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The Tablet May 10, 2021 Rohan Aggarwal, 26, a resident doctor treating patients suffering from COVID-19, looks at a patient’s X-ray scan, inside the emergency room of Holy Family Hospital, during his 27-hour shift in New Delhi May 1, 2021. As India faces a massive surge in new infections and deaths caused by COVID-19, Pope Francis said he was praying for all those affected by the huge health emergency. (Photo: Catholic News Service) MANHATTAN — Two U.S. faith organizations on the fro...

Sudan Debt Relief Moves Forward Sudan Debt Relief Moves Forward May 07, 2021 US Plays Major Role in Sudan Relief Effort Washington DC – Under a debt relief plan won by advocates in the early 2000s, Sudan could see a drastic cut in its $50 billion debt this summer, according to the IMF and the World Bank.  “Sudan’s debts would be cut by 85% under the debt relief plan,” said Eric LeCompte, Executive Director of the religious development group Jubilee USA Network, which was a major force...

Under a debt relief plan won by advocates in the early 2000s, Sudan could see a drastic cut in its $50 billion debt this summer, according to the IMF and the World Bank. “Sudan’s debts would be cut by 85% under the debt relief plan,” said Eric LeCompte, Executive Director of the religious development group Jubilee USA Network, which was a major force for the creation of the debt reduction process. “Debt relief cannot come soon enough for Sudan as the country struggles with the pandemic ...

US Supports Removal of Vaccine Trade Barrier US Supports Removal of Vaccine Trade Barrier May 06, 2021 Washington DC - As developing countries struggle to access vaccines, the US announced support to eliminate trade barriers on vaccine access. In a statement Wednesday, the Biden Administration called for a waiver on COVID-19 vaccine intellectual property patents at the World Trade Organization. “Less than 2% of vaccines reached poor countries,” said Eric LeCompte, the Executive Director of ...

Just Love Features Eric LeCompte on Global Covid Response Just Love Features Eric LeCompte on Global Covid Response April 09, 2021 Just Love interviews Eric LeCompte on the global economic impact of the pandemic, poverty, inequality, climate change, and the work of Jubilee USA. Click here to listen to the episode from 4:45 to 27:47.  The Global Economic Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic, Poverty, Inequality and Climate Change; and a Look at Immigration Law, Policies and Procedures Selected Sta...

Eric LeCompte Addresses Special UN Session on COVID Response Eric LeCompte Addresses Special UN Session on COVID Response April 24, 2021 United Nations ECOSOC Special Session on Small Island Developing States, Least Developed Countries and Landlocked Developing States:  Financing a resilient recovery from the cascading effects of COVID-19  23 April 2021 By Eric LeCompte, Executive Director, Jubilee USA Network (Remarks as prepared for delivery) Your Excellencies, its good to be with you for t...

National Catholic Reporter Quotes Eric LeCompte on Climate Summit National Catholic Reporter Quotes Eric LeCompte on Climate Summit April 22, 2021 National Catholic Reporter quotes Eric LeCompte on the representation of developing countries at President Bidens Leaders Summit on Climate. Read an excerpt below, and click here for the full story. Pope Francis, in Earth Day messages, warns we are at the edge on climate change By Brian Roewe In a statement, Jose Aguto, associate director of the Cat...

United Nations Convenes High-Level COVID Response Session for Vulnerable Countries United Nations Convenes High-Level COVID Response Session for Vulnerable Countries April 23, 2021 Washington DC – The United Nations convened on COVID response and development needs for vulnerable, small island and landlocked countries. The President of the Economic and Social Council, Pakistan Ambassador Munir Akram organized the high-level event to focus on countries struggling with specific disadvantages fro...

World Bank and the International Monetary Fund (IMF), Pope Francis officially called for a new system of “global governance” and “universal vaccines” to cure the Wuhan coronavirus (Covid-19) and other pressing “problems.” The letter, which only mentions “God” once, talks about the pressing need to “confront a series of grave and interrelated socio-economic, ecological, and political crises.” It mentions vaccines three different times while segueing in and out of topics rela...

Money Matters Mon, 04, 21 Women now hold many of the jobs controlling the world’s largest economy - and they’re trying to fix it. Women now hold many of the jobs controlling the world’s largest economy - and they’re trying to fix it. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen, Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo and trade czar Katherine Tai hold top jobs in US President Joe Biden’s administration and many of his economic advisers also are women, as are nearly 48 percent of his confirmed cabinet-l...