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The Kandy Declaration, issued during the 3rd Nyéléni Global Forum in Sri Lanka, calls for a systemic transformation of global societies to dismantle capitalist and imperialist structures. It advocates for food sovereignty, agroecology, and a feminist just energy transition while opposing corporate monopolies over land, seeds, and water. The document commits to transforming the United Nations multilateral system, cancelling external sovereign debt, and holding transnational corporations accountable for human rights violations through a legally binding treaty.

The manifesto argues that the European project is facing a political crisis driven by a 'top-down' approach of elites and technocrats, exacerbated by high youth unemployment and the debt crisis. To counter this, the authors propose a 'European Year of Volunteering for Everyone' to empower civil society and democratize national democracies. This initiative aims to engage citizens in transnational challenges such as climate change and environmental degradation, moving beyond periodic voting toward a proactive, bottom-up constitution for Europe.

The 'Soberanía Energética Ya' manifesto calls for a systemic shift away from capitalist logic toward a sustainable energy system rooted in justice, equality, and reciprocity, drawing on the practices of indigenous peoples and resisting communities.