BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//PYVOBJECT//NONSGML Version 1//EN BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Africa/Nairobi BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20000101T000000 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=1 TZNAME:EAT TZOFFSETFROM:+0300 TZOFFSETTO:+0300 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20260523T214951Z - 34519@ip-172-31-35-35 DTSTART;TZID=Africa/Nairobi:20250605T190000 DTEND;TZID=Africa/Nairobi:20250605T201500 CREATED:20260523T214951Z DESCRIPTION:Development Without ‘Aid': Debt Justice and Reparations for Systemic Change \nThis webi nar will explore debt justice and reparations as solidarity-based alternat ives to traditional forms of development “aid\,” especially in light o f the current crises of the "aid" system. Three experts\, bringing diverse regional perspectives from Africa and Latin America as well as global ins ights\, will examine the current state of the debt crisis in their regions and globally. They will share common advocacy goals\, ongoing reform effo rts\, and concrete recommendations for achieving development without relia nce on external debt or the traditional “aid” paradigm. We will discus s: Reparations and reparative justice from a pan–African perspective\; R esponsible lending and borrowing\, and cancellation of illegitimate debt\; Africa- and Latin America-led proposals for structural reform of the glob al financial architecture to address systemic inequalities rooted in colon ialism\, the transatlantic slave trade\, and neocolonialism\; Advocacy str ategies ahead of the 4th International Conference on Financing for Develop ment (FfD4)\, and in support of the establishment of a UN Framework Conven tion on Sovereign Debt. This session is open to a broad\, non–specialist international cooperation audience—including professionals\, graduate s tudents\, and staff from small and large organizations—regardless of pri or familiarity with the international neoliberal financial system\, debt\, or reparations. Participants are encouraged to submit questions for the s peakers in advance (in English\, Spanish\, or French) to mara.luna@kuja.or g. Speakers Priya Lukka is an economist in international development worki ng globally to understand alternative realities and perspectives to neolib eralism through raising awareness of communities working for repair and re parations\, which is also the focus of her PhD enquiry. Priya has most rec ently worked as Macroeconomist\, covering the region of Asia\, at the [... ] DTSTAMP:20260523T214951Z LOCATION:Kuja\, Kenya SUMMARY:Development Without ‘Aid': Debt Justice and Reparations for Syste mic Change END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR