{"id":1678,"date":"2009-09-17T17:36:38","date_gmt":"2009-09-17T17:36:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/news\/2009\/09\/faith-groups-advocate-for-poor.php"},"modified":"2009-09-17T17:36:38","modified_gmt":"2009-09-17T17:36:38","slug":"faith-groups-advocate-for-poor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/news\/2009\/09\/faith-groups-advocate-for-poor","title":{"rendered":"Faith Groups Advocate for Poor Ahead of G-20 Summit"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>WASHINGTON (RNS) Faith-based organizations are warning finance ministers from the world&#8217;s 20 richest economies they will not meet the majority of their own goals to help the world&#8217;s poorest nations.<br \/>\nThe Jubilee USA Network, an alliance of 75 faith-based and human rights organizations, issued a report Wednesday (Sept. 16) outlining progress on the 13 goals the so-called &#8220;G-20&#8221; set for itself last April.<br \/>\nAccording to the report, the G-20 is &#8220;on track to meet five of these goals, is failing to meet four and is unlikely to meet four without major attention.&#8221;<br \/>\nNeil Watkins, executive director of Jubilee USA Network, said the G-20 proposals have mainly focused on granting new loans to the poorest countries, which will create more debt and divert resources from development and education to paying off debts and interest.<br \/>\n&#8220;This is something that the faith community has been really concerned with,&#8221; Watkins said.<br \/>\nFor nearly a decade, the Jubilee USA Network had advocated the biblical concept of the jubilee year in which debts are canceled. They hope the G-20, which will meet at a summit hosted by President Obama next week (Sept. 24-25) in Pittsburg will consider expanded debt cancellation to poor countries whose debt level prevents them from meeting the basic needs of their people.<br \/>\nThere will also be a Faith Leaders Summit preceding the G-20 Summit organized by the Christian anti-hunger group Bread for the World, the Alliance to End Hunger and other supporters including more than 25 national religious leaders.<br \/>\n&#8220;The most important indicator of economic recovery should be what happens to hungry and poor people &#8212; the many families who are struggling in our own country and the tens of millions who have been driven into hunger around the world,&#8221; the Rev. David Beckmann, president of Bread for the World, said in a press release.<br \/>\n<em>&#8212; Angela Abbamonte<br \/>\nCopyright 2009 Religion News Service. All rights reserved. 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