- Inspection Panel Chairman Gonzalo Castro de la Mata took part in a discussion on “accountability and access to remedy” on May 6 with representatives of civil society in Abidjan. He participated in the “Dialogue on Development, Gender, Energy and Accountability” along with officials of the independent accountability mechanisms (IAMs) of the African Development Bank (AfDb) and International Finance…
- The Inspection Panel on April 18 met with a group of LGBTI activists in Washington for the International Monetary Fund-World Bank Group Spring Meetings. Operations Officer Tamara Milsztajn explained the Panel’s history, mandate and operations to the group, and then took questions along with Panel Chairman Gonzalo Castro de la Mata, Panel Member Imrana Jalal, Executive Secretary Dilek Barlas and…
- Operations Officer Birgit Kuba on May 5 presented the Inspection Panel’s history and mandate and discussed specific cases with participants of the 6th Economic Development Days at the Vienna University of Economics and Business in Austria. The event also included speakers from other units of the World Bank, as well as the Austrian Ministry of Finance, the Development Bank of Austria and the…
- The Inspection Panel and representatives of four other independent accountability mechanisms (IAMs) will hold an event on Friday, May 18, at the International Association for Impact Assessment’s annual meeting in Durban, South Africa. Executive Secretary Dilek Barlas will represent the Panel at the event titled, “International Finance: The Role of Independent Accountability Mechanisms.” The event…
- Inspection Panel Executive Secretary Dilek Barlas on May 18, 2018, joined representatives of five other independent accountability mechanisms (IAMs) to discuss accountability issues at the International Association for Impact Assessment’s annual meeting in Durban, South Africa. The session – titled “International Finance: The Role of Independent Accountability Mechanisms” – covered a range of…
- World Bank management has released its latest report on the implementation of its action plans. The actions plans were developed in response to finding in Inspection Panel investigations, and have been approved by the Bank’s Board of Executive Directors. Management, as requested by the Committee on Development Effectiveness of the Board, began submitting these biannual implementation…
- Panel Chairman Gonzalo Castro de la Mata on May 15 joined with representatives of the Compliance Advisor Ombudsman and the independent accountability mechanisms (IAMs) of the African Development Bank and the European Investment Bank at a discussion with civil society representatives co-organized by the Legal Resources Centre prior to the start of the International Association for Impact…
- The World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors on July 13, 2018, approved an Inspection Panel decision to defer for a second time its recommendation on whether an investigation is warranted of the proposed Amaravati Sustainable Capital City Development Project in India. The Panel proposed to report back to the Board after nine months or when Bank management authorizes the appraisal of the proposed…