The Asian Peoples’ Movement on Debt and Development stands in solidarity with the people of Nepal who have suffered catastrophic flash floods and landslides over the past week. Our deepest sympathies are with the families of the hundreds who have been killed, the thousands who have been displaced, and allContinue Reading
We, from the civil society movements and communities in Asia, Africa, and across the Global South, are sending this open letter during the momentous event of the gathering of world leaders to forge a new international consensus on how to deliver a better present and safeguard the future, during theContinue Reading
We urge all governments to translate the global commitment to triple renewable energy capacity and double energy efficiency by 2030 into international, regional, and national policies and programs guided by principles that will ensure that the process and outcomes are rapid, equitable, and just. We strongly reiterate the vital principlesContinue Reading
Around 65 participants from all global regions joined the APMDD webinar, which focused on the particular impacts and the continuing adverse consequences of IMF and World Bank lending policies on Global South countries in Asia. Alvic Padilla, from the Debt Justice Program of APMDD, opened the webinar “IMF-WB: 8 DecadesContinue Reading
To Southeast Asian Governments’ Delegation to the AZEC We are writing to express the grave concerns of the Asian Peoples’ Movement on Debt and Development (APMDD) about the upcoming Asian Zero Emissions Community (AZEC) Ministerial Meeting on August 20 to 21 in Jakarta, Indonesia. APMDD is a regional alliance ofContinue Reading
We, the Asian Peoples’ Movement on Debt and Development (APMDD), reiterate our deepest solidarity with the students and people of Bangladesh as they begin to rebuild their country from the ashes of a discredited autocratic regime, towards fully democratic governance, the realization and protection of all human rights, and theContinue Reading