Thursday, September 04, 2008

50 crucial days

From the Jubilee Debt Campaign:

Today is the first of 50 Global Days of Action Against Poverty and Inequality, taking place in more than 100 countries around the world. After several years of drifting and inaction, the rich world has a series of opportunities in the coming months to take serious action to tackle global poverty - and we have to make sure they take them.

Make aid work and drop the debt
Rich country governments are gathering in Accra, Ghana, from tomorrow for a summit to discuss the effectiveness of aid. Jubilee Debt Campaign supports the global aid campaign’s efforts to ensure that new, concrete targets and indicators come out of this summit for rich countries to deliver on their aid promises. But we have also joined our voices with other movements and civil society organisations to warn that unless unpayable poor country debts are cancelled, it will be very difficult for aid to work effectively.
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