CAO—Compliance Advisor OmbudsmanThe CAO was created to allow parties affected by the International Finance Corporation (IFC) and Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA) projects to raise their concerns directly. It performs the role of arbitrator and advisor on issues relating to the social and environmental outcomes of projects which involve the IFC and MIGA. The three main functions of the CAO are Compliance, Advisor and Ombudsman. The CAO is located in Washington D.C. and comprises of nine staff, currently headed by Meg Taylor. read more... BriefingsProgramme conditions, project safeguards: Quo vadis World Bank?This briefing clarifies the landscape of programme conditions and project safeguards and what it implies for a move towards responsible lending standards. read article... 24 itemsDialogue with NGOs and Lars Thunell, Executive Vice President and CEO, IFCDialogue with NGOs and Lars Thunell, Executive Vice President and CEO, IFC read article... Highlights of BWI-UK network meeting with Caroline Sergeant, 7 February 2008Highlights of NGO meeting with alternative executive director to the World Bank, Caroline Sergeant read article... UK report on its activities at the World Bank Weak, unaccountable, and lateIn late November, the UK released its third report on its relationship with the World Bank, disappointing in the coverage and depth of its analysis. read article... Further embarrassment over BotniaMinutes before cutting the ribbon of inauguration for the IFC-funded pulp mill owned by Finnish Company Oy Metsa Botnia in Uruguay at the start of November, Erikki Varis, CEO of the Finnish company was ordered to hold off by the Spanish government read article... A dialogue with Lars Thunell, International Finance Corporation, Executive Vice President and CEO World Bank-IMF annual meetings 2007Highlights of a 22 October civil society dialogue with Lars Thunell, International Finance Corporation, Executive Vice President and CEO. read article... Programme conditions, project safeguards: Quo vadis World Bank?This briefing clarifies the landscape of programme conditions and project safeguards and what it implies for a move towards responsible lending standards. read article... Congo: mining, conflict and complicityA confidential World Bank memo dated September 2005 finds that three of the Democratic Republic of Congo’s biggest mining contracts were approved with “a complete lack of transparency”. read article... CAO fails to reduce conflict in PeruA report by Friends of the Earth finds that the 'roundtable dialogue' set up by the World Bank's Compliance Advisor Ombudsman (CAO) has been unable to fulfil its objectives to intervene effectively in conflicts between the IFC-supported Yanacocha mine company and affected communities in Cajamarca, Peru. read article... |
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