Scandal of alleged child sexual abuse + cover-up relating to IFC investment in #BridgeAcademies shows why World Bank requires it urgently to add remedy to its Playbook

Read our guests' Margaux Day and David Pred comment for our #ObserverWinter23

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#DropTheCharges for the #BayBridge78 ! While President Biden was in SF last month, 100s shut down the Bay Bridge to demand an end to the genocide in Gaza. Brooke Jenkins 謝安宜 can stand on the right side of history + drop the charges against all protestors. Take action: bit.ly/BayBridge78

As the holidays🎄approach today we launch our #ObserverWinter23 , with a cover by Margaux Day & David Pred offering World Bank President a “deal” for a 'better' Bank 💫

Check out this and many other pieces critically analysing the latest at the BWIs ⬇️
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An investigation into the IFC’s funding of Cambodia’s troubled microfinance sector has implications far beyond the country’s borders. buff.ly/44TTi45

The European Investment Bank has a dirty secret🤫

It's loaning billions to #FossilFuel polluters and private banks making record profits while we struggle to pay our energy bills

This is all public money. It should benefit you and me✊

Share this video to tell people why we need a #FossilFreeEIB !

📢 🆕 As of May 2023, people impacted by the mining industry have a new forum to raise environmental and social concerns. The new mechanism is also the first grievance mechanism applicable to many Chinese corporations engaged in the mining and mineral value chain. (1/4)

The arrests and imprisonment of cattlemen was followed by a forced and violent land eviction of a larger #community of 2500 people who had legally occupied and cultivated their land for centuries before the violent evictions. #TilengaOilProject
Read more: witnessradio.org/over-500-kapap…

CCCMC and the Responsible Cobalt Initiative released the pilot version of their Mediation and Consultation Mechanism for the Mining Industry and Mineral Value Chain a few days ago. Keen to hear insights on how this is turning out so far
cccmc.org.cn/kcxfzzx/zyzx/a…

Forum members & allies gathered at the 56th #ADBAnnualMeeting to hold a panel session on 'Approaching the Last Mile Efforts for a Strong Safeguards Policy'.

Holding the Asian Development Bank accountable for its forthcoming Safeguard Policy Statement review.
#adbincheon #strongersafeguards

📣 Get to know more about the panellist of the
Asian Development Bank CSO Session 'Approaching the Last Mile Efforts for a Strong Safeguards Policy' organized by
Accountability Counsel and NGO Forum on ADB ⬇️ ⬇️ ⬇️ #ADBAnnualMeeting #adbincheon #bettersafeguards

📢 TUNE IN NOW for a panel on community-led, #HumanRights -based #Remedy , moderated by CIEL's Sarah Dorman with Mtu ya Human Rights of Accountability Counsel, Fernanda Hopenhaym of UNWGBiz&Human Rights, Ron Pedrosa of Philippine Movement for Climate Justice, & Piotr Mazurkiewicz of IFC.
▶️ bit.ly/cspf-remedy
#CSPF2023 #SpringMeetings

Fernanda Hopenhaym United Nations UNWGBiz&Human Rights IFC A number of advocates from the audience are sharing compelling accounts of communities seeking remedy, as well as incisive questions for IFC about how to do better.

Spring Meetings World Bank aren’t often full of bombshell moments.

But Inclusive Development International calling out IFC for muzzling its accountability mechanism (CAO) in an NDA to stop it reporting on child sexual assault was a stunner.

theintercept.com/2023/03/23/bri…

🔎 Don’t miss: New investigative piece from INTERCEPT on for-profit school chain Bridge Academies is both powerful & devastating. theintercept.com/2023/03/23/bri…

And now there’s a podcast. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/dec…
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Join us and communities worldwide to demand that IFC & MIGA remedy harm to people & the environment from their projects. 🖊️Add your name to this petition and share widely! 📢TAKE ACTION: bit.ly/IFC-remedy-pet…

🗣️Join us and communities worldwide in urging the IFC MIGA Board of Directors to guarantee justice for people affected by development projects.

Add your name 🖊️ to this petition and share widely!

💪TAKE ACTION: bit.ly/IFC-remedy-pet…

💥ACT💥

Too often, #DevelopmentProjects meant to drive economies actually harm the people they claim to help. We have a critical opportunity to protect people from these harms & we need your help!

🖊️Urge IFC to guarantee #Justice for communities: bit.ly/IFC-remedy-pet…
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📢We're recruiting a new fellowship with Accountability Counsel
Come work with our regional/global team of advocates to support communities who have been affected by adverse environmental & human rights impacts from internationally-financed projects in Asia 👉 accountabilitycounsel.org/asia-developme…

AC and partners express alarm over a recent announcement by the World Bank Accountability Mechanism that its final operating procedures would not apply to all of its cases. This decision undermines communities’ trust in the mechanism going forward. bit.ly/3lZk9ug

It’s great to see USAID’s commitment to creating an accountability mechanism in its recent press release on its #SummitforDemocracy commitments. USAID needs to launch a public consultation on the mechanism soon to ensure that it effectively addresses concerns from communities