APMDD Nepal
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The Asian Peoples' Movement on Debt and Development (APMDD) is a regional alliance of peoples’ movements, community organizations, coalitions, NGOs and networks
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20-02-2023 06:04:46
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#FFD4 Draft Outcome document does not reflect urgent issues on the ground. What we need is a profound transformation of the International financial architecture, which needs bold actions. Global Action for Debt Cancellation Civil Society Financing for Development Mechanism APMDD
Manjette Lopez Freedom from Debt Coalition (FDC) reminded, “The Philippines has an automatic appropriation law, & debt servicing is prioritized. Last year, $1.5 tn was paid in debt service.” On the other hand, in Pakistan, 47% of 2025/26 budget is for debt servicing,” said Farooq Tariq
Ian Rivera from Philippine Movement for Climate Justice Batangas criticised Compromiso de Sevilla for failing to clearly call for ➡️Public, additional, non-debt-creating finance ➡️Just & equitable transition from fossil to renewables We need climate finance, not empty pledges. #ClimateJustice
Jane Nalunga Jane Nalunga, Executive Director SEATINI UGANDA @SEATINIUGANDA stated that unilateral policies (e.g., EU deforestation law, carbon markets) pose new threats, and we must fight for a fair, inclusive, and predictable system with people and planet at the center.
The final session moderated by Mae Buenaventura had Aldo Caliari from Jubilee USA Network and Butch Manuel Montes from Society for International Development with their critical take on the Jubilee Report on tackling debt and development crises produced by Columbia's Initiative for Policy Dialogue
Lidy Nacpil APMDD Join our #DrawTheLine online rally now, opening our Global Week of Mobilisation: bit.ly/DrawtheLineOnl… Tasneem Essop Climate Action Network International (CAN) “This is a time when we cannot cower and we cannot hide. History is filled with examples of where the best of humanity has conquered, and triumphed.”
Akhator Joel Odigie ITUC-Africa // CSI-Afrique Abdul Mufeez Shaheed (Original Mrs Kumar) Pacific Islands Students Fighting Climate Change #FightInequality Leila Denise, Movimento dos Pequenos Agricultores do Brasil “The industrial agriculture model brings violence, dispossession, climate emergencies, and imperialist organisation. From Palestine to Brazil, campesinos to Indigenous peoples, the fight for food sovereignty is global.”
The IMF–WB meet as the world reels from climate chaos, debt burdens & inequalities. Hold them to account! Stop the harm! Cancel the Debt! Reparations & Just Transition Now! IMF World Bank Global Action for Debt Cancellation #CancelTheDebt #DebtJustice #UNDebtConvention