In its New Middle Income Country Strategy, the World Bank is proposing to apply national standards and not its own safeguard policy in the future Bank-financed projects. It is deeply concerned that this may weaken the Bank's accountability by degrading the capacity of inspection panel and the environmental and social standards.


Related Links

• Sign on letter endorsed by 186 NGOs from 60 countries sent to the EDs of the World Bank
• Press release from IRN and BIC regarding the World Bank's decision to weaken the environment standards
• BIC letter sent to the World Bank outlining concern over Inspection panel
• A critique of the new World Bank strategy by IRN
• Full World Bank strategy (Official document) obtained by IRN

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