Fairness, equity, and equality cannot be imagined in the abstract, they  must be grounded in reality, and backed by human rights centered policies, care, justice. As it stands the lived reality for billions is this: inequality, injustice, poverty – shaped by race, class, gender, sexuality, disability, migration status, and geography.

As G20 leaders continued their Summit in Johannesburg, less than 10km away in Constitution Hill, We The 99 People’s Summit For Global Economic Justice rejected the technocratic, complacent, and diplomatic defence of the status quo by the G20.

More than 80 organisations from across Africa and the world have signed an open letter to President Cyril Ramaphosa, urging him to use South Africa’s historic G20 Presidency to champion a bold global agenda to tax the super-rich for people and the planet.

Fight Inequality Alliance welcomes the new report from the Global Council on Inequality, AIDS and Pandemics, which provides clear evidence that high and rising inequality has left the world more vulnerable to disease outbreaks becoming pandemics and has weakened governments' ability to respond.