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Environment

Analysis

17 April 2009 | At Issue

REDD and the rights of Indigenous Peoples

One of the most contentious issues under discussion in current climate change debates is how to reduce emissions from deforestation and degradation (REDD) by ensuring protection of the world's rainforests. Mrinalini Rai of the International Indigenous Peoples Forum on Climate Change argues that this initiative, heavily backed by the World Bank among others, raises questions about how to ensure fair compensation to those developing countries that undertake a commitment to such reductions.

WB/IMF roles

News

6 March 2009

Archive content of reform of the international financial system

NEW: Alternative London Summit to take place on April 1st

IFI governance

Analysis

13 March 2009 | Paper

Put People First

The global financial and economic system is in crisis. Existing economic policies and institutions have overseen an economic system scarred by high levels of poverty and inequality, which is contributing to an environmental catastrophe. This paper is the result of an unprecedented collaboration between a wide spectrum of civil society organisations in the UK with millions of members from across the nation. We call on the UK government to show its commitment to putting people first by signal

IFI governance

News

17 March 2009

All talk little action - G20 finance ministers meeting

A close look at the communiqu

WB/IMF roles

News

17 March 2009

Reform of the international financial system

For the latest information and intelligence please see the new website: http:/www.rethinkingfinance.org

Rights

News

19 March 2009

New book examines human rights and holding the Bank to account

The World Bank's responsibility to respect, protect and fulfill human rights has long been a topic of concern. With the release of a new book Global Poverty, Ethics and Human Rights: The role of multilateral organizations by Desmond McNeill and Asuncion Lera St. Clair, this discourse has once again been revisited.

IFI governance

Background

1 April 2009 | Inside the institutions

The IMF's special drawing rights (SDRs)

The special drawing right (SDR) is an international reserve asset, created by the IMF in 1969 to supplement the existing official reserves of member countries.

IFI governance

Analysis

1 April 2009 | Briefings

Country positions for the London Summit

On April 2 several industrialised and emerging market economies will meet at the London summit. Slowly, the policy positions of participating countries are emerging and give an overview of what might be the outcomes of the meeting. This paper gives an overview of official standpoints of participating countries ahead of the summit on a variety of topics and, taking that into considerations, provides an overview of what is likely to be agreed on in the end.

Accountability

News

3 April 2009

G20 ‘trillion’ dollar magic trick

To great fanfare, the G20 announced a $1.1 trillion global package, which will actually deliver less than half that amount in new or guaranteed resources. Meanwhile issues of fundamental economic reform were left off the agenda.

Accountability

Background

15 April 2009 | Minutes

Meeting between UK civil society and Alex Gibbs, UK IMF Executive Director

Minutes of a meeting between UK civil society, UK IMF Executive Director Alex Gibbs, and UK Treasury staff

IFI governance

News

23 April 2009

Spring meetings 2009: communiqués coverage

Coverage of the communiqu

IFI governance

News

13 August 2009

HM Treasury's IMF report: late and without ambition

Finally in mid-2009, the UK issued a report on its relationship with the IMF for 2007-2008, covering two years instead of the normal one to rectify the complete failure to issue an 'annual' report for 2007. It lacks ambition for further reform at the Fund, and because so little was achieved in the two years it covers, the report mostly hails agreements that were achieved in 2009 to strengthen the IMF.