Debt relief

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1987-Today World Conservation Bank
2015-? Each goal had specific targets, and dates for achieving those targets. The eight goals were measured by 21 targets. To accelerate progress, the G8 finance ministers agreed in June 2005 to provide enough funds to the World Bank, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the African Development Bank (AfDB) to cancel $40 to $55 billion in debt owed by members of the heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) to allow them to redirect resources to programs for improving health and education and for alleviating poverty.
A jubilee is a special year of remission of sins, debts and universal pardon. In Leviticus, a jubilee year is mentioned to occur every 50th year, during which slaves and prisoners would be freed, debts would be forgiven and the mercies of God would be particularly manifest.
Debt forgiveness
Delivering on Debt Relief (book)
Forgive us our debts just as we owe those money
Hidden history of the Ancient Near East and debt cancellations
History of debt relief
Jubilee (biblical)
Shmita
Third World debt cancellation activism