What Do The New World Bank Statistics Really Tell Us?
The statistics upon which most poverty elimination strategies are based are extremely misleading, and often steer experts toward the wrong solutions.
Happy New Year, Nigeria: Now Say Good-Bye to Your Safety Net
Aided by global financial giants, the government of Nigeria welcomes the new year by destroying the safety net for thousands of Nigerians.
Crude Tragedy: Price hikes for gasoline add fuel to a volatile situation in Nigeria
Activists plan to hold a demonstration in solidarity with Occupy Nigeria, the Nigerian “We The People” coalition and Nigeria’s organized labor sector, who have called for a general strike to protest the soaring price hikes for oil on Monday, January 9.
Human Rights over Corporate Rights: Taking on the Trade Laws of the 1 Percent
A protest at the World Bank supported El Salvador’s attempts to say no to gold mining and yes to democracy.
VIDEO: World Bank Protest, Pacific Rim v. El Salvador
On December 15, 2011, a number of civil society groups came together to oppose the World Bank tribunal that is deciding the case Pacific Rim v. El Salvador, a case that may set a precedent for future tribunals and chart a devastating course for El Salvador.
Groups come together outside World Bank tribunal to defend El Salvador, defeat unfair trade policy
Over 100 people protested today at the World Bank building, as a tribunal housed inside the building decided the fate of El Salvador under the provisions of CAFTA.
Why the 99 Percent are Protesting at the World Bank Today
Undemocratic provisions in treaties enable corporations to sue governments in international tribunals over environmental, health, and other measures foreign countries take to protect the public.
Protest outside World Bank tribunal: Civil society leaders denounce mining corporation lawsuit against El Salvador over rights to gold
On Thursday, Institute for Policy Studies Director John Cavanagh will join labor unions, local Salvadorans, and others to call for justice for El Salvador and fair U.S. trade policy at a rally in front of the World Bank building.
Demonstration Against Trade Agreements at World Bank
A Canadian company called Pacific Rim is seeking to exploit gold reserves in El Salvador by opening a mine that could poison the water supply for more than half the nation’s population. Four Salvadoran anti-mining activists have been assassinated during the course of the struggle over these resources. Now, Pacific Rim is suing El Salvador for up to hundreds of millions of dollars under the U.S.-Central America “Free Trade” Agreement for not approving a mining license. Please encourage your friends to come to the demonstration at the World Bank on Thursday at noon.
A Pivotal Moment for World Bank Transparency
One man’s campaign to broadcast the workings of the World Bank.
Prospects and Challenges of the Africa Mining Vision
Two decades after the World Bank took the lead in liberalizing mining codes across Africa, the continent is united on the need to reform their mining codes to derive greater benefits. In 2008, the African Union adopted the African Mining Vision (AMV) 2050, which lays out a roadmap to achieve mining reforms on Africa’s own terms. Under the directive of the AU, the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) constituted a body known as the International Study Group (ISG) to produce a report that would provide an intellectual basis for translating the AMV into policy. The report has been produced and was validated at a continent-wide meeting organised by the AU/UNECA in October 2010.
Malawi Makes, Africa Takes?
Malawi has turned around its agricultural sector. Can it overcome political challenges to become a model for Africa?
Effects of Resource Extraction on Human Rights in Chad
An illustration of the problems that arise when poor nations try to leverage oil and gas production within the confines of the global economic order.
Nothing More than Hot Air
The World Bank’s perverse incentives to pollute continue preempting a better, more principled way forward.