The series of eight Regional Consultations on the World Bank’s forest policy have been completed.
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Human rights abuses in Indonesia
In a letter to Bank President, James Wolfensohn, the Japanese Network for Indonesian Democracy, called for the Indonesian Consultative Group meeting, scheduled for 17-18th October in Japan, to be postponed until the human rights situation improved.
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Pakistan cricket hero calls for IMF protests
In October, 50 supporters of Pakistani cricket hero-turned politician Imran Khan were arrested during a demonstration against the IMF.
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Prague Declaration
Several NGOs from countries including the US, Thailand, the Czech Republic and South Africa released a “Prague Declaration” challenging the right of the IMF and World Bank and those who control them to dictate economic policy, and opposing the undemocratic and elitist character of the institutions and the meetings they hold.
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realworldbank.org - feedback wanted
A new collaborative website produced by a team including the Bretton Woods Project - www.
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China project shakes Bank
The campaign by pro-Tibetan and other groups to press the World Bank to drop the China Western Poverty Project caused a major political battle at the institution during June.
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Brazilian Indians threatened by World Bank loan failure
A July Urgent Action bulletin from Survival International urges the World Bank and Government of Brazil to act to uphold conditions attached to an 18 year old World Bank loan.
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Chad-Cameroon latest
The World Bank Board approved the Chad-Cameroon oil pipeline project in early June.
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Bank assessment policies discussed
The latest issue of News and Notices for World Bank Watchers discusses World Bank social and environmental assessments and calls for a new “dynamic assessment” procedure.
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New SAP alerts
US-based NGO Globalization Challenge Initiative has launched a “Structural Adjustment Program (SAP) Information Alert” service.
