Health

Social services

Background

Evaluating the impact of the PRGF: The cases of Ethiopia, Malawi, Tanzania and Zambia

Highlights of a civil society dialogue on the IMF Poverty Reduction and Growth Facility, at the World Bank spring meetings in Washington, 20 April 2006.

28 April 2006 | Minutes

Social services

Background

The World Bank and education

brief summary of the World Bank's work and priorities in education

23 January 2006 | Inside the institutions

IFI governance

News

Development effectiveness of HIV/AIDS uneven

Summary of OED report on the Bank's response to HIV/AIDS and civil society criticisms.

21 November 2005

Conditionality

Background

Social development in the World Bank, from vision to action

Brief summary of the presentation of the World Bank's social development report, and follow-up discussion

27 September 2005 | Resource

Social services

News

Global Health Watch: BWIs bigger than WHO

In July the Global Health Watch 2005 report was released, targeting the BWIs for their role in weakening public health care systems.

12 September 2005

Social services

News

IMF accused of exacerbating famine in Niger

The IMF's external relations department has spent the last two months furiously rebuffing charges that the Fund has exacerbated famine in Niger. The debate centres around the impact of structural adjustment measures and accusations that donors initially refused to allow the government to distribute free food to affected areas.

12 September 2005

Social services

News

IMF conditions blocks achievement of goals in education, health

Two papers by ActionAid International, released at the UN Millennium Review Summit in New York in September, point the finger at the IMF for blocking achievement of the Millennium Development Goals.

12 September 2005

Environment

Background

Highlights of meeting between Tom Scholar and UK NGOS

Highlights of meeting between Tom Scholar and UK NGOS

28 June 2005 | Minutes

Environment

Background

UK NGO meeting with executive director Tom Scholar: uncorrected highlights 4 April 2005

Minutes of Spring meeting with Tom Scholar and UK NGOs in London

28 April 2005 | Minutes

Infrastructure

Background

IFC consultation with civil society on the safeguard review

Highlights of the IFC consultation with civil society on its revision of the WBG environmental and social safeguards

22 April 2005 | Minutes