From October 29-November 1, the Bank Information Center, in cooperation with the International Commission of Jurists, hosted a unique delegation of eight adolescents and two child rights experts who traveled to Washington, DC from around the world. This visit was part of a broad civil society campaign on child rights and World Bank and consisted …
Between August 14 and October 5 2013 the Bank Information Center held a series of seven children’s consultations in six countries on the World Bank safeguards. The countries in which consultations have been carried out include: Peru, Yemen, India, Cambodia and Uganda. The World Bank is currently reviewing its social and environmental policy standards, and is …
Complaint submitted to World Bank Inspection Panel implicates the World Bank in serious human rights abuses carried out by the Ethiopian government through forced villagization
Mr. Ona and other CSOs were detained for their plans to hold a demonstration on the sidelines of the New York Forum investment conference in Gabon. As of the evening of June 8, Ona and the others were released.
Despite warnings from its own appeals body and communities, the Bank declined to take concrete actions to address major concerns over water availability, air quality, and others.
NGOs and communities say a transmission line to Kenya amounts to funding the disastrous impacts of Africa’s largest dam.
The African Development Bank has been setting itself up as a major knowledge broker for sustainable development across the continent. However, a new mapping project from Heinrich Boell and BIC draws into question the Bank’s track record when it comes to climate change.
This update prepared by the Bank Information Center introduces the FCPF Readiness Package (R-Package) and the Carbon Fund (CF) operational.
The Sierra Club and Bank Information Center are releasing a new report today describing the daily realities of coal impacted communities from Cirebon, Indonesia, the Konkan coast and Kutch India, Inner Mongolia China, Appalachia USA, New South Wales Australia, and Limpopo South Africa.
The workshop Oslo REDD Exchange 2011 was organized by Norway’s International Climate and Forest Initiative (NICFI) and the Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation (Norad), on 23-24 June 2011.