by Tony Magliano The heartbreaking photo of the little Syrian refugee boy washed up dead on the shore of Bodrum, Turkey (see picture: http://bit.ly/1PZHvDV) strikingly illustrates the tragic plight of desperate refugees – mostly Syrian – fleeing for their lives from the Islamic State and other violent groups in the Middle East and Africa. The … Continue reading REFLECTION: Millions of refugees have no place to call home
AFRICA: IMF plan offers $170 million in debt relief for ebola-impacted West Africa
from Jubilee USA Washington DC - The International Monetary Fund (IMF) is providing $330 million of financing to aid Ebola-impacted countries. The plan includes $170 million of debt relief and grant-like aid for Liberia, Sierra Leone and Guinea. The new plan also expands a debt relief facility previously used to cancel debt after Haiti's 2010 earthquake. The … Continue reading AFRICA: IMF plan offers $170 million in debt relief for ebola-impacted West Africa