Publications by: Adam Parsons
UN faces ‘race to bankruptcy’ as Guterres unveils sharply reduced 2026 budget
News / 22nd October 2025The United Nations faces a “race to bankruptcy” unless Member States pay their dues in full and on time, Secretary-General António Guterres has warned, presenting a sharply reduced $3.238 billion regular budget for 2026.
COP29 summit for ‘global sharing’ fails again
Blog / 2nd December 2024The latest UN climate change summit was largely derided as a sham after failing its biggest test to date—committing to share resources among rich and poor nations for tackling the crisis.
The message of COP27: It’s time for continuous worldwide protest
Article / 6th December 2022The continued failures of COP27 only reinforces the need for vastly scaled-up civil society movements, as STWR has advocated since the Paris Agreement was signed in 2015.
Contribution to GTI Forum: Has the time come for a universal basic income?
Blog / 12th November 2020In a forum discussion by The Great Transition Initiative, two panels debate the question: Should a UBI be a central element of strategies for transformation? The following is a contribution from STWR.
Es ist an der Zeit, die Vision der Vereinten Nationen von globalem Teilen und Gerechtigkeit wiederzubeleben
Article / 4th May 2020Die eskalierende globale Krise erfordert eine beispiellose Umverteilung von Wohlstand und Ressourcen, weshalb Aktivisten die radikale Vision der Vereinten Nationen zur Erreichung von Artikel 25 wiederbeleben sollten.
Wird Covid-19 ein Notrettungsprogramm für die Ärmsten der Welt in Gang setzen?
Article / 14th April 2020Die einzige Gewissheit ist, dass die am stärksten gefährdeten und ausgeschlossenen Mitglieder der Gesellschaft, wie bei allen Wirtschaftskrisen, die schlimmsten Folgen tragenwerden.
Will Covid-19 spur a peoples’ bailout for the world’s poorest?
Article / 7th April 2020The question is whether Covid-19 will awaken us to the stark inequalities of our world, or does it simply represent a new cause of impoverishment for the vast swathes of humanity who have long been disregarded by the public’s conscience.
A global people’s bailout for the coming crash
Article / 9th October 2018When the global financial crisis resurfaces, we the people will have to fill the vacuum in political leadership. It will call for a monumental mobilisation of citizens from below, focused on a single and unifying demand for a people’s bailout across the world.
Reclaiming the UN’s radical vision of global economic justice
Article / 15th June 2018The Universal Declaration of Human Rights is one of the most translated and celebrated documents in the world, marking its 70th anniversary this year. But relatively few people are aware of the significance of its 25th Article, which proclaims the right of everyone to an adequate standard of living.
As the Universal Declaration of Human Rights turns 70, it’s time to resurrect its vision of global sharing and justice
Article / 15th May 2018What are the political implications of meeting the established human right for everyone to enjoy an adequate standard of living? In short, it necessitates a redistribution of wealth and resources on an unprecedented scale across the world, which is why activists should resurrect the United Nations’ radical vision for achieving Article 25.