Il y a 20 years 9 months.   IFI policies and positions.   World Bank mulls advice to end oil project funding   (Reuters - Dec 11)   WASHINGTON - The World Bank is considering how to respond to an independent report that recommends the institution phase out investment in oil projects by the end of 2008 because of environmental concerns, a bank official said this week.   The Extractive Industry Review was commissioned by bank president James   Read more ...

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Il y a 20 years 9 months.   .   Washington DC, December 1st 2003 Dear UN delegations active in the Second Committee; We, the undersigned NGOs, are encouraged that the UN General Assembly Second Committee is taking the UN Financing for Development (FFD) process seriously by giving careful consideration to proposals made at the High Level Dialogue of the General Assembly (past October 29-30th, New York). The Financing for Development conference meant an unprecedented effort to build a consensus among a broad set of stakeholders, including international organizations, civil society and the private sector, on means for financing the achievement of the Millennium Development Goals and other internationally agreed development goals. However, as some delegations noted during the High Level Dialogue, the Monterrey Consensus was never a finished product, but rather a point of departure. In fact, the credibility of the Financing for Development follow up process hinges upon its ability to build on the broad language of the Monterrey consensus to provide concrete proposals that effectively address the key issues that hinder the availability of resources for development in our time.   Read more ...

Il y a 20 years 9 months.   Corporate accountability.   Rights award calls attention to the plight of abducted -There are more than 40,000 'disappeared' in more than 50 countries, the UN reports       By MARINA JIMENEZ     Read more ...