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28-29 November, Oslo
In 2005 donor governments committed to significant increases in the volume and quality of development aid. A large amount of this is likely to be delivered by the World Bank and the IMF, which are also very influential in the spending allocations of other agencies. However, economic policy conditionality imposed by the World Bank and the IMF on developing countries has harmed development in some of the poorest countries and remains a key challenge if aid effectiveness is to be taken seriously.
We welcome the Norwegian government’s decision to convene a Conference on Economic Policy Conditionality. It provides a unique opportunity to promote vitally important reform to help development in the poorest countries of the world.
We call on our governments to strongly support the process and use this opportunity to formulate positions to end tying much-needed aid and debt relief to harmful economic policy conditions.
Commenting on The Social and Environmental Sustainability Policy, Performance Standards and Disclosure Policy
Introduction
The undersigned civil society organizations have prepared this joint submission to provide an overview of many of our concerns related to IFC’s Policy on Social and Environmental Sustainability, the Performance Standards, related guidance documents, and the Disclosure Policy. We believe these concerns should be explored and addressed further through IFC’s current consultation and review process.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Submission
Appendix A
- Access to Information Legislation
- Summary of Access to Information Laws
Appendix B
- Comparative Analysis of Public Lending Agencies' Disclosure Regimes
Appendix C
- Disclosure Policies of Publicly Owned Lending and Government Agencies
The World Bank, the IMF and FTAA
Halifax Initiative Statement on the FTAA
The proposed FTAA is nothing new for the Americas. It is another step in the forced:
- implementation of trade and investment liberalization,
- privatization of industry, agriculture and services,
- introduction of labour market "flexibility" (removal or enforced absence of labour standards),
- reduction in public sector expenditures in areas such as health, education and economic development maintenance of high interest rates to attract foreign investors.
February 17, 2011
The Honourable James Flaherty
Minister of Finance
Department of Finance Canada
140 O’Connor Street
Ottawa, ON K1A 0G5
Dear Minister Flaherty:
Re: 2010-11 consultation with respect to the “Official Development Assistance Accountability Act”
December 22, 2008
The Honourable James Flaherty
Minister of Finance
Department of Finance Canada
140 O’Connor Street
Ottawa, ON K1A 0G5
Dear Minister Flaherty:
Re: 2008 consultation with respect to the “Official Development Assistance Accountability Act”
December 22, 2008
The Honourable James Flaherty
Minister of Finance
Department of Finance Canada
140 O’Connor Street
Ottawa, ON K1A 0G5
Dear Minister Flaherty:
Re: 2008 consultation with respect to the “Official Development Assistance Accountability Act”
December 22, 2008
The Honourable James Flaherty
Minister of Finance
Department of Finance Canada
140 O’Connor Street
Ottawa, ON K1A 0G5
Dear Minister Flaherty:
Re: 2008 consultation with respect to the “Official Development Assistance Accountability Act”
In 1999, Amnesty International raised alarms about the killing of four indigenous people protesting a hydroelectric dam in Colombia that has devastated their food source and, if completed, would flood most of their land.
In 1998, an accident at a mine in Kyrgystan resulted in two tons of cyanide entering a river. A lack of an emergency response plan worsened the disaster, leaving two people dead and over 600 hospitalized.
In 1995, a gold mine in Guyana spilt 3.2 billion litres of cyanide and heavy metal effluent into the country’s main waterway, endangering the health of 23,000 people and killing thousands of fish.
February 17, 2011
The Honourable James Flaherty
Minister of Finance
Department of Finance Canada
140 O’Connor Street
Ottawa, ON K1A 0G5
Dear Minister Flaherty:
Re: 2010-11 consultation with respect to the “Official Development Assistance Accountability Act”
February 17, 2011
The Honourable James Flaherty
Minister of Finance
Department of Finance Canada
140 O’Connor Street
Ottawa, ON K1A 0G5
Dear Minister Flaherty:
Re: 2010-11 consultation with respect to the “Official Development Assistance Accountability Act”
February 17, 2011
The Honourable James Flaherty
Minister of Finance
Department of Finance Canada
140 O’Connor Street
Ottawa, ON K1A 0G5
Dear Minister Flaherty:
Re: 2010-11 consultation with respect to the “Official Development Assistance Accountability Act”
28-29 November, Oslo
In 2005 donor governments committed to significant increases in the volume and quality of development aid. A large amount of this is likely to be delivered by the World Bank and the IMF, which are also very influential in the spending allocations of other agencies. However, economic policy conditionality imposed by the World Bank and the IMF on developing countries has harmed development in some of the poorest countries and remains a key challenge if aid effectiveness is to be taken seriously.
We welcome the Norwegian government’s decision to convene a Conference on Economic Policy Conditionality. It provides a unique opportunity to promote vitally important reform to help development in the poorest countries of the world.
We call on our governments to strongly support the process and use this opportunity to formulate positions to end tying much-needed aid and debt relief to harmful economic policy conditions.
Le 17 février 2011,
L’Honorable James Flaherty
Ministre des Finances
Ministère des Finances Canada
140, O’Connor Street
Ottawa, ON K1A 0G5
Monsieur le Ministre,
Re : consultation 2010-2011 au sujet de la Loi sur la responsabilité en matière d’aide au développement officielle
NGO Working Group
on the Export Development Corporation
A working group of the Halifax Initiative
Background paper
for the Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Trade Hearings on Bill C-31 on the Export Development Act
October 15, 2001
The NGO Working Group on the Export Development Corporation is a coalition of 17 Canadian non-governmental organisations concerned about the social, human and environmental impacts of export credit agencies. The NGO Working Group has been participating fully in the legislative process on the Export Development Act since 1999, including the SCFAIT hearings in 1999, the public consultations on the EDC’s disclosure policy and environmental review framework, and the international campaign to reform export credit agencies which has focused on the OECD’s Export Credit Guarantees process.
The World Bank, the IMF and FTAA
Halifax Initiative Statement on the FTAA
The proposed FTAA is nothing new for the Americas. It is another step in the forced:
- implementation of trade and investment liberalization,
- privatization of industry, agriculture and services,
- introduction of labour market "flexibility" (removal or enforced absence of labour standards),
- reduction in public sector expenditures in areas such as health, education and economic development maintenance of high interest rates to attract foreign investors.
February 28, 2005
Indigenous Peoples Coordinator
Mailstop MC5-523
World Bank
1818 H Street
NW Washington DC 20433 USA
Email: indigenouspeoples@worldbank.org
RE: Comments on Revised Draft Operational Policy on Indigenous Peoples (Revised Draft OP 4.10)
Dear Indigenous Peoples Coordinator,
Please find below our comments on the Draft Operational Policy on Indigenous Peoples (Revised Draft OP 4.10).
We the undersigned Canadian organizations and representatives are writing to highlight the need for the World Bank to strengthen its draft OP 4.10 in order to ensure that the policy sufficiently meets international standards and guarantees on the rights of Indigenous Peoples.
In our opinion, for the operational policy to be seen to be credible and effective it must contain mandatory provisions that:
Commenting on The Social and Environmental Sustainability Policy, Performance Standards and Disclosure Policy
Introduction
The undersigned civil society organizations have prepared this joint submission to provide an overview of many of our concerns related to IFC’s Policy on Social and Environmental Sustainability, the Performance Standards, related guidance documents, and the Disclosure Policy. We believe these concerns should be explored and addressed further through IFC’s current consultation and review process.
Le 17 février 2011,
L’Honorable James Flaherty
Ministre des Finances
Ministère des Finances Canada
140, O’Connor Street
Ottawa, ON K1A 0G5
Monsieur le Ministre,
Re : consultation 2010-2011 au sujet de la Loi sur la responsabilité en matière d’aide au développement officielle
Le 17 février 2011,
L’Honorable James Flaherty
Ministre des Finances
Ministère des Finances Canada
140, O’Connor Street
Ottawa, ON K1A 0G5
Monsieur le Ministre,
Re : consultation 2010-2011 au sujet de la Loi sur la responsabilité en matière d’aide au développement officielle
Le 17 février 2011,
L’Honorable James Flaherty
Ministre des Finances
Ministère des Finances Canada
140, O’Connor Street
Ottawa, ON K1A 0G5
Monsieur le Ministre,
Re : consultation 2010-2011 au sujet de la Loi sur la responsabilité en matière d’aide au développement officielle
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Submission
Appendix A
- Access to Information Legislation
- Summary of Access to Information Laws
Appendix B
- Comparative Analysis of Public Lending Agencies' Disclosure Regimes
Appendix C
- Disclosure Policies of Publicly Owned Lending and Government Agencies
