Civil society highlights the shortcomings of the Bank's management reponse to the extractive industries review.
Extractives
Accountability
Background
Bank freezes pipeline funds to Chad
Bank freezes Chad's funds following government violation of agreement with Bank over the Chad-Cameroon oil pipeline
Environment
Background
Highlights of UK NGO meeting with executive director to the World Bank and IMF, Tom Scholar
Brief minutes of UK NGO meeting with Tom Scholar
Accountability
News
World Bank anti-corruption: discourse versus practice
A new report from corruption watchdog Transparency International indicates that despite improved efforts by the World Bank on corruption ahead of other regional development banks, there is still a striking inconsistency between the discourse and practice of the Bank. A new US anti-corruption bill and an oil revenue agreement with Chad are the latest tests.
Accountability
News
World Bank loan at human rights tribunal
Argentine NGO CEDHA has filed a complaint to the IFC's Compliance Advisor Ombudsman on a pulp and paper mill project in Uruguay.
Environment
News
UK parliament hearings on World Bank, IMF
The UK all-party committee on international development held its evidence session on the annual meetings of the World Bank and IMF in October, with evidence heard from the Bretton Woods Project and the Rainforest Foundation, secretary of state for international development Hilary Benn, and representatives of the Treasury.
Environment
News
World Bank and climate change: power failure
Summary of a report by Friends of the Earth US, the November meeting in London on climate change and the UK parliamentary early day motion to end UK support for harmful oil subsidies.
Environment
News
Infrastructure update: Wolfowitz "watching for arrogance"
Highlights of a Bank-CSO meeting where Kathy Sierra, Bank vice-president for infrastructure, struck a conciliatory tone, saying that the Bank "intended to learn the lessons of the past".
Environment
Background
Climate change after the G8 summit:
Highlights of meeting
Rights
Background
Indigenous policy undermines rights
Summary of the recent paper by UK-based NGO Forest Peoples Programme regarding Indigenous peoples and the World Bank: experiences with participation
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