Activists from across the US will converge in Washington to protest at the IMF and World Bank Spring Meetings.
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Thai activists accuse IMF of neglecting poor
In February, about 300 activists from the Student Federation of Thailand, the Forum of the Poor and labour groups burnt effigies of IMF managing-director Michel Camdessus and some Thai politicians in a protest in Bangkok where officials were attending the UNCTAD-X meeting.
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Jakarta activists call for local initiatives
NGO activists in Jakarta wrote an open letter to World Bank President James Wolfensohn in February, asking him to meet directly with the people to hear their own solutions to reverse Indonesia’s economic decline based on small-scale, local initiatives.
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Indian tribals blockade World Bank Delhi office
In late November more than 300 people from mass and tribal organisations from the Indian state of Madya Pradesh, blockaded the World Bank office in Delhi.
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World Bank “coopted NGOs”
The Economist (11th December 1999) carried a lengthy article on NGO campaigning on international institutions.
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Useful web bulletins
Bretton Woods Updates are archived on the web. Enter topic names under site search to find articles from back issues, plus more links.
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Prague 2000
A small group of NGOs has begun to discuss common initiatives towards the World Bank/IMF annual meetings in Prague next September.
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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).
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Civil society engagement in Consultative Groups
UK NGO Christian Aid has begun a research project on the role of civil society groups in Consultative Group and Round Table donor coordination and planning bodies.
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Annual meetings Prague 2000
NGO preparations are already underway for the World Bank’s 2000 annual meetings.
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