This year, campaigners and activists around the world are uniting to demand action on unjust debt. It’s the biggest movement for debt cancellation in a generation – and with nine in ten debt contracts between private lenders and lower-income countries overseen by UK law, the government here could play a big role in tackling the crisis. Together, we can make them listen – and act.
In solidarity,
Wiz, Eva, Jerome and everyone at Debt Justice
Notes
[1] The signatories to the letter are: the High Commissioners for South Africa, Mozambique, Malawi, Zambia, Tanzania and Namibia to the UK, the Ambassador for Zimbabwe to the UK, the Charge d'Affaires, Lesotho High Commission in the UK, and Lord Hain - the Honorary Vice President of Action for Southern Africa (ACTSA)
[2] The Guardian, Labour urged to lead global debt relief effort as cost of repayments soars: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/dec/25/labour-urged-to-lead-global-debt-relief-effort-as-cost-of-repayments-soars
