Cancel Ukraine’s Debt
As bombing and shelling ripped through Ukraine’s towns and cities in the first week of the invasion, the Ukrainian government still made a scheduled interest payment to its private lenders…
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…
Trustee Vacancies (Voluntary)
Deadline for applications: 9am on Monday 11th April Jubilee Debt Campaign is looking for three new Trustees to join our board and help strengthen our work to challenge poverty and…
Campaigners say two-thirds of Zambia’s debt needs to be cancelled
Figures released today by the Zambian Civil Society Debt Alliance and Jubilee Debt Campaign UK show that external private lenders and other governments need to cancel at least two-thirds of…
Piling on debt is no solution to rising energy bills
Press comment – for immediate release In response to the government’s announcement that customers will receive a £200 discount on their energy bills this year, with five years to repay…
The Mozambique Debt Scandal: the storm before the storm
Mid-January 2022, Storm Ana raged through southwest Africa, leaving a trail of devastation and loss of life in Malawi, Madagascar and Mozambique. With extreme weather events likely to occur more…
Jubilee Debt Campaign launch new activist network
Today Jubilee Debt Campaign launched an exciting new activist network, helping connect campaigners across the country in the struggle for debt justice. The Debt Justice Activist Network is a national…
Response to the #WeTheHelpers campaign
A new campaign by a number of UK-based international development organisations was launched today. The #WeTheHelpers campaign aims to re-engage the public’s belief in aid however we have serious concerns around the messaging of the campaign. #WeTheHelpers promotes a dated and harmful narrative that reinforces an already…
Growing global debt crisis to worsen with interest rate rises
New figures released today by Jubilee Debt Campaign show that developing country debt payments have increased 120% between 2010 and 2021 and are higher than at any point since 2001.…
