Globalising solidarity. ‘Levies can finance future aid’

Opinion March 10, 2015

For a decade he has tried to convince heads of states to support a solidarity levy on financial transactions. Now it is about to happen. “Our generation can implement the first global levy,” says the UN’s special envoy on innovative financing Philippe Douste-Blazy to Development Today.

Philippe Douste-Blazy, Chair of UNITAID
Photo: Development Today

If you are new to Development Today and would like to continue reading this article, send us a mail at subscribers@devtoday.no, including your name, title, organisation, and email contact, and you will receive a free Guest Pass, along with weekly updates.