Impact Case Studies
Other uses to inform policy
Papa Alioune Badara Paye (2026) – Simandou’s development promise: Turning mining revenues into lasting benefits for Guinea
Alex Maitland, OXFAM –How much have billionaires made during Davos this week?
Global Initiative on Economic and Social rights (2025) Prioritising People in Fiscal Policy: Challenging Austerity, Reclaiming Public Services and Upholding Human Rights in Kenya
Global Initiative on Economic and Social rights (2025) Prioritising People in Fiscal Policy: Challenging Austerity, Reclaiming Public Services and Upholding Human Rights in Ghana
Action Aid, The Tax and Education Alliance Financing the Future: Delivering Quality Education as Envisioned in Sustainable Development Goal 4
Open Letter to Ministers of Finance and Governors of Central Banks, the Governors and Alternate Governors of the World Bank Group and International Monetary Fund, and the Leaders of the International Financial Institutions Reforming the Global Architecture data ) African Centre for Economic Transformation (ACET) Reforming the Global Architecture
Weathering the storm: poverty, climate change and social protection : Report of the Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and humanrights, Olivier De SchutterFinancing Social Protection Floors: Contribution of the Special Rapporteur to Financing for Development 2025 An assessment of the impact of gaps in global governance on children’s rights in Malawi in the context of the climate emergency Submission to CESCR – International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights 76 Session (Sep. 2024)Submission to the Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights on Ireland’s fourth periodic report by the Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission (2024)
An analysis of the impact of debt service on human rights – GRADE DEBT Briefs (August 2024)
Debt Justice – The Real Debt Crisis A Decade of Austerity
Joint Submission to the UN Independent Expert on Foreign Debt – Current challenges to financing for development, including education. Submission to the Universal Periodic Review of the United Kingdom and Northern Ireland to highlight the cross-border impact of the UK’s tax policies.
Submission to the Special Rapporteur on the Right to Education.
Using Tax systems and policy: Crucial for good health and good governance A briefing Paper from the United Nations University International Institute for Global HealthThe Principles of Tax Justice and the Climate Crisis in Africa’s Resource-Rich Nations Over 18 million girls missing school in Africa as continent loses USD29 billion in education funding through flawed taxation Breaking out of the Bubble to Transform Education Financing Joint Civil Society submission in respect of the CERDs review of the UK Litany of failure: the OECD’s stewardship of international taxation Submission to the UN Secretary-General Tax Report 2023: Promotion of inclusive and effective tax cooperation at the United Nations Universities of St Andrews and Leicester – Input to the 2023 UN Tax Report. Tax Justice & Human Rights: The 4 Rs and the realisation of rights. UN calls on Netherlands to account for tax policy impact on child rights. Second submission to the UNCRC on Ireland’s Responsibility for the Impacts of Cross-border Tax Abuse on the Realisation of Children’s Economic, Social and Cultural Rights by a coalition of advocacy organisations using new GRADE evidence in 2022.First submission to the UNCRC on Ireland’s Responsibility for the Impacts of Cross Border Tax Abuse on the Realisation of Children’s Economic, Social and Cultural Rights by a coalition of advocacy organisations in 2020Submission to the Independent Expert on Foreign Debt by the Tax and Education Alliance, the Tax Justice Network, the Global Alliance for Tax Justice, Action Aid, and the Global Campaign for Education and Education International.
Testimonials
Dr Gamal Ibrahim speaks at the GRADE webinar
Rob Floyd speaks at the GRADE webinar