World Bank secretly funding coal explosion in Asia despite President Kim warning, “We are finished”
The World Bank Group has secretly funded a coal boom in Asia despite announcing a moratorium on such projects in 2013, according to the results of a new investigation.
Official investigation finds ADB failed to consult Samoan people before pushing harmful land reforms
(Apia) – The Asian Development Bank’s internal watchdog has found there is evidence that ADB violated its operational policies in advising the Government of Samoa to adopt controversial land and financial sector reforms. The decision from the ADB Compliance Review Panel came after a preliminary investigation into a complaint submitted by a group of Matai […]
Making Inroads: Chinese Infrastructure Investment in ASEAN and Beyond
(Phnom Penh, August 15, 2016) – Inclusive Development International has released Making Inroads: Chinese Infrastructure Investment in ASEAN and Beyond, a new report that sheds light on the rapidly changing landscape of infrastructure finance driven by China in the region.
The World Bank’s Existential Crisis, by David Pred and Natalie Bugalski
The World Bank is having an existential crisis. For decades, the bank was the premier development finance institution, doling out loans to developing countries without rival. The World Bank was also a pioneer – though not always willingly – in creating standards to protect people who could be harmed by its investments. In 1980, it […]
New IDI/SOMO report finds a third of Lagos evictees still homeless a year after World Bank Inspection Panel pilot declared success
(Asheville) – In a report released today, Inclusive Development International (IDI) and the Centre for Research on Multinational Corporations (SOMO) called upon the World Bank to reassess a new approach to handling complaints that its accountability mechanism began piloting in 2014. In early 2014, the World Bank Inspection Panel added a new tool to its […]
U.S. Senators call on Treasury to prevent dilutions to World Bank safeguard policies
(Washington, DC) – Members of the US Senate Foreign Relations Committee have released a letter sent to U.S. Treasury Secretary Jacob Lew calling on the Treasury to be prevent the proposed dilution of the World Bank’s environmental and social safeguard policies. The World Bank is in the final stages of drafting a new set of safeguards […]
Joint Statement on the One Year Anniversary of Ethiopia’s Arrest of Omot Agwa Okwoy, Ashinie Astin, and Jamal Oumar Hojele
Stop the Criminalization of Environmental and Human Rights Defenders! Free Ethiopian Political Prisoners! One year after their arrest on March 15, 2015, three food, land, and human rights defenders continue to languish in an Ethiopian jail. After several court hearings, the prosecution has yet to present any evidence to support the spurious charge of “terrorism” […]
New complaint challenges Thai company’s membership in sustainable sugar group
(Phnom Penh) – Inclusive Development International and two Cambodian partners filed a complaint with the global sugar industry group Bonsucro for re-admitting Thai sugar giant Mitr Phol Group despite the fact that thousands of families forced off their land to make way for the company’s former plantations in Cambodia have yet to receive redress. Bonsucro was founded in 2008 to oversee sugar industry standards. The organization […]
Glass Half Full? The state of accountability in development finance
(Asheville) – Today, Inclusive Development International and 10 partners launched a major joint report, “Glass Half Full? The State of Accountability in Development Finance.” This ground-breaking report documents the obstacles that communities and workers must overcome in order to seek recourse from development banks whose projects cause them harm. The 11 civil society organizations that authored […]
IDI launches pioneering new program that will shine a light on the invisible backers of land grabs
(Phnom Penh) – Inclusive Development International has launched an innovative pilot program that utilizes sophisticated digital tools to uncover the financial backers of land and resource grabs in the Mekong region. The Follow the Money initiative uses these findings to advise affected communities on how best to pursue justice through advocacy and other proven means. […]