The World Bank Accountability Mechanism

The World Bank Board of Executive Directors on June 23, 2022, approved an Inspection Panel recommendation to investigate the Togo, Western Africa Coastal Area (WACA) Resilience Investment Project and its additional financing in Togo.

The World Bank is inviting applications for an opening on its Inspection Panel. 

The Inspection Panel on April 20, 2022, issued a Notice of Non-Registration for a Request for Inspection of the Vishnugad Pipalkoti Hydro Electric Project in India.

The Inspection Panel on April 13, 2022, issued a Notice of Non-Registration for a Request for Inspection of the Kenya Transport Sector Support Project and its additional financing, which closed on December 31, 2019.

The World Bank Accountability Mechanism (AM) on March 29 and 30, 2022, joined three other independent accountability mechanisms (IAMs) in explaining their work to civil society representatives in Pakistan.

World Bank Accountability Mechanism (AM) Secretary Orsolya Székely on April 12, 2022, informed the World Bank Board of Executive Directors, the Inspection Panel and World Bank management that the parties involved in the Nepal-India Electricity Transmission and Trade Project and its additional financing in Nepal have agreed to voluntarily engage in a dispute resolution process to try to find a mutually acceptable solution to the issues raised in a Request for Inspection of the project.

The World Bank Accountability Mechanism (AM) on March 17 hosted a virtual information session for participants in the Human Rights Advocates Program at Columbia University.

William Romans has been appointed head of operations for the Dispute Resolution Service (DRS) and dispute resolution senior specialist. Mr. Romans, who was selected after an open and competitive recruitment process, will take up his duties on April 4.

The World Bank Board of Executive Directors on March 3, 2022, approved an Inspection Panel recommendation to investigate the Nepal-India Electricity Transmission and Trade Project and its additional financing in Nepal.

The World Bank Board of Executive Directors on January 25, 2022, approved an Inspection Panel recommendation not to investigate the Nepal-India Regional Trade and Transport Project in Nepal.

Ramanie Kunanayagam became chair of the World Bank Inspection Panel on January 1, succeeding Imrana Jalal.  Ms. Kunanayagam recently answered questions about, among other things, what brought her to the Panel and how the experience has been so far.

Birgit Kuba has been appointed to the new position of Senior Investigations Officer at the World Bank Inspection Panel.

World Bank Accountability Mechanism (AM) Secretary Orsolya Székely on December 2, 2021, informed the World Bank Board of Executive Directors, the Inspection Panel and World Bank Management that the parties involved in the Second Kampala Institutional and Infrastructure Development Project case in Uganda have agreed to voluntarily engage in a dispute resolution process to try to find a mutually acceptable solution to the issues raised in a Request for Inspection of the project.

The discussion—which will be streamed live on YouTube at this link—will coincide with the publication of the seventh report in the Panel’s Emerging Lessons Series. The report—titled “Right to be Heard: Intimidation and Reprisals in World Bank Inspection Panel Complaints”—is based on the Panel’s expeerience and practice responding to allegations of reprisals since its inception nearly 30 years ago. 

The Inspection Panel on November 29, 2021, issued a Notice of Non-Registration for a Request for Inspection of the Securing Uganda’s Natural Resource Base in Protected Areas Project.

Inspection Panel Chair Imrana Jalal on November 25, 2021, discussed the topic of how to address gender-based violence (GBV) in development projects as part of a gender forum sponsored by the Asian Development Bank (ADB). 

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