strategy
Providing debt relief for the poorest countries pursuing structural adjustment
Synonyms:
Assisting heavily indebted countries in social and economic restructuring Implementation:
This strategy features in the framework of Agenda 21 as formulated at UNCED (Rio de Janeiro, 1992), now coordinated by the United Nations Commission on Sustainable Development and implemented through national and local authorities. Claim:
All creditors in the Paris Club should promptly implement the agreement of December 1991 to provide debt relief for the poorest heavily indebted countries pursuing structural adjustment; debt relief measures should be kept under review so as to address the continuing difficulties of these countries. Broader:
Rescheduling external debtRelieving development assistance debtPromoting structural adjustment in debtor countriesMitigating social consequences of structural adjustment programmesAddressing continuing debt problems of poorest heavily-indebted countries Subjects:
Society → SocialSociety → Disadvantaged
Social Activity → Welfare
Commerce → Credit
Management → Planning
Economics → Economic
Type Classification:
G: Very Specific strategies Related UN Sustainable Development Goals:
