Today at COP26, President Julius Maada Bio of Sierra Leone, raised debt as a key barrier to fighting the climate emergency. President Julius Maada Bio highlighted how unsustainable debt was…
New government funding for people in debt will bring some relief this winter, but the measures do not match the scale of the household debt crisis engulfing the UK. Over…
1.Countries are busy paying off debts rather than tackling the climate crisis Unsustainable debt levels are undermining lower income countries’ ability to adapt to and mitigate the climate crisis because vital resources…
The UK government has confirmed that it will cut a further £861 million from the UK aid budget through cancelling debt owed by Sudan. In a Freedom of Information Act response, the government…
This November, the world will be watching as the UK hosts COP26 in Glasgow. But there’s a huge issue stopping lower income countries from confronting the climate crisis – debt. Join…
There is a growing recognition that the debt and climate crises are intimately linked and fuelling one another. So wouldn’t it be great if we could address both issues at once? One initiative that aims to do just…
PRESS RELEASE: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Polling shows public support for writing off pandemic debts as Universal Credit cut New polling commissioned by the anti-poverty group Jubilee Debt Campaign has shown public…
Civil Society Organizations Call for Principles for Fair Channelling of Special Drawing Rights As the pandemic exacerbates multiple crises in developing countries, Special Drawing Rights (SDRs) are a crucial option…
This joint briefing available in English and Spanish explores the links between debt and the climate emergency and demonstrates the importance of addressing unsustainable debt in the global South for…
Join us at this event to hear more about how current issues like the pandemic, and debt are deeply connected and perpetuate extraction, exploitation and profiteering at the expense of…
