It may be good to remind ourselves that ICAE was created in 1973 as an international non-governmental organisation in the context of CONFINTEA III which was held in Tokyo in 1972. Ever since it has grown as a global network. The ICAE Executive took the initiative to start a process to prepare for CONFINTEA VI in Brazil via a virtual seminar to discuss key issues to be looked by governments and civil society. This public paper is an outcome of this process, and it is intended to be taken to the regional pre-conferences as well as to the global. [Abstract presented in English, Spanish, and French.]