August 20 – Jubilee USA responded to the recent announcement from the World Bank and Asian Development Bank that it will provide assistance for Pakistan’s recovery from flooding in the form of loans, not grants.
August 13 - 48 Members of the House of Representatives sent a letter to President Obama urging him to include expanded debt cancellation and responsible finance in his plan to achieve the Millennium Development Goals.
August 6 - The African Forum and Network on Debt and Development (AFRODAD) joined Jubilee USA from Zimbabwe this August to discuss fair solutions for managing debt. As the Greek crisis and Haiti's earthquake showed, no established mechanism exists to handle an emergency debt crisis.
July 7 - In late June, Jubilee USA and national religious leaders met with Lael Brainard, the newly confirmed Under Secretary at the US Treasury Department. At this high level meeting, we discussed the need for the United States to commit to cancel debts of the most vulnerable countries, ensure just and responsible borrowing and bring accountability to the G20 governments and the international institutions. We presented the Treasury officials with 10,000 messages from Jubilee supporters across the country.
