Tity Agbahey joins Inclusive Development International’s Board
Inclusive Development International is delighted to announce that Tity Agbahey has joined our board of directors. Tity brings incredible insight to our organization, having spent more than a decade working to advance human rights and inclusive development in Africa. In her most recent role as regional coordinator for Africa at the Coalition for Human Rights […]
Demanding Accountability: Response to Reports of a Child Sexual Abuse Cover Up at the World Bank
*This statement was sent to World Bank president Ajay Banga and its board of directors. We received a response from IFC head Makhtar Diop, which is available here. Our response to that letter is available is here. The undersigned organizations are gravely concerned about the recent media report of child sexual abuse at Bridge International […]
Our submission to the UN Working Group regarding ESG investing and human rights
Inclusive Development International has responded to a call for input from the UN Working Group on Business and Human Rights as it prepares a report on the topic of “Investors, ESG and Human Rights.” We applaud the Working Group for focusing its attention on the important—though often underappreciated—implications of ESG investing for human rights and […]
Janji Palsu, Bank Dunia Masih Mendukung Puluhan Proyek Batubara Baru
International Finance Corporation (IFC), lembaga pinjaman swasta dari Grup Bank Dunia,secara tidak langsung mendukung puluhan proyek batubara baru di seluruh Asia, demikianmenurut sebuah laporan baru, Klaim Kosong: Bagaimana Pendanaan Batubara Menembus CelahHukum Paris Alignment oleh IFC. Laporan yang didasarkan pada penelitian yang dilakukan olehInclusive Development International, Recourse, dan Trend Asia, diterbitkan hari ini sebelumPertemuan Tahunan […]
World Bank is backing dozens of new coal projects, despite climate pledges
The International Finance Corporation (IFC), the private lending arm of the World Bank Group, is indirectly backing dozens of new coal projects throughout Asia, according to a new report, Blowing Smoke: How Coal Finance is Flowing through the IFC’s Paris Alignment Loopholes. The report, based on research conducted by Inclusive Development International, Recourse and Trend […]
A call to defend the independence of accountability mechanisms at the World Bank and other international financial institutions
Inclusive Development International is joining with fellow community advocates around the world to sound the alarm about increasing threats to the independence of accountability mechanisms attached to international financial institutions and other development institutions. These “Independent Accountability Mechanisms,” or IAMs, are meant to facilitate access to justice for communities harmed by the projects those institutions […]
World’s newest multilateral development bank lagging on accountability
26 September 2023, Sharm el Sheikh, Egypt: As the Asian infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) meets today for its first in-person annual meeting in four years, civil society groups are questioning the bank’s track record on accountability. In seven years, with 233 projects funded and over $44 billion spent, the AIIB has yet to accept a […]
Limbah Beracun dari PLTU Ancam Kesehatan dan Lingkungan, Masyarakat Banten Kecam Bank Dunia Karena Dukung Proyek Batu Bara Jawa 9-10
Limbah Beracun dari PLTU Ancam Kesehatan dan Lingkungan, Masyarakat Banten Kecam Bank Dunia Karena Dukung Proyek Batu Bara Jawa 9-10 Banten, 14 September 2023 – Masyarakat Banten secara resmi telah mengajukan pengaduan terhadap Grup Bank Dunia yang secara tidak langsung mendukung pembangunan dua pembangkit listrik tenaga uap (PLTU) batu bara Jawa 9 dan 10 ke […]
World Bank under fire for backing toxic and unnecessary Java 9 & 10 coal project in Indonesia
Photo by Farddi Bonco, Trend Asia To read this release in Bahasa Indonesia, click here. (Banten Province, Indonesia – September 14, 2023) Communities in Indonesia’s Banten Province have lodged a complaint against the World Bank Group for indirectly backing the development of two massive new coal-fired power plants, which expand an existing complex of eight […]
Court ruling halts mining project in North Sumatra
An administrative court in Jakarta has ruled in favor of local community representatives who are challenging the environmental permit for a controversial mining project in North Sumatra. Given the vulnerability of the area, which is one of the most active earthquake zones in the world, and the risk involved in the project, including plans to […]