This press release was posted on the website for Centre for Law and Democracy on March 19, 2018. The Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) published a Draft Policy on Public Information in January 2018. According to Comments by the Centre for Law and Democracy (CLD) and Bank Information Center (BIC), the draft Policy is a good …
REUTERS/Mark Schiefelbein/Pool The Centre for Law and Democracy (CLD) and the Bank Information Center (BIC) have jointly prepared Comments on the Public Information Interim Policy of the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) in preparation for the first annual review of the Policy, due in January 2017. The analysis shows that the AIIB is lagging behind …
While the recent election has cast a shadow of uncertainty over the future role of the United States in multilateral organizations such as the World Bank, it is worth reflecting on the progress that has been made at this institution and across the development finance landscape because of the leadership of the United States. The …
The risks associated with development projects often fall disproportionately on the communities in close proximity to project implementation sites, communities that in some cases are the same groups that projects aim to benefit and serve. These local communities are uniquely placed to see and feel project risks and impacts on a day to day basis, and to …
The World Bank Group is in the process of drafting a Country Partnership Framework (CPF) in Peru, to be finalized in early 2017. There are three upcoming consultations in Peru on the Country Partnership Framework. They will be held in: Trujillo – October 19th Lima – October 27th Cusco – December 14, tentatively Consultations will …
At the 2016 World Bank Annual Meetings, the Offices of the Executive Directors – EDS 01 and EDS14 won the “Open for Business” award for the most transparent website among the 25 World Bank Executive Directors’ offices. Mr. Matt McGuire, Executive Director for the United States, and Mr. Louis Rene Peter Laros, Executive Director for Botswana, …
Please join BIC for a panel discussion on: Citizen Engagement with the World Bank Wednesday, October 5 I2-220 9:00 -10:30am The success of development finance is largely dependent on citizen engagement, as policy makers and practitioners increasingly recognize. The World Bank plays a key role in advancing this agenda. The Bank has made a variety …
If key changes are not made to the World Bank’s proposed new safeguards, the updated framework could prevent communities from meaningfully participating in the development process. U.S. law and longstanding World Bank practice have recognized for decades the importance of providing communities with enough time to understand and voice concern about potentially harmful projects. Procedural …
Children in Peru attend BIC workshop on World Bank safeguards / BIC 2015 In August 2015 the World Bank flagged as one of the four goals of the safeguards review to “provide inclusive access to development benefits through the introduction of a non- discrimination principle.” In both the first and second drafts of the safeguards …
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 …