Online Event: Debt, colonialism and power
Both Ghana and Sri Lanka’s debt deals have collapsed in recent weeks, undermined by greedy private lenders who are refusing to cancel unjust debt. We’re facing the worst global debt crisis…
Climate Resilient Debt Clauses: good or bad for the Global South?
When a country is hit by a catastrophic external shock, like climate extreme events, there is currently no comprehensive and consistently applied method of suspending debt payments. This means that…
IMF and World Bank meetings spark global protests for debt cancellation
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) and World Bank are two of the biggest development banks in the world. Their lending policies have profound impacts on millions of people in lower…
Debt cancellation deal for Zambia!
For nearly four years, Zambia has been stuck in negotiations to bring down debt levels that have destroyed the country’s economy. Finally, this week we learnt the groundbreaking news that…
How we can win a new law to cancel the debt
It's an election year and we've a chance to put debt cancellation on the political agenda – just as we face the biggest global debt crisis in over 20 years.
Planting a tree of memory and hope
The following reflections are from John Nightingale, long-time chair of our Birmingham local group. We’re incredibly grateful for all the work our local campaigners in Birmingham have done to raise…
Reaction to debt relief deal for Ghana
For more information and interviews contact Jerome Phelps on +44 7307 620372 The Ghanaian government has reported that Ghana’s official creditor committee has reached a deal to restructure the country’s…
New tree to commemorate the Birmingham Human Chain
Immediate release BIRMINGHAM ACTIVISTS TO PLANT TREE TO REMEMBER THE CITY’S CONTRIBUTION TO GLOBAL DEBT JUSTICE PHOTOS OF THE HUMAN CHAIN CAN BE FOUND HERE LINK Contact Heidi Chow for…
Yanis Varoufakis, Thomas Picketty, Vanessa Nakate, and leading experts call for debt cancellation at COP28
For more information and interviews contact Jerome Phelps on +44 7307 620372 More than 550 economists, development and climate experts including leading economists Yanis Varoufakis, Thomas Picketty, Jayati Ghosh, Ann…
NEW REPORT: The colonial roots of global south debt
This report exposes how current global south debt is both a colonial legacy, and a neo-colonial tool used by global north governments, institutions and corporations to plunder the wealth of,…
