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"Amid Exceptional Uncertainty" IMF Projects Growth for Rich Countries, Challenges for Developing Countries "Amid Exceptional Uncertainty" IMF Projects Growth for Rich Countries, Challenges for Developing Countries January 26, 2021 Washington DC - The International Monetary Fund released projections on the world economy as countries continue to wrestle with the coronavirus. The Fund's World Economic Outlook Update projects 5.5% global growth in 2021, while noting developing countries face growing problems. "While the IMF is uncertain in its predictions, it's clear that the developing world is ...

High-Level Climate Summit to Launch Action Agenda High-Level Climate Summit to Launch Action Agenda January 25, 2021 Global Economic Decisions Key to Addressing Climate Asserts Jubilee USA Washington DC - World leaders, including Pope Francis, UN General Secretary António Guterres and the IMF's Kristalina Georgieva, gather for a high-level climate summit hosted by the Netherlands through Tuesday. "The meeting on addressing climate change is taking place at a critical moment," noted Eric LeCompte, the Executive Director of the religious development group Jubilee USA. "As we confront the eco...

Eric LeCompte Addresses United Nations on COVID-19 Crisis Recovery Eric LeCompte Addresses United Nations on COVID-19 Crisis Recovery June 02, 2020 United Nations Virtual Special Session   Recovering from the Coronavirus Pandemic with Resilience: Confronting Inequality, Ending Poverty and Meeting the Sustainable Development Goals Eric LeCompte, Executive Director of Jubilee USA Network June 2nd, 2020   The coronavirus wreaks havoc around the globe and induces a global economic crisis on par with the Great Depression. Our calls for debt cancellation, relief and increased aid are needed to me...

2020: Sadness, Victory and Profound Loss 2020: Sadness, Victory and Profound Loss December 26, 2020 In the last days of 2020, we pray you and your loved ones are well. Just in recent days and over the last year - we lost hundreds of our Jubilee USA friends, members and partners to the coronavirus. Some of us lost are jobs and struggle to pay our bills. The economic and health crises spurred by the pandemic means livelihoods continue to be lost, more friends will die and hunger spreads. As we remember the loved ones we lost, we also lift 2020 as the most remarkable year in Jubilee USA's histor...

Staff Eric LeCompte For more than 25 years, Eric LeCompte has led religious groups to win policies that alleviate poverty, address global conflict and promote human rights.‎ He is the Executive Director of Jubilee USA Network, a development coalition of more than 700 religious groups and US organizations. Learn more about Eric here.   Aldo Caliari  Senior Director of Policy and Campaigns Aldo Caliari served as the Senior Advisor at the Intergovernmental Group of 24 on International Monetary Affairs and Development (G-24) from 2017 to 2020. Previously he directed the Rethinking Bretton Wo...