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
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
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
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
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
ONE today launched "ONE Sabbath 2009-10," a campaign to mobilize people of faith to speak out and take action in the fight against extreme poverty and preventable disease. MORE
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Jubilee USA Network is an alliance of 75 religious, environmental, human rights, and community groups working for the cancellation of unjust debts and and more responsible international financial policies to fight poverty in Asia, Africa, and Latin America.
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