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 Aid and debt

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Debt
What goes wrong when countries can't repay.
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Why poor countries are in debt
How the problem started.
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Responses to debt
What measures have been taken?
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Debt and poverty
The high cost of debt repayments.
Campaign to drop the debt
What campaigns are asking for.
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What is aid?
What is aid and how does it work?
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Origins of aid
Where and when did aid programmes start?
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Aid - What is needed?
How to make aid successful.
Useful Websites
Find out more about the campaigns to end poverty.
  • Many poor countries are weighed down with unpayable debt burdens .
  • Economic conditions imposed on countries in return for new loans are having a huge negative impact, particularly on the poorest people.
  • Campaigners are calling for the cancellation of all of poor countries' unpayable debts.
  • Rich countries need to increase the amount of aid they give , and ensure it supports the priorities of poor countries.