Press Releases related to Real Help for Haiti
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More than 200,000 ONE Members Urge G7 to Drop Haiti’s Debt
Michèle Bertol, a Haitian-Canadian member of the global anti-poverty group ONE, handed more than 200,000 signatures to international finance ministers meeting in the tiny arctic town of Iqaluit, Canada. The petition calls on global creditors to immediately cancel Haiti's $1 billion debt and give the earthquake-stricken country a clean slate by ensuring that new aid comes in the form of grants, not debt-incurring loans. MORE
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ONE Praises U.S. Treasury Announcement to Work with International Partners to Relieve Haiti’s Debt
ONE called today's announcement by U.S. Department of Treasury to support comprehensive multilateral relief of Haiti's debts "critical" in advancing Haiti's recovering in the wake of the devastating earthquake in January. MORE
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Sen. Frist, Rep. Meeks, Thousands of ONE Members join Haiti Conference Call
More than 5,500 ONE members joined an interactive conference call with leading legislators, experts, and relief workers to discuss the latest on the situation in Haiti and ONE's efforts to secure debt relief for the earthquake-stricken country. MORE
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More than 150,000 ONE Members Urge World to Drop Haiti’s Debt
ONE today delivered more than 150,000 signatures to the International Monetary Fund (IMF), calling on global creditors to immediately cancel Haiti's $1 billion debt and give the earthquake-stricken country a clean slate by ensuring that new aid comes in the form of grants, not debt-incurring loans. The petition was delivered in advance of IMF's Board meeting tomorrow, Jan. 27. MORE
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ONE Pushes for Long-Term Help for Haiti through Debt Relief, Favorable Grants
ONE called on global creditors to immediately cancel Haiti's international debt and help give the earthquake-stricken country a fresh start by ensuring that new aid comes in the form of grants, not debt-incurring loans. MORE