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Briefing note

Debt and Public Services

01/10/2007

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4 pages long

Languages: English

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The debt crisis has its origins in the 1970s and 1980s, when rich governments and companies lent huge sums to developing countries, often knowingly to corrupt regimes and to serve their own political or commercial ends. Whilst there have been major steps forward in cancelling debt, in response to campaigner pressure, the rich world has […]

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Briefing note

The View from the Summit: Gleneagles G8 one year on

09/06/2006

4 documents

17 pages long

Languages: English, French, German, Japanese

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On 31 March 2006 the Zambian President Levy Mwanawasa announced that from that day on basic health care would be free to everyone. This was made possible partly due to the money saved following the cancellation of Zambia’s $5 billion debt to the International Monetary Fund (IMF). A visit to the clinic for basic medicines, […]

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Briefing paper

Justice for Nigeria: Why the UK should return Nigeria’s £1.7 billion to fight poverty

01/02/2006

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4 pages long

Languages: English

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Nigeria, one of the poorest countries in the world, is in the process of giving a huge sum of money to the richest countries. UK organisations which are members of the Jubilee Debt Campaign are urging the UK government to return its share of this money to Nigeria to fight poverty.

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Briefing paper

Beyond HIPC: Debt cancellation and the millennium development goals

26/09/2005

3 documents

27 pages long

Languages: English, French, Spanish

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The G8 has taken a welcome first step by agreeing multilateral debt cancellation for some countries covered by the HIPC initiative; but rich countries need to go much further if all poor countries are to reach the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). The ability of poor countries to fight poverty and reach the MDGs should be […]

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Briefing note

Gleneagles: What really happened at the G8 summit?

29/07/2005

1 documents

11 pages long

Languages: English

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The G8 summit at Gleneagles in Scotland, from 7-8 July 2005, was a time of high drama, hope, and disappointment. A series of reports published prior to the summit, including the reports of the Commission for Africa and the UN Millennium Project, underlined the fact that without immediate and sustained action by the richest countries, […]

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Briefing paper

Do the Deal: The G7 must act now to cancel poor country debts

01/02/2005

1 documents

11 pages long

Languages: English

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The poorest countries in the world pay $100 million dollars a day to their rich country creditors, more than they spend on health. Along with increasing aid and reforming trade, debt cancellation is an essential step towards ending poverty. As the G7 Finance Ministers convene in London for their first meeting of 2005 they must […]

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Briefing paper

Evian G8: Time to declare a war on poverty in Africa

01/05/2003

1 documents

11 pages long

Languages: English

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Last year, leaders of the world’s richest countries used their G8 summit to unveil a plan of action to tackle poverty in Africa. While ambitious in its rhetoric, the plan produced little new aid or debt relief for Africa, and no reform of unfair terms of trade. As the same leaders prepare for this year’s […]

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Issue briefing

A Joint Submission to the World Bank and IMF Review of HIPC and Debt Sustainability

01/08/2002

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10 pages long

Languages: English

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In this paper, a series of agencies propose that the World Bank and IMF and their shareholders radically overhaul the way in which debt relief is calculated and provided. The over-arching objective of debt relief must be to help mobilise the finances needed to achieve the MDGs. If HIPC countries are to meet these targets […]

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Briefing paper

Debt Relief and the HIV/AIDS Crisis in Africa: Does the Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (HIPC) initiative go far enough?

06/06/2002

1 documents

29 pages long

Languages: English

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HIV/AIDS poses a development challenge of unprecedented urgency, especially in Africa. Apart from the terrible personal costs, the pandemic is the single biggest threat to the attainment of the Millennium Development Goals. Over one-third of HIV/AIDS sufferers live in countries classified as heavily indebted. Repayments to creditors by these countries are diverting resources needed to […]

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Briefing paper

Where’s The Money? G8 promises, G8 failures

05/07/2001

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6 pages long

Languages: English

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The richest countries of the world promised to help developing countries halve poverty, reduce child mortality by two thirds, and ensure every child gets a free and good quality primary education. All by 2015. There remains a huge gap between promises and action. Inadequate commitments to meet a global crisis in health; inaction in education, […]

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