Haiti Earthquake Disaster

It is pleasing to report that with the recent decision of the G7 nations to cancel Haiti’s debt, organisers from ONE International, who organised the campaign are confident the full cancellation of Haiti’s debt has effectively been achieved, hence the campaign associated with this Action Alert is now suspended.

No doubt we have all been shocked by the terrible disaster in Haiti.

People and governments all around the world have responded generously to provide emergency assistance in this time of dire need.

However experience shows that inevitably the story will fade from our consciousness as the attention of the media moves to other issues.

The effects of the earthquake have been magnified by the extreme poverty and lack of infrastructure in Haiti, a situation that has existed for many years and which the global community has failed to address.

The Jubilee Debt Campaign reminds us that the world’s poorest countries pay almost $100 million every day to the rich world.

Apart from donating money another way of assisting countries like Haiti to get back on their feet is to support the debt relief campaign.

Readers of this newsletter are encouraged to sign the online petition asking creditors to act immediately to cancel Haiti’s debts.