Establishing an International Panel on Inequality by UN Geneva, LSE, Columbia University, agencies   Sep. 2026   Establishing an International Panel on Inequality - London School of Economics, agencies.   In 2025, at the request of President Cyril Ramaphosa of South Africa, Professor Joseph Stiglitz was asked to lead a committee of global experts to prepare a report on global inequality, to be presented to the G20. The final report outlined the drivers of extreme inequality, its consequences and its solutions.   The report declared an inequality emergency that is on a par with the climate emergency and should be treated as such.   Its main recommendation is for the establishment of a new International Panel on Inequality (IPI), which would play a similar role to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change.   Following the launch of the report, the leaders of South Africa, Spain, Brazil, and Norway signaled their support for the initiative, and have joined Professor Stiglitz, Professor Jayati Ghosh and a number of other inequality experts in the creation of a Founding Committee for the establishment of the IPI.   Momentum for the panel accelerated following high-level Founding Committee meetings – the first taking place in Geneva in March 2026, the second in Johannesburg in April 2026 and the third in Barcelona in July 2026.   The proposal for an IPI has received support from the UN Secretary-General, the African Union (AU), and the 21 Member State signatories to the In Defence of Democracy initiative through the Barcelona Declaration of April 2026. More than 1500 economists and other leading inequality academics from around the world have also backed the proposal, and President Lula of Brazil recently highlighted the need for an International Panel on Inequality at the G7 meeting in Evian.   The Founding Committee is working to build a strong coalition of member states who signal their support for establishing the IPI ahead of the United Nations General Assembly meeting in September. Alongside this, vital multilateral-level and regional-level engagement to build support for the IPI continues.   Central to this momentum-building moment is the need for strong and sustained support from inequality experts and economists, and civil society across the world. The Committee continues to welcome vocal support from inequality advocates to champion the need for the panel, building upon key moments to date.   The International Inequalities Institute has been closely involved in the IPI meetings, with staff inputting as members of the Consultative Council. Recently, in August 2026, forty prominent academics have signed an open letter urging the UK Andy Burnham’s government to join a new global push to tackle inequality. They call on Burnham to sign the UK up to help create a new International Panel on Inequality (IPI), which is being developed at the UN. With the UK set to chair the G20 in 2027, they urge Burnham to take this opportunity to demonstrate leadership on global inequality.   * Inequality experts across the globe have made the case for the establishment of an International Panel on Inequality (IPI), which would serve as the world’s leading scientific authority on the issue - much like the International Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). An IPI would provide an independent, trusted global evidence base on the causes and consequences of inequality, alongside analysis of the policies that can reduce it.   Nobel-winning economist Joseph Stiglitz: “It is news to no one that the gap between the richest and the poorest in most countries is large and growing. The interrelated impacts of the inequality crisis are affecting the lives of many, with significant political, economic, social and environmental consequences playing out across the globe.”   “Inequality within and between nations is a collective threat to the functioning of our economies, and our ability to support human dignity. This kind of global stress akin to the crisis of climate change needs to be very much better understood and studied in the same way.”   1,500 academics and economists from 100-plus countries are urging global leaders to join an initiative against extreme inequality, calling current unfairness “a policy choice that can be reversed”.. “Extreme concentrations of income and wealth translate into undemocratic concentrations of power, unravelling trust in our societies and polarising our politics”.   UN deputy secretary general, Amina Mohammed: “We see breathtaking levels of income and wealth inequality; with the richest 10% earning 75% of all wealth. This emergency could get worse – and fast. The breakneck emergence of frontier technology, and the concentration of this technology in a tiny number of hands, could unleash global inequality on a scale far beyond what we have ever seen. A world in which only a few powerful countries are wealthy is a ticking timebomb.”   Between 2000 and 2024 the richest 1% captured 41% of all new global wealth, while 50% of the world’s population received just 1%.   http://www.lse.ac.uk/international-inequalities/research/establishing-an-international-panel-on-inequality http://www.equals.ink/p/a-very-popular-panel http://news.un.org/en/story/2026/09/1168489 http://tinyurl.com/hpz2ddjr http://www.unognewsroom.org/story/en/3054/unrisd-ipi-committee http://www.wits.ac.za/news/latest-news/research-news/2026/2026-04/establishing-an-international-panel-on-inequality.html http://ipdcolumbia.org/event/landmark-g20-report-led-by-nobel-laureate-joseph-stiglitz-sounds-alarm-on-inequality-emergency-and-calls-for-international-panel-on-inequality/ http://tinyurl.com/4c7vfzhk http://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/sep/24/un-global-inequality-panel-plan-proposal-general-assembly-ipcc   * Addressing the Global Inequality Crisis - A High-Level event on an International Panel on Inequality" on the margins of the 81st UN General Assembly High-Level Week, September 2026: http://transcripts.un.org/en/asset/k1h/k1hm0rn4g0   * 1500 academics from over 100 countries support the IPI: http://tinyurl.com/4prrxtdt   * 38 former heads of state and government support lPI: http://tinyurl.com/35se62m7   Aug. 2026   Negotiating the UN Framework Convention on International Tax Cooperation at United Nations.   The United Nations Framework Convention on International Tax Cooperation ("Framework Convention") is a proposed international agreement that aims to create a fairer and more effective approach to global tax governance. The process emerged from calls to modernize global tax governance, reallocate taxing rights over multinational enterprises and digital services, and strengthen domestic resource mobilization for sustainable development: http://financing.desa.un.org/unfcitc   Taxing multinationals where real economic activity, employment, and sales actually occur would allow countries worldwide to collect billions in corporate tax every year without raising tax rates. The transformative impact of this tax boost would be felt most acutely in the Global South where public funding of essential services and measures to address the climate crisis are most urgently needed..   http://www.hrw.org/news/2026/08/19/taxing-tech-in-age-of-ai-could-fund-human-rights http://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(26)00975-X/fulltext http://solidaritylevies.org/policy-resources/ http://www.cesr.org/un-tax-convention-must-put-human-rights-into-action/ http://www.socialprotectionfloorscoalition.org/2026/09/statement-strengthening-social-protection-financing-through-tax-justice/ http://globaltaxjustice.org/news/midway-in-un-tax-negotiations-global-south-sees-reason-for-optimism-urges-high-ambition-must-prevail http://taxjustice.net/reports/a-500-billion-dollar-decision-for-the-world-the-revenue-impacts-of-global-unitary-taxation/ http://opiniojuris.org/2026/01/13/a-fairer-tax-system-is-a-global-human-rights-imperative/ http://www.neep-poverty.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/5.6-A-United-Nations-Framework-Convention-on-International-Tax-Cooperation_final-1.pdf http://giescr.org/en/our-work/on-the-ground/5th-session-of-the-un-tax-convention-negotiations http://taxjustice.net/press/rich-countries-push-to-preserve-the-status-quo-in-un-tax-convention-despite-standing-to-gain-billions/ http://taxjustice.net/topics/un-tax-convention/   http://www.cesr.org/updates-from-the-fifth-session-of-negotiations-on-the-un-tax-convention/ http://globaltaxjustice.org/news/civil-society-submission-on-zero-draft/ http://giescr.org/en/resources/publications/the-tax-convention-is-only-the-beginning-what-public-service-movements-taught-us-about-the-long-road-to-tax-justice-at-the-un http://www.ohchr.org/en/documents/thematic-reports/ahrc6144-international-assistance-and-cooperation-report-independent http://www.project-syndicate.org/commentary/un-tax-negotiations-must-overcome-euro-hesitancy-trumpian-obstruction-by-jose-antonio-ocampo-2026-07 http://www.icrict.com/international-tax-reform/un-ecosoc-a-blueprint-for-financial-integrity/ http://www.icrict.com/reports/icrict-statement-on-the-un-negotiations-for-a-framework-convention-on-international-taxcooperation-and-its-two-early-protocols/ http://www.icrict.com/non-classe/ffd4-recap-shifting-the-balance-on-global-tax-justice/ http://www.eurodad.org/fossil_fuel_surtax http://globaltaxjustice.org/news Visit the related web page
	International Day for Countering Hate Speech by United Nations News   June 2026   United Nations Secretary-General's Antonio Guterres message on the International Day for Countering Hate Speech:   "Hate speech is the first step down the path of dehumanization, a path that leads all too frequently to violence, conflict, and atrocity crimes. It is a tool of division targeting specific groups – including women, migrants, refugees, LGBTQIA+ people, persons with disabilities and many other minorities – often for political gain.   In our digital age, hate speech spreads faster than ever, amplified by unregulated platforms and intensified by artificial intelligence. Too many algorithms reward outrage and division, incentivizing lies for likes and promoting violence for views. Anonymity online also makes it harder to hold perpetrators to account.   But practical solutions can break this dangerous cycle, from education to recognize and reject hate speech; to support for those targeted by abuse; to stronger interventions from governments and technology companies. States have clear obligations under international law to combat incitement to hatred, and to promote inclusion, respect for diversity and solidarity. At the same time, freedom of expression must never be an excuse for harmful messages.   The United Nations Strategy and Plan of Action on Hate Speech offers guidance, while the Global Principles for Information Integrity offers a roadmap to a safer, more ethical digital ecosystem.   On International Day for Countering Hate Speech, let us reject prejudice in all its forms, and work together to build a world based on human rights, dignity, and respect".   http://www.un.org/en/observances/countering-hate-speech http://www.un.org/en/hate-speech http://www.un.org/sg/en/content/sg/statements/2026-09-17/secretary-generals-remarks-the-global-conference-promoting-interreligious-and-intercultural-dialogue-and-tolerance-countering-hate-speech-delivered http://www.globalr2p.org/publications/the-perils-of-loosening-hate-speech-protections/ http://docs.un.org/en/A/HRC/61/68 http://www.unhcr.org/news/briefing-notes/unhcr-hate-speech-and-misinformation-are-creating-real-world-harm-displaced http://www.unhcr.org/news/briefing-notes/unhcr-75-years-refugee-convention-remains-lifeline-millions http://www.unwomen.org/en/digital-library/publications/2025/12/tipping-point-the-chilling-escalation-of-online-violence-against-women-in-the-public-sphere http://news.un.org/en/story/2025/06/1164531 http://www.unfpa.org/TFGBV   http://www.ohchr.org/en/topic/racism-xenophobia-intolerance http://www.ohchr.org/en/statements-and-speeches/2026/03/cerd-ecri-joint-statement-international-day-elimination-racial http://www.ohchr.org/en/stories/2026/03/sharpeville-durban-unfinished-fight-against-racial-discrimination http://www.ohchr.org/en/press-releases/2026/08/harms-trafficking-enslaved-africans-persist-today-and-give-rise-reparation http://www.ohchr.org/en/press-releases/2026/09/atrocity-denial-and-perpetrator-glorification-undermining-efforts-secure http://www.ohchr.org/sites/default/files/documents/hrbodies/hrcouncil/sessions-regular/session62/advance-versions/a-hrc-62-67-aev.pdf Visit the related web page
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