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World Bank Inspection Panel 1994-Present

Submissions from 1994 1994

Undated, 1994, D. Hunter & L. Udall, CIEL Newsletter WBIP Will It Increase the Bank's Accountability?, David Hunter and Lori Udall

Jan. 12, 1994, T. Thahane, VP and Secretary, Summary of discussion at the Sept 21 and 22 Ex. session of the Board re Operations Inspection Function, T. Thahane

Jan. 24, 1994, D. Bradlow, Letter Re Publication of 'Deficient World Bank' Article, Daniel Bradlow

Mar. 28, 1994, Washington College of Law, Conference on the World Bank Inspection Panel, American University Washington College of Law

Mar. 28, 1994, Workshop on the World Bank Inspection Panel, Unauthored

May 9, 1994, D. Bradlow, You Can Hold the World Bank Accountable Article, Daniel Bradlow

Jun. 18, 1994, L. Udall & D. Hunter, Proposed Rules for the WBIP, Lori Udall and David Hunter

Jun. 21, 1994, Congressional Hearing on WB Disclosure Policy & Inspection Panel, US Congress

Jun. 21, 1994, Congressional Hearing on WB Information Policy and Inspection Panel, US Congress

Jun. 21, 1994, Congressional Testimony of D. Zaelke and D. Hunter, CIEL, Re Inspection Panel & Proposal for International Admin. Procedure, US Congress

June 21, 1994 Cong. Hearing on WB Disclosure and Inspection Panel, US Congress

Jun. 24, 1994, B. Frank, Letter to D. Zaelke Re Transcript of Subcomm. Hearing on WB Reform, Barney Frank

Aug. 1, 1994 - Jul. 31. 1996, IBRD & IDA, Inspection Panel Report, Unauthored

Dec. 19, 1994, International Groups Slowly Accept U.S. Principles, Article in National Law Journal, Unauthored

Dec. 19, 1994, M. Lavelle, A World Bank Panel Breaks Legal Ground, Article in National Law Journal, Marianne Lavelle

Submissions from 1995 1995

Jan. 3, 1995, I. Shihata, WB General Counsel, Legal Opinion on Role of Panel in Preliminary Assessment of the Claim, Ibrahim Shihata

Mar. 1995, ASIL, WBIP International Legal Material Procedures, American Society of International Law

Mar. 1995, B. Rich, EDF, WB Institutional Problems and Possible Reforms, Bruce Rich

Mar. 1995, EDF, WB Efforts to Improve Portfolio Quality, EDF

Mar. 21, 1995, B. Rich & B. Bramble, Letter to L. Summers Re WB Failure to Address Portfolio Quality Problems, Barbra Bramble and Bruce Rich

Apr. 12, 1995, D. Bradlow, Letter to WB President Wolfensohn Re WBIP Appointment, Daniel Bradlow

May 22, 1995, L. Udall, Memo on WB Inspection Panel and Info Policy, Lori Udall

Jun. 8, 1995, I. Shihata, Memo to E. Broder Re Scope of Mandate of Panel, Ibrahim Shihata

Jun. 9, 1995, E. Broder. Memo to I. Shihata Re Ethiopia Request for Inspection, Ernst-Gunther Broder

Jun. 16, 1995, T. Thahane, Memo to EDs Re Scope of Mandate of the IP, T. Thahane

Jul. 6, 1995, L. Udall, D. Hunter and 29 NGOs, Letter to J. Woldensohn Re Role of General Counsel in IP Process (missing first two pages), Lori Udall and David Hunter

Jul. 10, 1995, I. Shihata, Letter to L. Udall Re Role of General Counsel in Panel, Ibrahim Shihata

Jul. 18, 1995, D. Hunter and L. Udall, Letter to I. Shihata re Role of General Counsel in Panel Cases, David Hunter and Lori Udall

July 18, 1995, D. Hunter and L. Udall, Ltr to I. Shihata, re Role of General Counsel in Panel Cases, David Hunter and Lori Udall

Jul. 28, 1995, J. Wolfensohn, Letter to L. Udall and D. Hunter Re Role of General Counsel in Panel, James Wolfensohn

Oct. 1995, World Bank, Draft OP 4.01, Environmental Assessment, World Bank

Oct. 6, 1995, G. Alino, Memo to D. Hunter Re WBIP and General Counsel, Genny Alino

Nov. 1995, Open Letter to WB President on Extension of WBIP Mandate, Unauthored

Nov. 16, 1995 (faxed), BIC, Berne Declaration, BothENDS, Urgewald, and WEED, Past Present and Future of the MDB Campaign, BIC

Dec. 4, 1995, D. Clark, Notes on Meeting at AU Re Inspection Panel, Dana Clark

Dec. 4, 1995, Minutes from Meeting on Inspection Panel, Undated

Submissions from 1996 1996

1996, BIC, Summary of Problems with Working Group for the Panel Review, BIC

1996, CIEL, Draft Note to Private Sector Re Extension of WBIP to the IFC-MIGA, CIEL

Feb. 11, 1996, D. Hunter and L. Udall, Letter to WB Pres. Wolfensohn on Revising the Panel, David Hunter and Lori Udall

February 11, 1996, Letter from L. Udall, IRN, and D. Hunter,to WB President J. Wolfensohn, regarding 1st Revew of Panel, David B. Hunter and Lori Udall

Feb. 26, 1996, J. Gerber, Review of the Inspection Panel Function, Jean-Daniel Gerber

Feb. 29, 1996, J. Wolfensohn, Letter to L. Udall and D. Hunter Re Panel Process and GC role, James Wolfensohn

Mar. 8, 1996, K. Horta & B. Rich, EDF, Letter to WB Pres. J. Wolfensohn re IFC harmonization with IBRD, Wapenhans, WB culture approval, Katherine Horta and B. Rich

Mar. 12, 1996, WB, Transcript of Townhall Mtg Between J. Wolfensohn and Senior Management, World Bank

Mar. 22, 1996, Chair of CODE, Memo Re Review of the Inspection Process, CODE

Mar. 22, 1996, CODE, Review of the Inspection Panel, CODE

Mar. 25, 1996, Pres. Wolfensohn, Letter to to K. Horta and B. Rich, EDF, James Wolfensohn

May 10, 1996, T. Feeney, Oxfam, Review of the Resolution Establishing the WBIP, T. Feeney

May 13, 1996, B. Rich, EDF, Letter to G. Kaji and C. Koch-Wese, WB Managing Directors re shifting culture of approval to cuture of results, Bruce Rich

Jun. 6, 1996, Notes on IFC Panel Process, Unauthored

Jun. 27, 1996, CODE, Proposed Inspection Mechanism for Private Sector Projects - IFC and MIGA Inspection Panel, CODE

Jul. 1996, J. Wolfensohn, Letter to C. Lee Re Extension of Inspection Panel to IFC-MIGA Operations, James Wolfensohn

Jul. 3, 1996, D. Clark and D. Hunter, Letter to CODE Re Extension of the Inspection Panel to IFC-MIGA Operations, Dana Clark and David Hunter

Jul. 5, 1996, T. Armstrong, Letter to D. Clark Re IFC-MIGA Letter, Tish Armstrong

Jul. 31, 1997, CIEL, Proposal for an Independent Review Panel for IFC-MIGA, CIEL

Aug. 27, 1996, CODE, Minutes of July 8 , 1996 Mtg, re: Extension of Panel to IFC, CODE

Sept. 9, 1996, Notes on IFC Re Panel, Unauthored

Sept. 10, 1996, A. Durbin and D. Hunter, Talking Points on IFC-MIGA Inspection Mechanism, Andrea Durbin and David Hunter

Sept. 12, 1996, Concept Paper for Consultation on Inspection Mechanism for IFC and MIGA, Unauthored

Sept. 13, 1996, D. Hunter, Correspondence Re IFC Meeting, David Hunter

Sept. 20, 1996, CIEL, Briefing Points on IFC-MIGA Inspection Mechanism, CIEL

Sept. 30, 1996, IBRD, Board, Clarification of Panel Resolution (First Review), CODE

Oct. 1, 1996, CIEL, Discussion Paper (Revised), The Extension of the WBIP to the IFC and MIGA, CIEL

Oct. 17, 1996, IBRD/IDA, Review of the Resolution Establishing the Inspection Panel 1996 Clarification of Certain Aspects of the Revolution, IBRD/IDA

Nov. 1996, A. Wilks, Bretton Woods Project, The WB's Promotion of Privatisation and Private Sector Development - Issues and Concerns, Alex Wilks

Nov. 13, 1996, M. Stephens, Letter to K. Jun Re World Bank Group Possible Inspection Mechanism, Malcom Stephens

Nov. 15, 1996, A. Wilks, Bretton Woods Project, Letter to C. Lee Re Inspection Mechanism for WB Private Sector Projects, Alex Wilks

Nov. 21, 1996, M. Stephens, International Union of Credit and Investment Insurers, Letter to C. Lee Re Inspection Mechanisms, Malcom Stephens

Dec. 2, 1996, C. Lee, Letter to A. Wilks Re IFC-MIGA Inspection Mechanism, Carol Lee

Submissions from 1997 1997

WBIP 1997 Introduction, David Hunter

Submissions from 1998 1998

Undated, 1998, D. Bradlow, Comments on the Report of the Inspection Panel Working Group, Daniel Bradlow

Mar. 27, 1998, CIEL, The WBIP - Amplifying Citizen Voices for Sustainable Development, CIEL

Oct. 29, 1998 (faxed), A. Umana, Statement on Retiring from WBIP, Alvaro Umana

Submissions from 1999 1999

1999, D. Bradlow, Precedent-Setting NGO Campaign Saves the World Bank's Inspection Panel Article, Daniel Bradlow

Apr. 18, 1999, D. Bradlow, Initial Observations on Second Draft of Working Group Report, Daniel Bradlow

Sept. 17, 1999, FoE, A. Durbin, Briefing note and proposed Ecosystem and Indigenous Peoples Protection Act, FoE

Submissions from 2000 2000

Jan. 2000, I. Shihata, The World Bank Inspection Panel: In Practice, 2nd Edition, Ibrahim Shihata

Jan. 8, 2000, Unauthored, Draft NGO email resonding to proposed toolkit, Unauthored

May 23-24, 2000, I. Shihata, Oral History, Ibrahim Shihata

Jul. 7, 2000, D. Bradlow, Managers were indifferent to Quinghai panel's rules, Article in Financial Times, Daniel Bradlow

Oct. 12, 2000, D. Bradlow, Letter to E. Abbott and A. Ninio Re Comments on the Operating Procedures of the IP, Daniel Bradlow

Submissions from 2003 2003

2003, IBRD, Accountability at the World Bank - The Inspection Panel 10 Years On, IBRD

Submissions from 2004 2004

Sept. 2004, F&C & KPMG, Banking on Human Rights - Confronting Human Rights in the Financial Sector, F&C Asset Management and KPMG

Submissions from 2009 2009

2009, WBIP, Inspection Panel at 15 Years, WBIP

Mar. 1, 2009, R. Wade, Accountability Gone Wrong & China Poverty Reduction, Robert Wade

May 2009, WB Group, Good Practice Note - Asbestos, WB Group

Oct. 2009, S. Herz & A. Perrault, Bringing Human Rights Claims to the WBIP, Steven Herz and Anne Perrault

Submissions from 2011 2011

Feb. 1, 2011, CSOs, Letter to R. Zoellick Re Board Meeting & WBIP, David Hunter, Chad Dobson, Lori Udall, and Anne Perrault

Submissions from 2013 2013

Jul. 12, 2013, WBIP, Memo to Executive Directors on Malawi Request for Information, WBIP

Submissions from 2014 2014

Undated, 2014, Past Panel Members, Letter re Secretariat Restructuring, Edward Ayensu, Richard Bissell, Edith Brown Weiss, Werner Kiene, Jim MacNeill, Alvaro Umaña-Quesada, and Maartje van Putten

Mar. 2014, Operating Procedures for the WBIP, Unauthored

Mar. 6, 2014, E. Watanabe, Z. Elbakri & G. de la Mata, Panel Response to CSO Comments on Operating Procedures, Eimi Watanabe, Zeinab Elbakri, and Gonzalo Castro de la Mata

Sept. 29, 2014, Corp Sec, Board Statements on India and Kenya WBIP Reports, Corp Sec

Dec. 12, 2014, P. Alston, Letter to J. Kim Re WB ESF, Philip Alston

Submissions from 2017 2017

Feb. 2, 2017, US Top Priorities for Modernizing the Inspection Panel, Unauthored

Submissions from 2018 2018

May 14, 2018, D. Bradlow, External Review of Panel Toolkit, Daniel Bradlow

Submissions from 2019 2019

Undated, 2019, D. Hunter, Comments on CODE Draft Paper, David Hunter

Mar. 26, 2019, Briefing for European Executive Directors on Reforms to the WBIP and CAO, Unauthored

Apr. 8, 2019, Treasury Department, Report on WBIP and CAO to Congress, Treasury

Sept. 8, 2019, D. Hunter, The World Bank Faces a Turning Point on Accountability, David Hunter