Jubilee 2000 is an international movement calling for:
• cancellation of the unpayable debt
• of the world's poorest countries
• by the year 2000
• under a fair and transparent process

Launch of Jubilee + Website. Jubilee +, one of the official successor organisations to Jubilee 2000, will launch its new website on Friday 20 April.

Argentina close to default on her external debt Argentina woke up this week to an uncertain future, which began with the sudden resignation of the newly appointed finance minister, Lopez Murphy, today, Tuesday, 20th March.

In Norway, students from 110 countries make human chain at sub-zero temperatures - and plan international network on debt. (15 March 2001)

Soyinka Blasts World Bank, IMF. Nairobi, Kenya: The World Bank and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) have received a bashing from an unfamiliar quarter, Nigerian literature Nobel Prize laureate Wole Soyinka, the East African Standard reported.

Kohler and Wolfensohn should not have to come to Africa, to hear African voices, say debt group. The Mozambican Debt Group (GMD), the coalition of NGOs, churches and individuals, last week called for an increase in the voting power for Africa on the boards of the World Bank and the IMF.

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debt in the news | daily news

Take urgent action ! Italy are now the chair of the group of eight (G8) nations in charge of decisions on debt cancellation - Email your debt wish to italy now

Next stop Genoa. Call on Italy to prepare the way for a New Deal on Debt at the 2001 G8 Summit.

Don't miss Jubilee 2000's final interactive report - an exciting thematic review of the campaign! Browse the online version, add your own comments and quotes to the report or order a free printed version now.

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ongoing actions | events calendar

What happens next
Jubilee 2000 Coalition in the UK is closing, but debt campaigning will continue stronger than ever. Find out how to stay involved.

Who's Not Dropped What
By the end of the year 2000, twenty-two countries should have received some debt relief. However Jubilee 2000 believes that the debt relief initiative has delivered too little and has excluded too many countries. This briefing at the end of the 'Jubilee year' analyses how much progress has been made, and how much further we still have to go to resolve the debt crisis once and for all.

Opponents of debt cancellation invariably cite corruption as a reason why debt relief should not be granted. Yet in Uganda, anti-corruption campaigners also lead the Jubilee 2000 campaign. Television for the Environment filmed their activities and reports on them in this summary and full transcript .

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comment & features

Country of the week
The Philippines is excluded from the HIPC initiative despite spending more on debt service payments than on health and education combined.
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