57 CSOs highlight need for operational changes in the World Bank’s new accountability scheme to ensure its effectiveness.

57 CSOs highlight need for operational changes in the World Bank’s new accountability scheme to ensure its effectiveness.
Mixed reactions on new World Bank Accountability Mechanism as civil society welcomes incorporation of dispute resolution function but is concerned about possible erosion of Inspection Panel independence.
As the inability of Bank and Fund to adapt their policies in response to the Covid-19 pandemic becomes more evident, hope turns to the UN system and a radical restructure of the global international financial architecture.
Implementation in full of the independent review of IFC, MIGA and CAO is essential if institutions are to meet persistent accountability and remedy gaps.
Civil society deeply concerned about lack of transparency and consultation in ongoing reviews of World Bank's accountability mechanisms.
Seventy-five years after their founding, the World Bank and IMF held their Annual Meetings amidst heightened fears of another global financial crisis.
BWP publishes essay series reflecting on the legacy of 75 years of IMF and World Bank policies and power.
CSO fear World Bank board will compromise, undermining Inspection Panel powers.
BWP is pleased to welcome Friederike Strub as our Gender Equality and Macroeconomics Lead and Amy McShane as Gender Project Officer.
Environmental groups and activists claim victory after years of campaigning.
Panel yet to rule on case filed in April despite receiving consultant's report.
World Bank board announces Inspection Panel reform package to a mixed reception
Accountability Console provides complete database of Independent Accountability Mechanism complaints.
Notes from the Civil Society Policy Forum panel event on 15 October on independent accountability mechanisms, with a focus on the World Bank’s Inspection Panel and Compliance Advisor Ombudsman.
Bank responds to allegations with investigation into whether its China lending could be going to internment camps.
World Bank appoints Alison Evans as new IEG Director General and Ramanie Kunanayagam as Inspection Panel member