Commission For Africa Report: Analysis
The Report published on Friday 11th March after a long consultation process is at most speculative on Debt Cancellation. Despite strong words and honesty about the west's role in the debt crisis the report does not go far enough in pushing for IMF gold sales, ending harmful economic conditions and creating a fair and transparent process for debt cancellation...........

G7 Finance Ministers Meeting February 2005
Chancellor Gordon Brown has said that the meeting of the seven most powerful countries will be remembered as "the 100% debt relief" summit". To read the communiqué one might think that the debt is as good as cancelled. But the news on Friday, as the summit got under way, suggested that any progress would be blocked by the United States. How did we get such an apparently good result from such a bad beginning? Did we even get a good result? What should we believe? What do we know?

G8 2004 A Round Up of the Outcomes
First there was speculation that there was to be 100% multilateral debt cancellation and then disappointment as HIPC was extended for a further two years and $1 billion was made available for top-up relief. Once more the G8 fail to act decisively on debt relief. But should we at least welcome the fact that the idea of multilateral debt cancellation was mooted. More...

Zambia: A Test case for G8 Summit by Stephen Lewis
Stephen Lewis UN Secretary-General's Special Envoy for HIV/AIDS in Africa has spoken up for Zambia in the face of a Debt and HIV/AIDS crisis that is crippling the country.
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Gordon Brown Faces up to World Debt May '04
Debt campaigners from Lochgelly in Gordon Brown's constituency met with the Chancellor to hand over photos of supporters that they had collected as part of Jubilee Scotland's national 'Face up to World Debt' photo petition. To see what we asked him and what he said click here...

Jubilee Scotland at the World Social Forum 2004
Jubilee Scotland Co-ordinator Vicki Clayton travelled to Mumbai, India to participate in the World Social Forum 2004. Debt campaigners from all over the world gathered to share views and news of campaigns.More...

High Commissioner of Zambia Mr Anderson Chibwa addresses Jubilee Scotland Supporters
A sizeable crowd of Jubilee Scotland supporters of all ages turned out to give the High Commissioner of Zambia, Mr Anderson Chibwa a warm welcome on his first visit to Scotland and to hear about the effects the international debt burden is having on Zambia's citizens. More...

Ken Morrison Cycling Campaigner
A Jubilee Scotland cyclist who has cycled to the last 3 G8 summits and member of the Edinburgh local group shares his personal reflections on what it means to be a debt campaigner. More...

Deputy High Commissioner of Ghana
The Deputy High Commissionaire for Ghana, Mr Kwabena Baah - Duodu, on the consequences for Ghana and Africa of failure to resolve the debt crisis. More...

Uganda Story
Charlotte Mwesigye of Uganda Debt Network was Jubilee Scotland's guest in September. She speaks of the challenges her country faces. More...

Canada G8: The Rocky Road to Justice - June'02
A team of Scottish cyclists are pedalling 1000 miles across the Canadian Rocky Mountains to raise awareness of the plight of the world's poor. Edinburgh social worker Ken Morrison explains why he is with them. More...