NGO: Nepal Needs Debt Relief

A group of international aid, religious and other groups are calling for debt relief for Nepal following the devastating earthquake that killed more than 7,000 people and left thousands more injured or homeless. Jubilee Network USA is a coalition of religious and relief groups that works to eliminate extreme poverty.  Coalition Executive Director Eric LeCompte says Nepal was repaying $220 million a year to international lenders before the quake.  He says money for further...

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