- World Bank management has released its latest report on the implementation of its action plans. The action plans were developed in response to findings 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 reports to…
- A Working Group of the World Bank Board’s Committee on Development Effectiveness (CODE) has posted a statement about the review of the Inspection Panel’s toolkit. The statement is posted at the top of the Board’s website, or readers can also go directly to the statement from…
- Ramanie Kunanayagam has been appointed as a member of the Inspection Panel, succeeding Gonzalo Castro de la Mata, whose five-year term expires on December 15, 2018. World Bank Group President Jim Yong Kim announced Ms. Kunanayagam ’s appointment on October 29, 2018, after it was approved by the World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors. Here is President Kim’s statement: I am pleased to…
- The Inspection Panel took part in four events at last week’s International Monetary Fund-World Bank Group Annual Meetings in Bali. On Monday, October 8, Executive Secretary Dilek Barlas explained the Panel’s origins and operations to about 40 community representatives from Indonesia at a civil society workshop co-…
- The Inspection Panel on November 5, 2018, issued a Notice of Registration of a Request for Inspection of the Rural Water Supply and Sanitation Project for Low Income States (RWSSP) in India. RWSSP is a US$1 billion project, US$500 million equivalent of which is financed by the International Development Association and the rest by the government of India. The project’s development…
- You can watch the event live at this link. RSVP: ipanel@worldbank.org
- The Inspection Panel welcomed Fatimata Cham as its 2023 Truman Scholar summer intern. Fatimata is a Truman Scholar and a recent graduate of Lafayette College in Easton, Pennsylvania, where she earned a double major in government and law, and women and gender studies, as well as a minor in religious studies. Her impressive academic record includes being awarded the Aaron O. Hoff Award for Emerging…
- The World Bank Inspection Panel is looking for a Senior Environmental Specialist to join its team. This is an exciting opportunity for individuals who have expertise in environmental management, the application of environmental and social safeguards policies/standards of major international financial institutions and experience as an environmental/social program leader. As a…