'We can't have meaningful participation if people are afraid to speak out', says Rachel Nadelman ARC at the CSPF session on civic space, reprisals and devt banks.

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The World Bank has an opportunity to address the actual circumstances in which people participate: do-able steps that they can't afford not to take, says Rachel Nadelman on today's #CSPF panel.
Find out more in the new paper from Oxfam International, ARC, Bank Info Center BIC: bit.ly/3enx2Kz

'Civic Space: The missing element in the World Bank’s Country Engagement Approach', a new research by ARC Bank Info Center BIC Oxfam Washington DC, calls on the Bank to more systematically incorporate civic space analysis when developing country strategies.

policy-practice.oxfam.org/resources/civi…

Today! How can development banks include restricted civic space in the assessment of development projects? ARC's Rachel Nadelman joins panel with turkmen.news & Maninder Gill
starts 10.30 EST/14.30 UTC - watch: wrld.bg/VswU50L3NzL, send questions: +36 707942290

Great panel tomorrow on what development banks can do to stop reprisals, and how they can act when civic space is restricted. 10.30 EST/14.30 UTC - watch: wrld.bg/VswU50L3NzL, send questions: +36 707942290

The World Bank committed to stand up against reprisals. But is it staying true to its commitment?

Tomorrow don't miss out this #CSPF session on the role devt banks can play to prevent #reprisals & what they should do when civic space is restricted.

Live: wrld.bg/VswU50L3NzL

At CS townhall, Amy ekdawi asks David Malpass, if stakeholder engagement is a priority for the World Bank why do country diagnostics not include analysis of #civicspace in countries where it works? Consultations becoming box ticking exercises due to inability to speak freely

If it does not address shrinking civic space, World Bank cannot meet its own standards for inclusion & dialogue.

Very important new report & blog from Oxfam Washington DC Bank Info Center BIC Rachel Nadelman ARC

New blog! Rachel Nadelman,Bank Info Center BIC and Oxfam Washington DC highlight the risks of citizen engagement amidst shrinking civic space, and assert that the World Bank can respond by using the tools it already has. medium.com/Oxfam Washington DC/shr…

Bank Info Center BIC, Oxfam International, and ARC launch a new report making the case for why the World Bank must better understand #civicspace . The Bank can use existing tools to foster meaningful country engagement and limit reprisal risks.

bit.ly/WBcivicspace

Not too late to join today's webinar on accountability mechanisms in Indian public services with ARC's Suchi Pande Suchi Pande - 08.00 EDT / 13.00 BST

Sustainable development can only happen when people can speak out without fear of reprisals.

On Thursday October 13th, BIC will cosponsor a discussion about the role development banks can play in preventing and responding to reprisals.

Learn how to join the discussion below:

World Bank: First do no harm. Panel & new report on need to protect citizens from reprisals coming up Oct 13

The World Bank can - and SHOULD - take actions to ensure communities affected by its projects can safely:
📢 speak out
👎express their concerns
❓raise questions

On Oct 13 don't miss this session on civic space, reprisal risks, and the role of devt banks: wrld.bg/VswU50L3NzL

When civic space closes, speaking out becomes risky for citizens. What can development banks do to prevent & respond to reprisals?

ARC's Rachel Nadelman joins turkmen.news & Maninder Gill on Civil Society Policy Forum panel, Oct 11 - details ⬇️

#GAW2022 - a good time to reflect on what counts as accountability. In his Accountability Keywords paper, Jonathan Fox unpacks the term, looking at multiple meanings in different languages, overlaps with other big ideas, and accountability adjectives. accountabilityresearch.org/publication/ac…

Lots of interesting content going around for Global Accountability Week 2022 - like this library of innovative practices of CSOs to increase their accountability to the citizens they serve #GAW2022

This Wednesday ‼️ Still time to book your free ticket for the Adrian Leftwich Memorial Lecture Webinar. Naomi Hossain is presenting: The Moral Economy of the Global Crowd: Popular Politics of Economic Crises Book⬇️eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-moral-ec… Department of Politics, University of York Indrajit Roy 🇮🇳