Catherine Fisher has joined Bretton Woods Project to work part-time with IFIwatchnet on implementing new, collaborative electronic communications.
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Complaints panel finds major problems in Coal India mines
An official report has found that villagers in Eastern India, have suffered harm to their livelihoods as a result of a Bank-backed coal mining project.
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Bank President reply on human rights
James Wolfensohn recently replied to an NGO letter of last summer requesting clarification of what the Bank planned to do to implement a human rights agenda.
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Climate change paper disputed
A draft paper on climate change from the World Bank and other development agencies has been criticised for not going far enough.
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Romania forestry program criticised
In December the CEE Bankwatch Network asked the Bank’s Board to delay approval of the Romania Forest Development Program.
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Cambodian catch-22
The World Bank is considering withholding funds from Cambodia in response to government moves against Global Witness, an independent monitor of the forestry sector.
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Debt arbitration mechanism weakened
Private creditors oppose the proposed “sovereign debt restructuring mechanism” (SDRM) and the Fund seems ready to further dilute a plan that NGOs already considered flawed.
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Project strategic review: opinions sought
The Bretton Woods project is currently undertaking a strategic review of its work.
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Complaints panel report finds social problems in Coal India mines
A new official report has found that villagers in Jharkhand state, Eastern India, have suffered harm to their livelihoods as a result of a Bank-backed coal mining project.
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Human rights: little progress
The Bank is taking a softly-softly approach to human rights despite announcements earlier in the year that it wanted to clarify its position.
