The International Finance Corporation issued a rebuttal to claims that it ignored allegations of child sex abuse at one of its projects, but the civil society groups that have been spearheading those claims are thoroughly unimpressed.
Also in today’s edition: The U.K. finally releases a development strategy that elicits a sigh of relief, and frustration. Plus, can you address health and climate change without talking about oil and gas?
The International Finance Corporation has issued a formal response to long-simmering accusations that it turned its back on child sex abuse allegations in one of its projects. But the response by the World Bank’s private sector arm has not satisfied civil society groups, who are clamoring for an independent investigation and remedy for victims, among other demands.
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Anna Gawel is the Managing Editor of Devex. She previously worked as the managing editor of The Washington Diplomat, the flagship publication of D.C.’s diplomatic community. She’s had hundreds of articles published on world affairs, U.S. foreign policy, politics, security, trade, travel and the arts on topics ranging from the impact of State Department budget cuts to Caribbean efforts to fight climate change. She was also a broadcast producer and digital editor at WTOP News and host of the Global 360 podcast. She holds a journalism degree from the University of Maryland in College Park.
