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Banks in Scotland must cancel Zambia’s debt

By: Jane Herbstritt
Date: 12 August 2021
Campaigns: Aid

Imagine your country was in such dire financial straits that instead of funding vital healthcare and vaccines for you and fellow citizens during this pandemic, your government was forced to […]

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MPs who backed aid cuts have ‘blood on their hands’, campaigners say

Date: 20 July 2021
Campaigns: Aid

Responding to the government’s victory on the aid cuts vote by 333 votes to 298, Daniel Willis, policy and campaigns manager at Global Justice Now, said: “When the inevitable death […]

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Stop the aid cuts A5 leaflet

Type: Leaflets
Date: 8 June 2021
Campaigns: Aid

This two-sided A5 leaflet, ideal for use on a public stall, explains the impacts of the UK government’s plans to cut the aid budget from 0.7% to 0.5% of national […]

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Open letter to the WHO on the commercialisation and privatisation of healthcare

Type: Other
Date: 27 May 2021
Campaigns: Aid, General

Global Justice Now has joined several civil society organisations in publishing a joint statement calling on the World Health Organisation to resist the commercialisation and privatisation of healthcare. The statement […]

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May25

Webinar: Cancel the debt! Demanding debt justice for global recovery after Covid

When: 6:30 pm, May 25, 2021 to 8:00 pm, May 25, 2021
Where: Online
Campaigns: Aid

Join Global Justice Now, Jubilee Debt Campaign & allies from the global south to hear why debt cancellation is crucial for global justice.

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G20 fails to force banks to cancel lower-income country debt

Date: 7 April 2021
Campaigns: Aid, Pharma

Debt relief scheme extended for a final time, but only ‘empty words’ on private creditors    Campaigners say debt relief will continue to flow into the coffers of the richest banks […]

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Five things to ask your MSP candidates to test their commitment to global justice

By: Liz Murray
Date: 25 March 2021
Campaigns: Aid, Climate, General, Pharma, Trade

With the Scottish parliament elections on May 6, now’s the time to be asking questions of the parliamentary candidates in your area. Some of the biggest challenges of the day […]

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Fossil fuel commitments omit government’s development bank, campaigners warn

Date: 24 March 2021
Campaigns: Aid, Climate

The government’s commitment to stop supporting fossil fuel projects abroad has “significant exemptions” campaigners have warned. CDC Group, the UK’s government-owned development bank, will be allowed to continue funding fossil […]

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New campaign aims to stop banks cashing in during Covid-19 crisis from interest on poor country debt

Date: 9 March 2021
Campaigns: Aid

Africa is spending three times more on debt repayments to banks and speculators than it would cost to vaccinate the entire continent against Covid-19.(1) African governments are expected to pay […]

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