- Washington, D.C., April 7, 2014 - The Panel adopted its updated Operating Procedures in April 2014. These updated procedures, including the introduction of a new pilot approach to support early solutions, aim to make the Panel more accessible, user-friendly, and effective in responding to grievances and concerns raised by project affected people, while staying within the ambit of the Panel's…
- The Inspection Panel co-sponsored the launch of Congressman Barney Frank’s book “Frank” together with a number of organizations such as theBank Information Center,Oxfam, andHuman Rights Campaign. The autobiography depicts four decades of Frank’s significant political leadership in the U.S. Congress, and the important role he has played in promoting gay rights. The Book Party was held at…
- Gonzalo Castro de la Mata, Chairman of the Inspection Panel at the World Bank, shares his thoughts on the Panel's new Pilot for Early Solutions and describes its success in the Sustainable Agriculture and Rural Development Project in Paraguay. Richard Branson believes in accountability. When he founded Virgin Galactic, the first company to offer commercial trips to space, he promised to be on…
- The heads and staff from the Inspection Panel (IPN) and the Compliance Advisory Ombudsman (CAO) met recently with a group of Sexual Orientation, and Gender Identity and Expression (SOGIE) activists from over a dozen countries. The meeting was held on April 14 in Washington during the run-up to the WBG/IMF Spring Meetings. The meeting provided an opportunity for the SOGIE network members to…
- Although by definition there are many anniversaries each and every year, 2015 stands out as it includes the 70th anniversary of the fall of Nazi Berlin and the 200th anniversary of the Battle of Waterloo. It is also the year in which Marty McFly (Michael J. Fox) had to returnin “Back to the Future– II.” Visiting the plains of northern Mongolia today is the closest thing to travelling in time.…
- Jan Mattsson, a member of the Inspection Panel, describes his fact finding mission to Kenya and the truism that every case is unique and every case is complex. I was recently appointed a Panel Member of the World Bank’sInspection Panel, and I am blogging from the Rift Valley, Kenya where I am participating in my first fact finding mission related to a complaint filed by Maasai communities. The…