Chenai Mukumba, TJNA Executive Coordinator and GATJ Coordinating Committee Member, speaking at the 4th PrepCom for FfD4.
In April, members of the Global Alliance for Tax Justice (GATJ) met in New York to present interventions and advocate around the Financing for Development process. GATJ’s Secretariat also came together to discuss the changes at GATJ and in the international tax landscape, progress made in the past year, and upcoming campaigns. Read along for updates on international tax cooperation, highlights from GATJ’s Secretariat, and updates from GATJ’s regional members.
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GATJ on Financing for Development
From April 28th to May 9th in New York, members of the Global Alliance for Tax Justice (GATJ) participated in a series of meetings on the Financing for Development process. The ECOSOC Forum on Financing for Development was held April 28th – 29th, followed by the Fourth Preparatory Committee (4th PrepCom) Session for the Fourth International Conference on Financing for Development (FFD4) from April 30th – May 1st, and finally the Second Intersessional Consultations from May 2nd – 9th.
Throughout the meetings, GATJ’s secretariat and regional members from Tax and Fiscal Justice Asia (TAFJA) and Tax Justice Network Africa (TJNA) delivered a key message to governments and international institutions: the UN Tax Convention process is the best place for countries to rectify the broken global tax system.
“We cannot capacity build ourselves out of a broken system,” shared Everlyn Muendo, Tax Justice Network Africa (TJNA) Tax Policy Lead. “The FfD process provides us with an opportunity to address this and transform the international tax system. In this regard, we urge Member States to promote the already existing intergovernmental process that is underway to develop binding commitments through the UN Framework Convention on International Tax Cooperation.”
GATJ’s Secretariat in Nairobi
In April, GATJ’s Secretariat met in Nairobi for their annual team retreat. The Secretariat came together to discuss the changes at GATJ, progress made in the past year, and upcoming campaigns.
GATJ’s Secretariat met with their regional member, TJNA, to highlight upcoming collaboration and projects. GATJ’s Secretariat discussed plans to continue amplifying local, national, and regional efforts at the global level, support South-South collaboration, and act as a voice for the South-led tax justice movement.
Africa
Tax Justice Network Africa (TJNA), OSF, and African Union co-hosted a side event on Africa’s FfD priorities at the 2025 IMF/World Bank Spring Meetings. TJNA, in collaboration with the Global Tax Policy Center (GTPC) and the African Tax Institute (ATI), also commenced the advanced level of the International Tax Justice Academy (ITJA) 2025 edition, starting with the virtual sessions from 15 to 29 April, followed by in-person training from 5 to 7 May 2025 in Pretoria, South Africa.
Asia
Tax and Fiscal Justice Asia (TAFJA) and GATJ will bring together Asian civil society at an event in Nepal in May to discuss the ongoing UN Tax Convention negotiations.
Latin America and the Caribbean
Red de Justicia Fiscal de América Latina y el Caribe (RJFALC) hosted impactful webinars during GATJ’s Global Days of Action on Tax Justice for Women’s Rights. Read the highlights and watch the webinars from Connections Between Fiscal Justice, Care, and Climate Justice and Collectively Building New Narratives On Care.
North America
The FACT Coalition co-hosted a panel discussing tools for effective domestic resource mobilization in Africa alongside the Africa Center for Energy Policy (ACEP) and IMANI at the Open Gov Hub in Washington.
Canadians for Tax Fairness (C4TF) focused on key tax issues in the Canadian federal election: tax cuts, tax havens, the end of the carbon rebate, and where each party stood on tax justice in Canada.
Europe
Tax Justice Europe (TJ-E) members continued advocacy around the UN Tax Convention.