12 December 2000
On 16 November the World Commission on Dams (WCD) launched its final report.
The World Bank’s revised Indigenous Peoples Policy will be released in draft early in 2001 for further consultations.
UK Chancellor, Gordon Brown, and Clare Short, Secretary of State for International Development, are planning a “Child Poverty Initiative”.
A wide-ranging new study overviews the strategic framework for the future of the Multilateral Development Banks (MDBs).
The Government of Tanzania’s Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper (PRSP) was endorsed by the IMF and WB Boards in early December despite claims from Tanzanian NGOs that the consultative process was inadequate.
EarthRights International examines how the Jam v. IFC case has helped to shift the landscape of accountability for international financial institutions by successfully challenging their claim to “absolute” immunity in US courts, potentially opening IFC up to further legal challenges in future.
