The New Debt Crisis
Over 3 billion people are living in countries where governments spend more money on debts than on health or education. We need to take a stand.
Ahead of the Jubilee year in 2025, people across the world are uniting in solidarity to demand action on the global debt crisis.
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Over 3 billion people are living in countries where governments spend more money on debts than on health or education. We need to take a stand.
The global food system is broken. It doesn’t work for those who work the hardest – small farmers – and it’s a major driver of the climate emergency.
The agreement will not provide enough money for affected countries to prepare for climate disasters and rebuild after emergencies.
The current food system is not sustainable. But you wouldn’t think so if you listened to the multinationals that hold the most influence.
Pope Francis has urged world leaders not to allow new financial support for countries affected by the climate crisis to worsen the debt crisis low-income countries face.
Campaigners dressed as mock charity fundraisers have visited Shell and BP's London offices to call for polluters to contribute to paying for the climate crisis.
Fossil fuel companies should be taxed more to provide funds for countries on the frontline of the climate crisis, bishops have told ministers.
CAFOD and our partner BIBA-Kenya recently conducted research into how Kenya’s 2012 seed law has impacted women, who constitute up to 80% of the country’s agricultural labour force.
We are deeply saddened by the news that anti-mining activist Juan Lopez was shot dead in Honduras as he travelled home in his car from church.
Eight decades since its inception, has the World Bank learnt from past mistakes and evolved to deliver on its mission, or simply become stuck in its ways?
The new UK government must act to tackle the interconnected crises making global poverty worse.
July 2024 marked the 80th birthday of the World Bank. With a delegation of CAFOD supporters who also turned 80 this year, we visited its London headquarters to deliver a birthday message.