Long Read: Sri Lanka’s Debt Crisis
Behind the food and fuel shortages causing Sri Lanka’s protests lie unmanageable debts to the West. The only answer to worsening humanitarian catastrophe is an immediate write-off. This article first…
Behind the food and fuel shortages causing Sri Lanka’s protests lie unmanageable debts to the West. The only answer to worsening humanitarian catastrophe is an immediate write-off. This article first…
A guest post from Adele Walton, writer and journalist This weekend, the head of the British Monarchy marked 70 years of reign, where £28 million of taxpayers money was committed…
No one should be forced into debt just to put food on the table or to keep the lights on. Yet almost half of all adults in the UK are…
Earlier this month, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change published its latest report on progress towards mitigating the impacts of climate change. The report was written by nearly 300 expert…
BlackRock is Zambia’s largest known bondholder but refused a previous request by Zambia to suspend debt payments during the pandemic – and has still not offered to restructure any of…
Coming on top of fourteen years of stagnant incomes and a global pandemic, the latest cost of living crisis threatens to pull millions more people into debt. This is a…
Ukrainians need resources now. The country needs to get food and medicine to communities living under Russian bombs and siege. It needs to help 6.5 million displaced people get to…
Climate justice requires debt justice. Communities and activists have been saying this for years. Decision-makers in the global North have refused to listen. Now, the latest report of the Intergovernmental…
Mid-January 2022, Storm Ana raged through southwest Africa, leaving a trail of devastation and loss of life in Malawi, Madagascar and Mozambique. With extreme weather events likely to occur more…
A new campaign by a number of UK-based international development organisations was launched today. The #WeTheHelpers campaign aims to re-engage the public’s belief in aid however we have serious concerns around the messaging of the campaign. #WeTheHelpers promotes a dated and harmful narrative that reinforces an already…