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Treasury Secretary Yellen and Religious Leaders Hold Historic Meeting on Global COVID Response
Treasury Secretary Yellen and Religious Leaders Hold Historic Meeting on Global COVID Response
March 16, 2021
Debt Relief, Transparency, Climate, Aid, Puerto Rico, SDR Reserves and Bankruptcy Discussed
Washington DC – Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen, Jubilee USA Network and some of the highest-ranking religious leaders met on global COVID response on Tuesday. The high-level roundtable discussion focused on emergency SDR reserve funds, debt policies, aid, climate change, Puerto Rico relief and bankruptcy, transparency and tax proposals to prevent future crises. The meeting with Secretary Yellen and leaders from the largest faith traditions was historic, noted Jubilee USA Executive Director Eric LeCompte who organized the meeting. Since the beginning of the pandemic, religious institutions have called for responses to the COVID crisis that protect the vulnerable and address inequali
Aims to inspire action by other national governments ahead of critical COP26 summit in Glasgow
LONDON (March 17, 2021) A new report from the Coalition for Urban Transitions finds that in order to accelerate COVID-19 recovery, achieve shared prosperity, and drive climate action, national governments
must invest in cities to significantly accelerate decarbonisation and enhance resilience.
Recognising that developing and emerging economies face particularly complex challenges exacerbated by the pandemic,
China, India, Indonesia, Brazil, Mexico, and
South Africa. These countries represent about 1/3 of global GDP, 42% of the world’s urban population, and 41% of global fossil fuel emissions. The report finds that the six countries could collectively cut emissions by up to 96% from key urban sectors (buildings, transport, materials use, and waste) by 2050, lead to $12 trillion in economic returns based on cost savings alone and deliver millions of new jobs.
Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen and Jubilee USA Network Roundtable Agenda
Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen and Jubilee USA Network Roundtable Agenda
March 16, 2021
(Roundtable closed to public)
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Opening Prayer and Statement:
Rabbi Jonah Pesner, Senior Vice President of the Union for Reform Judaism and Director of the Religious Action Center of Reform Judaism
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Special Drawing Rights -
Most Reverend Bishop David Malloy, Chairman of the US Conference of Catholic Bishops’ Committee on International Justice and Peace
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Commonframework, Private Sector and Middle Income Countries -
Cathy Feingold, International Director of the American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFL-CIO), Vice President of the International Trade Union Confederation
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