Blogs

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 […]
Read moreMPs 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 […]
Read moreStop 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 […]
Read moreOpen 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 […]
Read moreWebinar: 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.
Read moreG20 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 […]
Read moreFossil 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 […]
Read moreNew 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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