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The Coalition has over 100 members based in around 50 countries.
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With our members and partners, we work to ensure that frontline communities have the information, power and resources to determine their own development paths, and to use their own voice to hold development banks and other actors accountable for their impacts on people and the planet. Find out more reading the latest updates on our work and our collective campaigns!
Inversiones del Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo para la respuesta y recuperación al COVID-19 en Latinoamérica. ¿Riesgos y beneficios para quién?
Que impacto han tenido las inversiones del Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo (BID) durante la pandemia? ¿Quién ha recibido beneficios y quién ha sido excluido? El nuevo informe "Inversiones del Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo para la respuesta y recuperación al COVID-19 en Latinoamérica. ¿Riesgos y beneficios para quién?" analiza los proyectos del BID con el objetivo de generar una discusión sobre algunos temas como los procesos de debidas diligencias sociales y ambientales, la...
CSOs response to the World Bank consultation on the proposal for a Financial Intermediary Fund for Pandemic Prevention, Preparedness and Response
Thirty-three organisations from around the world have signed a statement arguing that the World Bank has not learnt crucial lessons from the Covid-19 pandemic and broader health financing evidence. Download the statement here In May, the World Bank (WB), in collaboration with the World Health Organisation (WHO), published a White Paper outlining a proposal for the creation of a new Financial Intermediary Fund (FIF) for Pandemic Prevention, Preparedness and Response (PPR). The proposal was...
Civil society groups demand more engagement on the sidelines of the AfDB Annual Meetings
“Stop funding projects exacerbating climate change and human violations” Civil society groups demand more engagement on the sidelines of the AfDB Annual Meetings 27 May, 2022 | Accra, Ghana Civil society organizations are calling on the African Development Bank (AfDB) to stop funding projects that exacerbate the climate crisis, damage the environment, and cause human rights violations. This call is being particularly amplified this week as the AfDB is holding its Annual Meetings in Accra,...
Statement: CSOs speak out for transparency, participation and inclusion of traditional communities in the Leticia Pact
In 2019, the governments of seven countries (Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Guyana, Suriname and Peru) signed the Leticia Pact, with the aim of facing the adverse environmental situation caused by the devastating fires registered that same year in the Amazon Basin.¹ There is a need to articulate the efforts of the countries of the region for the protection of our Amazon, but the Pact - as it was conceived, and is now being implemented - lacks participation and representation, because it...
COVID-19: You can’t have a recovery using the same bad medicine
We are beginning 2022 with the world reeling under rising Omicron cases. It has been two years since the World Health Organization declared the coronavirus a public health emergency of international concern. And we still have pressing questions around how we shepherd ourselves out of the pandemic, and through the recovery: Who will provide the funds? What will they be spent on? How will we make sure they reach those who need it the most? International financial institutions (IFIs), like...
Missing receipts: what happened to the billions of dollars provided by international finance institutions for the COVID-19 response?
PRESS RELEASE 31 January, 2022 - International Financial Institutions (IFIs) have designated billions of dollars to respond to the pandemic and related social and economic crises. Yet, there is a concerning lack of transparency on how these funds were spent and serious doubts on whether they have reached those who needed them the most. Since the beginning of the pandemic, civil society groups worldwide have warned about possible risks of corruption, increased inequality, and mounting debt....
#Dev4Africa: a new campaign to demand AfDB more transparency and respect human rights
#Dev4Africa is a campaign launched by grassroots groups, Indigenous Peoples, civil society organizations, communities, workers, women, and other right-holders and allies who share the common belief that fair and sustainable development in Africa is possible. The campaign supporters want to hold the African Development Bank (AfDB) accountable and ensure it works in the best interest of people in Africa. Different projects and activities financed by AfDB appear to be positive at first glance,...
The world’s food systems are in crisis, and big agribusiness is at its heart
In 2017, the people of Zagora, Morocco, took to the streets in what became known as the ‘thirst revolution’. They were demanding safe drinking water and an end to the excessive use of water by big agricultural companies. In an already arid area, experiencing frequent droughts and heatwaves due to climate change, much of the available water supply was being used to grow watermelons for export to Europe. Residents had been left with an insufficient, unreliable and undrinkable supply....
Regional strategic conversation – Latin America
In June 2021, the Coalition held an online strategic conversation with its members and partners in Latin America, to learn more about the work in progress, reflect on challenges and achievements, and outline collective strategies. This infographic below summarizes the main results and the areas of opportunity that were identified. You can download here the pdf version.
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COMMUNITY RESOURCE EXCHANGE
The CRE is a system to facilitate collaborations and co-develop strategies with and among communities, who are defending their rights in the context of international investments and development projects.
DEFENDERS IN DEVELOPMENT
A global campaign to prevent and address risks that human rights defenders face when raising their voices about projects funded by development banks.
REGIONAL WORK
Together with our members and allies, we work at the national and regional level to strengthen capacity, coordination, and advocacy around development finance and human rights.
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Kichwa leader, Marisol García, is demanding that Total Energies be held responsible for buying carbon credits from a project that displaced her community from their territory. Stay tuned to @ForestPeoplesP for news from her trip to Paris.
🔥On May 13, 2024, Mr. Fred Balikenda & his family of 12 including a baby & several children were evicted from their home by @GovUganda for @TotalEnergiesUG's Tilenga oil project. The family's house was demolished. Read the statement on their eviction: https://www.afiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Statement-on-Mr.-Fred-Balikendas-eviction-17-May-2024.pdf
🌍 We're urging the @ADB_HQ to go back to the drawing board! 🖌️ It's time for an overhaul of the proposed ESF, updating the outdated 2009 Safeguards Policy.
READ: https://www.forum-adb.org/post/forumesfsubmission
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