Rights

Conditionality

News

New adjustment credit guidelines revealed

Impact assessments and participatory monitoring and evaluation processes will be key features of the World Bank’s new Poverty Reduction Support Credit (PRSC) according to guidelines.

18 June 2001

Rights

News

Adjustment Directive consultation process still unknown

During the Spring Meetings NGOs had a disappointing meeting with Joanne Salop, Vice President for Operations Policy and Strategy.

18 June 2001

Infrastructure

News

Nigerians condemn IFC collaboration with Shell

IFC plans for a joint project with the Shell oil company in Nigeria have been condemned by Niger Delta-based community organisations and international human rights groups.

18 June 2001

Rights

News

Financial crises and global slowdown capture IMF-World Bank spring meetings agenda

The global economic slowdown and donor countries’ differing views on what to do about it, pushed issues related to the world’s poorest nations to the sidelines of public debate on this year’s spring meetings of the IMF and World Bank.

15 May 2001

Rights

News

Carrots, sticks and ethnic conflict

How do donor resources, policy advice and conditions attached to aid affect ethnic conflict? International donor interventions are explored by Milton Esman and Ronald Herring of Cornell University in their new book Carrots, Sticks and Ethnic Conflict: Rethinking Development Assistance.

5 April 2001

Rights

News

Southern African Bank watch

The Alternative Information and Development Centre (AIDC), based in Cape Town, South Africa, has launched a newsletter to monitor the World Bank and IMF activities in Southern Africa.

5 April 2001

Conditionality

News

Ecuador adjustment protesters strike deal

In late January and early February Ecuadorean indigenous groups led further protests against government and IMF economic policies.

5 April 2001

Rights

News

Weakening resettlement policy

The World Bank has long failed to implement its policy on how to treat those displaced by the projects it funds, currently some 3.

5 April 2001

Rights

News

“Fighting neo-liberalism in the Asia-Pacific”

The Asia Pacific Peoples’ Solidarity Conference will be held in Jakarta, Indonesia, 7-10 June, 2001, organised by the Indonesian Centre for Reform and Social Emancipation (INCREASE ).

5 April 2001

Rights

News

New Freshwater Action Network

A new network has been launched to support NGO advocacy around freshwater issues.

6 February 2001