Today the UK government has announced that new lending UK Export Finance makes to low-income countries and small island states will include clauses to defer payments when countries are hit…
300 organisations from 56 countries demand debt cancellation for developing countries, as IMF and World Bank meetings take place in Washington Demonstrations will take place across the world to coincide…
Lower income countries are spending over five times more on external debt payments than projects to protect people from the impacts of climate change. The figures, released today by Jubilee…
No money paid out from pandemic insurance scheme because Ebola has not crossed into a second country Scheme is the latest to use public money to fund private sector profits…
Cyclone Idai has caused huge destruction and loss of life in Mozambique, Malawi and Zimbabwe. The true extent of the disaster is not yet known. Below are reactions from partner…
• Caribbean disaster insurance scheme receives $293 million in premium payments and grants, pays out $131 million in claims, with $105 million going as profit to global insurers • Figures…
This new briefing ‘Don’t owe, shouldn’t pay: The impact of climate change on debt in vulnerable countries‘ analyses the impact of climate change on debt in vulnerable countries, particularly small states.…
• Urgent call for debt relief after one of most devastating hurricane seasons in history • Damage in Dominica from Hurricane Maria estimated at 330% of GDP Representatives of Churches…
The damage caused by Hurricane Matthew in October has led the IMF and World Bank to assess Haiti as being at high risk of not being able to pay its…
It is 1998, I’m 16 and going on my first large protest. It’s in Birmingham for the Jubilee 2000 demonstration, calling for the G8 group of self-appointed most important countries…
