Rights

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Bank resettlement policy conversion

In July some NGOs received letters from Maninder Gill at the World Bank seeking comments on the proposed conversion of its Operational Directive (OD) on Resettlement.

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Major Bank pollution prevention handbook out

After 5 years of preparation the World Bank and IFC have jointly published a Pollution Prevention and Abatement Handbook.

Environment

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Climate proposals queried

Many NGOs wrote to the Bank raising questions about the proposed Prototype Carbon Fund, adopted by the Board in July.

IFI governance

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Access to Bank documents under review

The Bank is about to start a review of information disclosure.

Environment

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Bank, IUCN sign cooperation agreement

At the end of June IUCN and the World Bank signed a Memorandum of Understanding to formalize their partnership agreement.

Knowledge

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Bank learns European ABCDE

The World Bank held its first Annual Bank Conference on Development Economics - Europe this June in Paris.

Rights

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Bank/NGO communications strategy assessed

The Bank’s NGO Unit has commissioned a needs assessment of communications strategies between the World Bank and Civil Society Organizations (CSOs).

Conditionality

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Social Principles limited to crisis situations

The Bank’s paper on best practices for implementing the social principles will be discussed by the Board on 10 September.

WB/IMF roles

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Bank to convene new public policy fora

The World Bank is considering setting up new fora to discuss issues of global importance which are not being effectively handled by existing national or international mechanisms.

IFI governance

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Forest policy review delay, IFC scrutinised

The regional consultations that will inform the World Bank’s forest policy review have had to be delayed; they will not start until February or March 2000.

IFI governance

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New Bank environment review

The World Bank’s Operations Evaluation Department is carrying out a review of “Promoting Environmental Sustainability in Development”.

Knowledge

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Globalization, urbanization, environment assessed

The Bank’s World Development Report 1999-2000, due out in mid-September, will examine globalization, localization, urbanization, and environmental change, presenting their implications for institutions and for policy.