document calls for an end to economic blockades and occupations that violate international humanitarian law and human rights, specifically mentioning those imposed on Cuba, Palestine, and Venezuela.

APA

Friends of the Earth International (n.d.). Principios para una recuperación justa ante la crisis del COVID-19. https://www.foei.org/es/publicaciones/principios-para-una-recuperacion-justa-ante-la-crisis-del-covid-19/

Chicago

Friends of the Earth International. Principios para una recuperación justa ante la crisis del COVID-19. n.d. https://www.foei.org/es/publicaciones/principios-para-una-recuperacion-justa-ante-la-crisis-del-covid-19/.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@misc{friendsoftheearthinternationalndprincipios, author = {{Friends of the Earth International}}, title = {{Principios para una recuperación justa ante la crisis del COVID-19}}, publisher = {Friends of the Earth International}, url = {https://www.foei.org/es/publicaciones/principios-para-una-recuperacion-justa-ante-la-crisis-del-covid-19/}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }