As the World Bank’s spring meetings get underway this week in Washington, D.C., the institution is facing another round of questions about its approach to involuntary resettlement.
The World Bank has had its fair share of stumbles when it comes to investments that require communities to relocate. This week in Washington, D.C., some groups are challenging the global financial institution’s commitment to avoiding resettlement in its development projects wherever possible.
“I think really the bank’s dealing with a crisis,” Kate Geary, land rights policy lead at Oxfam told Devex on the sidelines of the World Bank Group and International Monetary Fund spring meetings. “There has to be some messaging from the very top that to pose harm to some of the poorest and most vulnerable people is totally unacceptable,” Geary added.
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Jeff Tyson@jtyson21
Jeff is a former global development reporter for Devex. Based in Washington, D.C., he covers multilateral affairs, U.S. aid, and international development trends. He has worked with human rights organizations in both Senegal and the U.S., and prior to joining Devex worked as a production assistant at National Public Radio. He holds a master's degree in journalism from Columbia University and a bachelor’s degree in international relations and French from the University of Rochester.
