(April 6, 2005) On April 5, four anti-war activists were arrested at Senator Richard Durbin’s office in Chicago for their opposition to the war in Iraq.
Debt deal needed in weeks, not months; delays cost lives
(April 5, 2005) We reiterate our call today for the immediate debt cancellation for impoverished countries in Latin America and the Caribbean where debt is odious or impedes human development and progress towards the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs).
The wisdom of Wall
(April 2, 2005) At a signing ceremony this week authorizing $12.5 million Canadian dollars in aid to Kenya, the Canadian government warned Kenya that foreign donors were losing interest due to allegations of massive corruption.
Donor talks to focus on corruption
(April 1, 2005) The government of Kenya said it would prove its "corruption-free record" at a crucial meeting with key donors in two weeks.
Canada warns Kenya against losing aid to corruption
(April 1, 2005) Canada warned yesterday that foreign donors are losing interest in helping Kenya due to mounting allegations of massive government corruption in the east African country.
Wolfowitz sets Africa poverty aim
(April 1, 2005) Paul Wolfowitz, the new head of the World Bank, has said his main goal will be to achieve "real success" in cutting poverty, particularly in Africa.
PRESS RELEASE World Bank dam will generate debt burden for Laotians
(April 1, 2005) The World Bank’s decision to finance the US$1.2 billion Nam Theun 2 hydro project will become an intractable debt burden for Laotians in years to come, warns Probe International, a Canadian-based foreign aid watchdog.
Russia to sign Iraq debt write-off deal
(April 1, 2005) Russia will sign an agreement this year finalising a plan to write-off most of the money owed to it by Iraq, a Finance Ministry official said.
Grand corruption blocking aid to Kenya – Canada
(March 31, 2005) The Canadian government warned Kenya on Thursday it faced an uphill task in persuading donors to pledge aid at a meeting next month because of concerns over high-level "grand corruption".
Bigger obstacles ahead for World Bank’s Wolfowitz
(March 31, 2005) Paul Wolfowitz’s appointment as the new head of the World Bank has underlined some of the institution’s inherent weaknesses but has also made clear a need to reform the existing framework for development assistance.
“Odious Debts”
(March 30, 2005) We’ve all heard of the Third World’s debt crisis, of hopelessly poor nations unable to pay their debts, and of the human suffering and environmental consequences of their desperate predicament. Amid emotional calls from some to forgive the debt outright come the sober solutions from bankers and bureaucrats, with their seemingly unending stream of Brady and Baker Plans, and bewildering variants of them.
Why Kofi Annan should quit the UN
(March 30, 2005) The latest damning report on the United Nations oil-for-food program gives further ammunition to those who have been calling for the resignation of UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan.
One small step for Africa
(March 30, 2005) The Africa Commission report could mark the beginning of the end of Africa’s decline but there is no quick way back up.
Group says creditors favored over the interest of the people
(August 29, 2005) For every second we breathe, the amount we spend for debt service is equivalent to the amount of salary a common wage earner receives in three months because of the government’s refusal to change its borrowing and debt payments policies.
The ‘silver lining’ in the Wolfowitz nomination
(March 29, 2005) The nomination of US Deputy Secretary of Defence, Paul Wolfowitz, for the presidency of the World Bank has sparked some positive interest from debt campaigners.
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