Civil society groups press for urgent reforms to ADB Accountability Mechanism at bank's annual meeting

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Submitted by Simone Galimberti 14May
This week, Recourse joins a coalition of civil society organisations in sending to the Asian Development Bank (ADB) a summary of recommendations aimed at strengthening the independence, accessibility and effectiveness of the ADB Accountability Mechanism (AM).
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Statement by Civil Society and Community Organizations on the Adoption of the First Remedy Framework at the World Bank Group

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Submitted by Simone Galimberti 14May
WASHINGTON, DC, April 21, 2025 — On April 3, responding to intense sustained advocacy efforts by project-affected communities and civil society organizations, the respective Boards of the International Finance Corporation (IFC) and the Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA), the private sector arms of the World Bank Group, approved their long-awaited Interim Remedial Action Framework.
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Business and Human Rights Treaty Negotiations: Updated 2025 Roadmap

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Submitted by Simone Galimberti 14May
OEIGWG Chair-Rapporteur updated 2025 Roadmap1 for the implementation of HRC Decision 56/116, including the intersessional thematic consultations towards the 11th session of the Open-ended Intergovernmental Working Group (OEIGWG) on transnational corporations and other business enterprises with respect to human rights
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Risk of famine for children across Gaza, new report says

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Submitted by Simone Galimberti 13May
UNICEF and WFP warn of looming catastrophe as 71,000 children and more than 17,000 mothers are threatened by acute malnutrition.
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Strengthening Countervailing Forces through Climate Philanthropy

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Submitted by Simone Galimberti 13May
On April 3, Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisor’s Shifting Systems Initiative convened more than a hundred funders, practitioners, and allies on climate action at the 2025 Skoll World Forum in Oxford, England. Read more in a complete summery report here.
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UN chief calls for major reforms to cut costs and improve efficiency

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Submitted by Simone Galimberti 13May
12 May 2025 UN Affairs Amid financial strain and growing global challenges, UN Secretary-General António Guterres is pushing for wide-ranging structural reforms to enhance the world body’s effectiveness.
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IFPIM CONFIRMED AS AN INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATION HOSTED BY FRANCE

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Submitted by Simone Galimberti 13May
4 March, Paris: Announced last week through a decree issued by the French Prime Minister, the French Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs and other government officials, the International Fund for Public Interest Media (IFPIM) has been granted all privileges and immunities available under the Ordonnance n° 2022-533, which establishes its status as an International Organization hosted by France.
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Shifting Systems Initiative

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Submitted by Simone Galimberti 13May
The Shifting Systems Initiative’s mission has remained consistent over its lifetime: To examine when, how, and why certain solutions achieve system-level shifts, and to share the lessons and recommendations from those successes.
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Recommendations for the U.S. AI Action Plan

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Submitted by Simone Galimberti 12May
The Future of Life Institute proposal for President Trump’s AI Action Plan.
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New report reveals how government and development banks have failed to uphold Indigenous Peoples rights in hydropower projects across Nepal

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Submitted by Simone Galimberti 12May
By Accountability Counsel and Lawyers’ Association for Human Rights of Nepalese Indigenous Peoples
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