When a community faces negative impacts due to a development project, systematic and consistent documentation of verifiable indicators of the impacts can support their efforts to hold development implementers accountable to their own standards, and can lend legitimacy to their advocacy for changes in the project. In the Wadi al-Qamr neighborhood in Western Alexandria, Egypt, …
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 …
Ce message est également disponible en: arabe Ce message est également disponible en: anglais Compte tenu de la transition politique en Tunisie, le Groupe de la Banque mondiale (GBM) est en train d’élaborer un nouveau cadre de partenariat pays (CPP) pour la période de subvention allant de 2016 à 2020. Ce CPP non seulement guidera les opérations …
Ce message est également disponible en anglais et en arabe. À la fin de Mars 2016, le Président du Groupe de la Banque mondiale (GBM), Dr Jim Yong Kim, ainsi que le Secrétaire Général de l’ONU, ont rendu visite au Liban, en Irak, en Jordanie et en Tunisie. Le but du voyage était de réitérer …
This post is also available in: French. In late March 2016, the World Bank Group’s (WBG) President, Dr. Jim Yong Kim, along with the UN Secretary General, paid a visit to Lebanon, Iraq, Jordan and Tunisia. The trip’s purpose was to reiterate the commitment of multilateral institutions to stability in the MENA region. Tunisia was …
Residents of Lagos slums negatively impacted by recent World Bank-financed projects have come together to share their stories and add their voices to the review of the World Bank’s Environmental and Social Framework (a.k.a. the Safeguards). This video was submitted to the Safeguards consultation team as part of Phase 3 of the Safeguards Review. Share …
On August 4, 2015 the World Bank publicly released the second draft of its Environmental and Social Framework (ESF), thus initiating Phase 3 of the safeguards review. The ESF contains the safeguard policies designed to protect communities and the environment in World Bank investment projects. The effectiveness of the World Bank’s new safeguards is compromised by several …
PRESS RELEASE Dangerous Rollback in Environmental and Social Protections World Bank’s New Framework Undermines President Kim’s Commitment to “No Dilution” (Washington, August 4, 2015) The World Bank has released new draft safeguard policies[i] that will vastly weaken protections for affected communities and the environment at the same time as the bank intends to finance more …
Child Rights Organizations express disappointment over poorly managed Tanzania Safeguards consultation.
Written feedback on Phase 2 of the World Bank Safeguards Review The Phase 2 Consultation period of the World Bank Safeguards Review is now closed. The documents below were submitted as formal feedback to the World Bank Safeguards Team between September 2014 and March 2015. These submissions contain the concerns of civil society organizations, national governments, and the …