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April 28, 2022 Report

Ukraine/Russia: As War Continues, Africa Food Crisis Looms

Provide Aid, Expand Social Protection to Prevent Hunger

Food Insecurity in Africa
April 14, 2022 Report

IMF/World Bank: Targeted Safety Net Programs Fall Short on Rights Protection

Spring Meetings Opportunity to Reset Approach for Universal Social Protection

A woman and her child receive relief goods distributed by a community service center in Kathmandu, Nepal on June 4, 2021.
April 4, 2022 Letter

Letter to IMF Managing Director Re: Economic Crisis in Sri Lanka

April 4, 2022

April 4, 2022 News Release

IMF/Sri Lanka: Address Economic Rights, Corruption in Loans

Assistance Should Promote Strong Social Safety Net, Rule of Law

Sri Lankans wearing facemasks wait in line with their empty gas cylinders near a gas shop at Colombo, Sri Lanka, April 1, 2022.
November 11, 2021 Report

Afghanistan Facing Famine

UN, World Bank, US Should Adjust Sanctions, Economic Policies

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October 6, 2021 Commentary

Averting Afghanistan’s Economic and Food Crises

The Taliban’s cruelties are horrendous, but withholding international support and maintaining blanket sanctions will only hurt the long-suffering Afghan people.

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June 18, 2021 News Release

IMF: Make Cameroon Loan Contingent on Anti-Corruption

Lack of Transparency, Corruption Allegations Mar Covid-19 Spending

CDC Cameroon Associate Director for Program and Science, Dr. Clement Ndongmo, observes Covid-19 testing procedures for passengers arriving at Nsimalen International Airport in Yaoundé. 
June 8, 2021 Letter

Human Rights Watch Letter to the Heads of States and Governments ahead of the G7 Summit

Flags of the G7 Europe, Canada, Italy, Japan, Germany, England, USA and France in Paris, France on July 4th, 2019.
March 30, 2021 Report

IMF: Scant Transparency for Covid-19 Emergency Loans

Anti-Corruption Measures a Step Forward, but Weak Implementation

International Monetary Fund (IMF) headquarters building is seen during the IMF/World Bank annual meetings in Washington, U.S., October 14, 2017.
January 13, 2021 News Release

Lebanon: Sharp Decline in Human Rights

Urgently Address Economic, Political Crises

Lebanese people release balloons bearing the names of the victims of the 4 August Beirut seaport blast to mark the two-month anniversary of the explosion that killed 200 people and injured more than 6,500 others.
December 14, 2020 News Release

World Bank: Investigate Cambodia’s Micro-Loans

Coerced Land Sales Linked to Predatory Lending

Communities reiterate their calls for adequate housing rights and an end to land conflicts on World Habitat Day in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, October 5, 2015.
November 30, 2020 Letter

Letter to IMF Executive Board Re: Transparency for Egypt's Military Firms

November 30, 2020 News Release

IMF: Demand Transparency for Egypt Military’s Firms

Required Report on State-Owned Enterprises Excludes Military

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November 9, 2020 Commentary

Human Rights Missing at Development Bank Summit

Residents of Mindonga settlement on the banks of the stream of effluents released by the PHC palm oil mill, a company supported by European public development banks. February 2, 2019, Yaligimba, Democratic Republic of the Congo.
October 24, 2020 Dispatches

Rebuilding Fairer Economies Demands Global Support

IMF Meetings Bring Hope, Despair

Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva participates in a panel discussion on post Covid-19 recovery and resilience during the 2020 Annual Meetings at the International Monetary Fund in Washington, DC, October 13, 2020.  

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