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Statement of Neil Watkins, Executive Director, Jubilee USA Network, in response to the G-20 communique

April 2, 2009

CONTACT: Neil Watkins, Jubilee USA, 202-783-0129; cell - 202-421-1023

“We welcome the recognition by the G-20 today that the current crisis has had a disproportionate impact on the most vulnerable people in the...