Lower-income country debt payments have trebled in the last decade, according to figures calculated by Debt Justice based on IMF and World Bank data. The calculations show that external government…
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…
This COP was supposed to be an opportunity for rich countries to finally stump up the bill for their climate debt – to provide adequate, public, grants-based climate finance of…
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’.…
New research released today by Debt Justice[1] shows that private lenders will still make $14 billion profit on loans to lower-income countries, even after agreeing limited debt relief.[2] The research…
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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 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…
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…
New analysis released today shows that Sri Lanka’s bondholders are set to be repaid significantly more than government creditors such as China, under the in-principle restructuring deal agreed in early…
