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This report, produced by Friends of the Earth International, the World March of Women, and the Latin American Network on Women Transforming the Economy (REMTE), presents a feminist and environmentalist critique of the capitalist system in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic. It argues that the pandemic is a symptom of systemic crises—including climate, biodiversity, and care crises—driven by capital accumulation and neoliberal globalization. The document advocates for a 'just recovery' based on the 'sustainability of life,' which requires decommodifying essential services, redistributing care work, ensuring food sovereignty, and transitioning away from fossil fuels through a framework of internationalist solidarity and grassroots power.

A statement by Friends of the Earth International arguing that the COVID-19 pandemic has exposed and exacerbated systemic injustices rooted in neoliberalism, capitalism, and patriarchy. The document calls for a fundamental system change, moving away from market-based economies and fossil fuels toward a feminist economy and a just transition that prioritizes public services, human rights, and environmental sustainability.

This fact sheet by the Institute for Economic Justice examines the systemic causes of the global food crisis, arguing that hunger is driven by corporate greed, market concentration, and climate change rather than food scarcity. It critiques the G20's historical failure to implement structural reforms and outlines South Africa's priorities for its G20 presidency, including the establishment of a Food Security Task Force to study commodity price volatility and stabilisation techniques.