Conflict

Rights

News

Further violations at IFC-backed mine

A summary of anti-mining activity in Guatemala and an update on the Marlin mine investigation by the CAO.

10 April 2005

Rights

News

Evaluations of education, countries “under stress”

The World Bank’s Operations Evaluation Department is in the early stages of evaluations of the Bank’s work in education and in so-called low-income countries under stress.

26 January 2005

Rights

Background

Gender in post-conflict reconstruction: The World Bank track record

A panel discussion on the World Bank's gender work on conflict prevention and reconstruction

4 October 2004 | Discussion

Rights

Analysis

World Bank, IMF: Helping peace or creating conditions for war?

Recent involvement in countries such as Afghanistan and Iraq has put World Bank and IMF post-conflict operations in the spotlight. While some believe multilateral finance is essential, others argue that the Bank and the Fund are acting primarily as pawns of powerful diplomatic and economic interests.

5 April 2004 | Briefings

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Analysis

World Bank, IMF and armed conflicts

Recent involvement in countries such as Afghanistan and Iraq has put the World Bank and the IMF work post-conflict in the spotlight, with serious implications for their mandates and work methods.

2 February 2004 | At Issue

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Bank and Fund figure out Iraq lending

Recent weeks have further clarified how the World Bank and the IMF are planning to…

17 November 2003

IFI governance

News

Bank/Fund annual meetings 2003 round-up

Short assessment of key issues and decisions at Dubai annual meeting.

25 September 2003

Rights

Background

The World Bank and conflict

Given the recent discussion on the potential roles for multilateral agencies in Iraq, how does the World Bank operate in post-conflict situations?

12 September 2003 | Inside the institutions

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Background

Iraq and Afghanistan update

The World Bank relocated Iraq-based staff to Amman after one member died in the bomb…

10 September 2003

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News

Questions raised over World Bank post-conflict work

The World Bank is caught in a new political storm in Cambodia for cancelling $6.3 out of an $18 million loan for the demobilisation and reintegration of Cambodian soldiers. Meanwhile the Bank is criticized for refusing to directly back disarmament.

21 July 2003