The World Bank Group is currently rolling out their new Country Engagement Approach, moving towards engagement based on rigorous analysis and the inclusion of citizens as active stakeholders. As input to this process, civil society groups who work to monitor and engage with the World Bank recently presented recommendations to the Bank as it refines …
The World Bank office in Tunis held a session in June, 2015 to present and discuss its Systematic Country Diagnostic (SCD)[1] for Tunisia, following which CSOs and university professors submitted comments on the SCD and the Country Partnership Framework (CPF).
June 2015 Following a letter that multiple Tunisian CSOs sent to the World Bank office in Tunis with their asks regarding the Tunisian Systematic Country Diagnostic (SCD) and Country Partnership Framework (CPF) consultation process, the signatories of the letter – along with several other CSOs and academics – were invited to participate in a discussion …
Civil society organizations in Egypt have submitted a parallel Country Partnership Framework (CPF) to the World Bank office in Cairo detailing what they envision should be the strategic priorities for World Bank-financed development projects in Egypt. In addition, the groups also submitted specific comments and proposed amendments to the current CPF draft.
The Bank has commenced with the process of Country Partnership Frameworks in a number of MENA countries. Each country has taken a different path than originally expected.
First and foremost, the organizations are asking that clear information be posted on the Bank’s website regarding the CPF timeline. As it stands, there is no information about the CPF process in Tunisia either on the Bank’s country webpage or on the Bank’s consultation hub.
September 2014 18 individuals representing civil society organizations from Egypt, Tunisia and Yemen met in Amman, Jordan in September 2014 to discuss where each country is currently in the Country Partnership Framework (CPF) process with the World Bank and how participants can build on the experience of their colleagues in other MENA region countries, as …
September 2014 A group of Egyptian Civil Society Organizations (CSO)s participated in an event on the Systematic Country Diagnostic (SCD) held at the World Bank office in Cairo in September 2014. An SCD is currently being prepared for Egypt as part of the World Bank’s process of developing a new Country Partnership Framework (CPF) to …
As part of its new corporate strategy, the World Bank has put together a new strategy for “Citizen Engagement” that aims to engage citizens throughout the development process and across Bank operations. Civic engagement is defined by the Bank as being a set of interrelated conditions that impact on the capacity of citizens and civil society organizations …
A group of Egyptian civil society participants in the World Bank’s first round of consultations on its development of a new Country Partnership Framework (CPF) for Egypt have released a statement with their observations and recommendations on the consultative process thus far. Since the Bank launched its process of developing the first full-fledged country strategy …