Activists Demand End to Third World Debt.

• Position: Brief Article

Washington, D.C.

On September 26, demonstrators marched from the White House to the International Monetary Fund (IMF) headquarters to demand loan forgiveness for dozens of poor countries.

Jubilee 2000, a worldwide campaign to cancel the debt, is stepping up pressure on Congress and the Clinton Administration. On September 30, at the annual meeting of the IMF, Clinton...