Food Crisis: Petition Paulson to Freeze Haiti's Debt Payments
The global food crisis has Haiti in its grip.
The lack of affordable food has caused riots and political turmoil. While some Haitians are reportedly eating dirt to quell their hunger, their government is forced to pay almost $1 million each week in debt service to the World Bank and the Inter-American Development Bank, both wealthy banks that were supposedly established to fight poverty.
The finance ministers of the G8 countries — the world’s richest nations — meet on June 13 and 14 in Japan to discuss the food crisis. By canceling debts they could help alleviate the suffering of Haiti and other affected countries. Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson Jr. will be attending the G8 meeting.
Please sign the petition to U.S. Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson Jr. to urge him to support accelerated debt cancellation for Haiti and, in the meantime, an immediate moratorium on the country’s debt service payments at this meeting. Jubilee USA will deliver this petition before he leaves on Wednesday, June 11.
The lack of affordable food has caused riots and political turmoil. While some Haitians are reportedly eating dirt to quell their hunger, their government is forced to pay almost $1 million each week in debt service to the World Bank and the Inter-American Development Bank, both wealthy banks that were supposedly established to fight poverty.
The finance ministers of the G8 countries — the world’s richest nations — meet on June 13 and 14 in Japan to discuss the food crisis. By canceling debts they could help alleviate the suffering of Haiti and other affected countries. Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson Jr. will be attending the G8 meeting.
Please sign the petition to U.S. Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson Jr. to urge him to support accelerated debt cancellation for Haiti and, in the meantime, an immediate moratorium on the country’s debt service payments at this meeting. Jubilee USA will deliver this petition before he leaves on Wednesday, June 11.
surely,the debt payment should be frozen to alleviate the hunger striken in haiti.
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jim dunn
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Posted by: jim dunn | 19 June 2008 at 08:29 AM
The food crisis is affecting the whole world.
Just pray for those that are more affected than others.
Posted by: JANICE | 07 June 2008 at 11:56 AM