BIC Executive Director Chad Dobson with Leader Nancy Pelosi On June 22nd, 2016, the Bank Information Center bid farewell to Executive Director Chad Dobson at an event at the U.S. Botanic Gardens. Minority Leader of the U.S. House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi attended the event, and gave remarks on BIC’s history and Mr. Dobson’s contributions …
Yesterday, Congresswoman Maxine Waters and Congresswoman Gwen Moore of the US House Financial Services Committee sent a letter to U.S. Treasury Secretary Jacob Lew expressing “strong concern” about certain elements of the World Bank’s proposed labor policy. The Bank is in the final stages of updating its environmental and social safeguard policies, which will include …
The National Union of Disabled Persons of Uganda (NUDIPU) assessed the impact of the World Bank funded Uganda Health systems strengthening project on persons with disabilities (PWDs): A case study of Itojo and Kiryadongo Hospitals. The data was analyzed with regard to project awareness, implementation and effect on the lives of PWDs. The study was …
Bangladesh has made significant progress in education over the past two decades. With nearly 18 million children enrolled in about 80,000 primary schools in the country. Despite this progress, considerable challenges remain. These were the children who had missed out schooling at the right age or had been forced to drop out, mainly because of …
As World Bank member governments gather in Myanmar to discuss their contributions to the International Development Association, the Bank’s fund for the poorest countries, the Bank Information Center is calling on donors to make the adoption of stronger safeguard policies a key objective in the replenishment negotiations. In support of this call, BIC has released …
International development finance is intended to alleviate poverty by sparking inclusive growth. But without strong protections for local communities, it can exclude and disenfranchise instead. World Bank development projects like dams, roads, and power plants can cause devastating harm to people and the planet. Too many have suffered displacement, loss of livelihoods, pollution, destruction of …
Activist Medha Patkar speaking on resistance to the Sardar Sarovar dam during the 2014 World Bank Annual Meetings. On Tuesday, June 7th, the Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission of the U.S. Congress held a hearing on the advancement of human rights in India. In his opening remarks, Congressman James P. McGovern, Human Rights Commission Co-Chairman, …
BIC, along with in-country partners, has published three new case studies on the impacts of several World Bank projects on forests and forest communities. You can find them below: A Case Study of the World Bank’s Land Allocation for Social and Economic Development Project in Cambodia The World Bank Para Rural Integrated Development Project: A …
New BIC paper by David Shaman The World Bank invests in knowledge to achieve its mission. The primary audience of its knowledge sharing is internal. Knowledge and data informs staff about good practices, country- and sector-specific issues and trends and operational successes and failures. The efficacy of knowledge sharing within the Bank has been a …