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- On Tuesday, Nigeria's Deputy Speaker Benjamin Kalu called for debt cancellation mechanisms during a Brussels visit, meeting with MEP Fabio De Masi at the European Parliament.
- Africa loses over $88 billion annually to illicit financial flows, highlighting urgent reforms in global debt governance and the need for debt-for-development swaps.
- Greenpeace activists in Seville marched demanding debt relief and climate justice, featuring a float depicting Elon Musk as a baby wielding a chainsaw atop a globe.
- Despite US aid decline and obstruction by the EU, summit hopes for debt reforms remain hampered, delaying progress on Africa's debt relief efforts.
- More broadly, proposals include renegotiating EPAs to support Africa’s industrialization and aligning the EU Green Deal with Africa’s Agenda 2063 on climate and energy.
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IN PICS | Protesters demand debt cancellation, climate action ahead of UN summit
Activists marched in blistering heat through southern Spain's Seville on Sunday, calling for debt cancellation, climate justice and taxing the super rich on the eve of a UN summit on financing development that critics said lacks ambition and scope.
Protesters demand debt cancellation, climate action ahead of UN summit - Hawaii Tribune-Herald
SEVILLE, Spain — Activists marched in blistering heat through southern Spain’s Seville on Sunday, calling for debt cancellation, climate justice and taxing the super rich on the eve of a UN summit on financing development that critics say lacks ambition and scope.
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Protesters demand debt cancellation, climate action ahead of UN summit
By David Latona and Silvio Castellanos
Activists Demand Global Reform at Climate Summit in Spain
Activists Demand Global Reform at Climate Summit in Spain Amid blistering heat, activists marched through Seville, southern Spain, on Sunday, demanding debt cancellation, climate justice, and increased taxes on the super-rich. Their protests came on the eve of a crucial United Nations summit on financing development.This four-day summit, held once every decade, is tasked with addressing poverty, disease, and climate change, aiming to map out a g…
Spain: Protesters Demand Debt Relief, Climate Justice Ahead Of UN Summit
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez said that "the very fact that this conference is happening while conflict is raging across the globe is a reason to be hopeful". The post Spain: Protesters Demand Debt Relief, Climate Justice Ahead Of UN Summit appeared first on StratNews Global.
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