World Bank Accountability Mechanism is an independent complaints mechanism for people adversely affected by @WorldBank projects. Houses @InspectionPanel & DRS
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📗 We are delighted to launch the FY26 Annual Report of the World Bank Dispute Resolution Service (DRS).
🗞️ Access the full report or explore individual sections here:
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In the latest issue of Accountability Matters, watch this video interview about the creation and early days of the Dispute Resolution Service of the World Bank Accountability Mechanism, as told by the first head of the DRS, Orsolya Székely.
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Read this illuminating conversation on power imbalances in mediation in development projects in the August issue of Accountability Matters. Thanks to @RealScottAdams and Tat Lim.
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The August issue of Accountability Matters is here! Watch a video about the DRS and read about power imbalances in mediation, along with features on the latest publications and outreach events.
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Inadequate stakeholder engagement is the most frequently raised issue in complaints to independent accountability mechanisms. How can community consultations be elevated beyond box-ticking exercises? Read Robert Doherty’s article in Accountability Matters: accountability.worldbank.org…
The June issue of Accountability Matters is here! Read about integration of the WBG independent accountability mechanisms, stakeholder engagement, and accountability tools: accountability.worldbank.org…
Interview on the Dispute Resolution Service's work in Nepal:
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Read the full interview with Maninder Gill, WBG Director, E&S Policy and operations:
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Feb issue of Accountability Matters features a double header of interviews with World Bank Management: Maninder Gill, WBG Director, E&S Policy and Operations, and Faris Hadad-Zervos, former Country Director for Afghanistan. Access the full issue :accountability.worldbank.org…
Congratulations to the affected communities in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province, @nha_pakistan1 & @GovtKhyber for signing an agreement to conclude the process facilitated by the excellent team put together by the Dispute Resolution Service
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In Oct. 2025, the Dispute Resolution Service concluded its support on implementation of a mediated agreement in the first-ever DRS case, in Uganda. Here's a video featuring the Parties sharing their story, together with reflections from the DRS team.
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🔔Reporting accountability: A round-up of the latest knowledge products from the world of accountability
Start your year with a recap of the most recent publications from organizations working in the field of accountability.
Read summaries here: lnkd.in/eyYr98Cu
🌿 In the shade of the E&S tree: dispute resolution at independent accountability mechanisms
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Dispute resolution in accountability is not backroom dealing: it is a way to bring parties in conflict together while using environmental and social standards
The December issue of Accountability Matters is out! Read an interview with @InspectionPanel member @ajaydeshpande1, and a story on how dispute resolution processes take account of environmental and social standards across IAMs: accountability.worldbank.org…
🎉 The Dispute Resolution Service (DRS) is delighted to announce the release of its Annual Report FY25. It focuses on DRS activities over the last fiscal year, but also reflects progress since the DRS became operational 4 years ago: tinyurl.com/3waxuz82
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🌿 What's the role of communities, civil society, and IAMs in including biodiversity as a stakeholder? Exploring the challenges in mainstreaming nature-positive and rights-based development:
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🌿 A conversation with Professor David Hunter in Accountability Matters:
🕊 “Independent Accountability Mechanisms represent a fundamentally different approach to development”
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📢The August issue of Accountability Matters is now out! This edition features a story on biodiversity and accountability alongside a substantial interview with Professor David Hunter.
✅ Access the full issue here: accountability.worldbank.org…
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“Africa’s mining sector still suffers from colonial legacies,” says Dr Claude Kabemba in his @AlJazeera interview.
This month’s SARW newsletter explores Zambia’s new critical minerals and copper production strategies, amplifies youth voices shaping mining governance, and highlights our Africa Mining Accountability Platform (AMAP) featured by the @WorldBankIAM as a tool for transparency. We also share a new SARW article analysing the South Africa–EU Critical Minerals Partnership and upcoming dialogues advancing justice-centred energy transitions.
Read the full edition here: sarwatch.co.za/newsletter06
#Mining #CriticalMinerals #JustTransition #Africa #Accountability #YouthVoices
This issue, we have a motley crew of accountability knowledge products, from a blog from Amartya Sen on the distinction between responsibility and accountability to a reflection on how oral traditions can help advance mediation processes. Enjoy!
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