- The Inspection Panel on June 12, 2017, registered a Request for Inspection of the Proposed Amaravati Sustainable Capital City Development Project in India. The Request, which was received on May 25, was submitted by landowners from the area known as Amaravati in Andra Pradesh who alleged harm from a land-pooling scheme used to assemble land required for the proposed city and for activities,…
- The Inspection Panel joined with two other independent accountability mechanisms (IAMs) and the Pan American Development Foundation to sponsor a workshop for nearly 50 civil society representatives in Guatemala City on June 29. Chairman Gonzalo Castro de la Mata, Operations Officer Birgit Kuba and Senior Executive Assistant Oriana Bolvaran represented the Panel at the workshop, which also…
- The World Bank Board of Executive Directors on December 8, 2017, approved an Inspection Panel recommendation to investigate the Second Additional Financing for the High-Priority Roads Reopening and Maintenance Project in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). The objective of the second additional financing is to “reestablish lasting road access between provincial capitals and districts and…
- The World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors on December 12, 2017, approved an Inspection Panel decision to defer its recommendation on whether an investigation is warranted of the proposed Amaravati Sustainable Capital City Development Project in India. The Panel deferred its recommendation for up to six months after Bank management proposed additional actions designed to address the concerns…
- The Inspection Panel will take part in three events at the Civil Society Policy Forum being held in connection with the World Bank Group-International Monetary Fund Annual Meetings. On Wednesday, October 11, from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., Panel Executive Secretary Dilek Barlas will participate in a session sponsored by the Center on International Environmental Law on a new report by the New York…
- The Inspection Panel on October 10 released the fourth report in its Emerging Lessons Series. Thereport, which identifies lessons from Panel cases related to consultation, participation and disclosure of information, was released at the 2017 International Monetary Fund-World Bank Group Annual Meetings. Panel ChairmanGonzalo Castro de la Matamoderated a discussion on the topic at the event with…
- From left to right: Munawar Alam (ADB), Jan Mattsson (IPN), Osvaldo Gratacos (CAO), Gonzalo Castro de la Mata (IPN), Jin Liquin (AIIB), Hamid Sharif (AIIB), Dinding Tang (ADB), Huan Chen (AIIB) Inspection Panel Chairman Gonzalo Castro de la Mata and Panel Member Jan Mattsson joined representatives of other Independent Accountability Mechanisms in meetings with Chinese government and banking…
- The Inspection Panel on November 20, 2017, issued a Notice of Non-Registration in response to a complaint filed about the Peru Boosting Human Capital and Productivity Development Policy Financing (DPF) with a Deferred Drawdown Option. The Panel had received a Request for Inspection about the program on October 13, 2017, from leaders of two local indigenous organizations who claimed harm from…
- Inspection Panel Executive Secretary Dilek Barlas explains the five lessons identified in the latest report in the Panel’s Emerging Lessons Series. The report, “Emerging Lessons on Consultation, Participation and Disclosure of Information,” was released on October 10 as part of the World Bank Group-International Monetary Fund Annual Meetings, and can be found on the Panel's website.
- Inspection Panel Chairman Gonzalo Castro de la Mata discusses the latest report in the Panel’s Emerging Lessons Series in this video. The report, “Emerging Lessons on Consultation, Participation and Disclosure of Information,” will be released on October 10 as part of the World Bank Group-International Monetary Fund Annual Meetings.