Negotiations on debt relief for Zambia finally set to begin
Over the weekend, China, the UK and other government lenders agreed to negotiate a debt restructuring with Zambia. The move was met with headlines such as “China agrees landmark debt…
Long Read: Sri Lanka’s Debt Crisis
Behind the food and fuel shortages causing Sri Lanka’s protests lie unmanageable debts to the West. The only answer to worsening humanitarian catastrophe is an immediate write-off. This article first…
Why we need a debt jubilee
A guest post from Adele Walton, writer and journalist This weekend, the head of the British Monarchy marked 70 years of reign, where £28 million of taxpayers money was committed…
Our new name, Debt Justice
No one should be forced into debt just to put food on the table or to keep the lights on. Yet almost half of all adults in the UK are…
Latest IPCC report on climate change mitigation – what does it say about debt?
Earlier this month, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change published its latest report on progress towards mitigating the impacts of climate change. The report was written by nearly 300 expert…
Social media blast BlackRock to #CancelZambiasDebt
BlackRock is Zambia’s largest known bondholder but refused a previous request by Zambia to suspend debt payments during the pandemic – and has still not offered to restructure any of…
Cost of Living Crisis Will Pull More People in the UK into the Debt Trap – Time to Resist
Coming on top of fourteen years of stagnant incomes and a global pandemic, the latest cost of living crisis threatens to pull millions more people into debt. This is a…
Cancelling Ukraine’s debt would help the whole world
Ukrainians need resources now. The country needs to get food and medicine to communities living under Russian bombs and siege. It needs to help 6.5 million displaced people get to…
IPCC report: what does it say about debt and climate finance?
Climate justice requires debt justice. Communities and activists have been saying this for years. Decision-makers in the global North have refused to listen. Now, the latest report of the Intergovernmental…
International Women’s Day 2022: Putting women’s rights before unjust debt
As the multiple crises of global health, climate and debt continue to engulf the global South, women are bearing the brunt of the impact as resources are diverted to debt…
