FfD4 3rd PrepCom side event: Resolving the Morass – UN Expert Group on Debt Solutions for Africa and SIDS

The United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) convened a high-level side event on the margins of the Third Preparatory Committee for the Fourth International Conference on Financing for Development (FfD4).  Titled Resolving the Morass: UN Expert Group on Debt Solutions for Africa and SIDS, the discussion aimed to present the work of the…

‘A grant is not a debt’

KYIV — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Sunday balked at signing any mineral-rights deal with the US that would be considered repayment for previous aid given under the Biden administration. President Trump has been demanding such a pact, but Ukraine has been pushing for new security guarantees or fresh military funding in exchange for its…