Environmentalists challenge US failure to enforce migratory bird law in NAFTA environmental forum For Immediate Release November 18, 1999 Washington, D.C. — Nine environmental groups from the United States, Canada and Mexico submitted a complaint today alleging that the U.S. government deliberately allows logging companies to flout U.S. laws that prohibit the killing of … Read More.
April 21, 1999 After a protracted and highly contentious internal review, the World Bank Board of Executive Directors today approved a proposal to revamp its independent Inspection Panel, a forum created to respond to citizen complaints about Bank-financed projects that harm people and the environment. The review was undertaken in an effort to resolve … Read More.
April 21, 1999 After several years of campaigning for more public accountability of the World Bank’s private sector side, US environmental groups today applauded the World Bank Group’s decision to appoint Meg Taylor of Papua New Guinea as the Ombudsperson for IFC and MIGA. This position was designed in part to address the concerns … Read More.
May 13, 1998 The Board of Executive Directors is expected to discuss the Yacyreta and Singrauli claims during May, although no date has yet been set. Both claims are at the point where the Board must make a decision about the remedies it will implement to address the Bank’s policy violations and to act … Read More.
For Immediate Release February 3, 1998 Several claimants to the Inspection Panel from around the world gathered in Washington, DC to meet with the World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors. In an unprecedented meeting between the Board and people directly affected by World Bank projects, five claimants who filed a Request for Investigation to … Read More.
January 9, 1998 Over one hundred and sixty lawyers from forty countries sent a strong message to World Bank President James Wolfensohn, calling for the Bank to protect the integrity and independence of the World Bank Inspection Panel. The letter highlighted the importance of the Inspection Panel from an international law and international development … Read More.
World Bank Board of Executive Directors Authorize Panel Inspection for Singrauli, Deny Inspection for Itaparica September 1997 The World Bank Board of Executive Directors recently considered the Inspection Panel’s recommendation for full investigations into Bank-financed projects in Itaparica, Brazil and Singrauli, India. In both cases, the independent Inspection Panel had conducted initial reviews and felt … Read More.