Document Type
Essay
Publication Date
2024
Abstract
This essay reviews the World Bank’s Inspection Panel’s work on cases involving involuntary resettlement. Since its Inception, the Panel has received 89 requests involving resettlement (over half of all cases) and has investigated 32. It traces Panel cases, lessons learned, and advisory reports on resettlement and livelihood restoration. Despite the growing evidence through the years of resettlement failures, the World Bank continues to violate its own safeguard policies and repeat the same omissions and mistakes in projects. The essay concludes with recommendations for empowering the Inspection Panel and for the Bank to move towards bottom-up community development that better addresses community needs.
Recommended Citation
Udall, Lori, "Unacceptable Means: The Inspection Panel Actions on World Bank Forcible Resettlement" (2024). Perspectives. 24.
https://digitalcommons.wcl.american.edu/accountability-perspectives/24
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