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.
Health
Social services
Background
The World Bank and education
brief summary of the World Bank's work and priorities in education
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.
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
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.
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.
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.
Environment
Background
Highlights of meeting between Tom Scholar and UK NGOS
Highlights of meeting between Tom Scholar and UK NGOS
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
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
