Trustees wanted
Deadline for applications: 9am on Wednesday 23 April 2025 This is a voluntary (unpaid) Trustee position, although expenses are available. Debt Justice is looking for new Trustees to join our…
Reaction to Development Minister speech on debt
Reacting to minister for development Anneliese Dodd’s speech at the London Stock Exchange today, Heidi Chow, Executive Director of Debt Justice, said: “The government has rightly made tackling unsustainable debt in…
UK campaign calls for major debt cancellation in Jubilee year
A consortium of charities are today warning that that high debt servicing costs are preventing Global South governments from spending on vital public services such as education and health and…
2025: The year we Cancel Debt, Choose Hope
This year, as we launch the Cancel Debt, Choose Hope campaign, campaigners and activists from all over the world are coming together in the biggest global movement for debt cancellation…
A climate finance COP – or a massive flop?
Rising sea levels, tropical storms and droughts aren’t just destroying lives and ecosystems, they are also pushing lower-income countries further into crushing debt. This year’s international climate talks – COP29…
Debt cancellation – a first step towards reparatory justice
Debt was on the front page of the Guardian in October, when it was reported that No.10 could take action on debt as part of a programme of ‘reparatory justice’.…
Vacancy: Policy and Campaigns Manager
Job Title: Policy and Campaigns Manager Permanent, either full-time (31.5 hours a week,) or part-time (28 hours per week) Location: Anywhere – If London-based, you can work hybrid and will…
Debt cancellation could put 5 million more children in school
Debt relief could lead to 17 million people gaining access to clean drinking water, 5 million more children attending school, and over 59,000 children and mothers’ lives being saved in…
The climate crisis is heating up, here’s why we can’t solve it without dealing with the debt crisis
The climate crisis is intensifying across lower-income countries. From severe droughts and flooding in Zambia to intensifying hurricanes across the Caribbean, the communities least responsible are bearing the brunt of…
UK Court rules that Mozambique is owed over $2 billion in hidden debt case
This week a UK Court ruled that United Arab Emirates company Privinvest owes over $2 billion to Mozambique in a debt scandal which dates back to 2014. Mozambique campaigners the…
