The Global Call to Action Against Poverty, Ghana (GCAP-Ghana), a coalition of civil society organisations, has called on sister affiliates globally to unite in supporting the Climate and Economic Justice Campaign (2025-2026).
The call was made in a statement jointly signed by Mr Ben Lartey, the National Coordinator and Kenneth Nana Amoateng, the Co-coordinator of GCAP-Ghana, to mark the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty 2025.
The event also forms part of the GCAP-Ghana Peoples’ Charter 2025 activities.
The statement said, “Africa stands at a defining crossroads and despite global commitments towards leaving no one behind, poverty and inequality continue to rise.”
“Over 430 million Africans still live in extreme poverty (World Bank, 2025), while more than 60 per cent of workers are trapped in vulnerable or informal employment,” it added.
It pointed out that in sub-Saharan Africa, debt servicing now consumed 47 per cent of government revenues, diverting essential resources from education, health, and climate adaptation.
The statement said the campaign for climate and economic justice on the theme, “UNITE TO ACT” had emerged to confront these intersecting injustices.
It was also to unite movements across the African continent to demand for structural reform of global finance, debt cancellation, fair taxation, grant-based climate funding, and the right to universal social protection.
The GCAP-Ghana said, “We stand with all to demand urgent actions to address insurmountable debt crisis, rising hunger, loss of livelihoods, climate change, wars and conflicts, shrinking civic space and press freedom, critical gaps in healthcare and social protection.”
It said, “To achieve this, we need to unite for global transformation of the international financial architecture as a condition to the change.”
The GCAP-Ghana noted that Africa’s combined public debt reached 1.8 trillion US dollars in 2025, with at least half of all low-income countries in debt distress or at high risk (IMF, 2025).
“Ghana, Zambia, Kenya, and Malawi, debt service obligations outstrip expenditure on health, education and social protection. Meanwhile, illicit financial flows exceed 88 billion US dollars annually, draining resources that could transform local economies and fund climate resilience,” it pointed out.
The GCAP-Ghana said, the present challenges transcended any one person, government or organisation, saying, that does not mean we are powerless as individuals. Rather it means we are more powerful together.”
“GCAP-Ghana is confidence in the ability of humanity to unite to act for a sustainable future for all. Our driving force behind UNITE TO ACT”- is an invitation to all voices that have historically been marginalized! come together and take a stand on our sustainability journey.
“On behalf of the marginalised in Ghana and globally, we are confident that the promises made under Agenda 2030 of economic, social and climate justice and a just world can be addressed by fulfilling the following,” it stated
These are poverty eradication and decent jobs, provision of water and sound environment, climate and social justice, universal social protection floors, and universal health coverage and education.
Other members of the coalition are AbibiNsroma Foundation, GLONEHDO, Assorted Water Alliance, Janok Foundation, and Plastic Police Project.
GNA
