Accountability Counsel amplifies the voices of communities around the world to protect their human rights and environment. As advocates for people harmed by internationally financed projects, we employ community driven and policy level strategies to access justice.
Impact
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Communities Supported132
Our impact includes redesigned projects that now reflect community needs, harm stopped and prevented to defend water resources, and agreements resulting in compensation.
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Institutions Influenced95
We advocate for investors to create accountability offices that are independent, transparent, fair, and effective. We have improved policy and practice at development institutions, commercial banks, UN agencies, and within the OECD.
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Complaints Tracked1,801
We created and maintain the Accountability Console, a comprehensive database of community complaints filed with independent accountability mechanisms about the impacts of internationally financed projects.
News
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6 December, 2023World Bank Group Institution Agrees to Settle Case Alleging It Abetted Murder
The International Finance Corporation’s settlement agreement is the first time any international financial institution has agreed to pay to end a lawsuit brought by an injured community. -
6 December, 2023The World Bank’s response to sexual abuse should shake donors’ confidence
The IFC’s inability to take responsibility for a crisis of its own making comes at a time when the World Bank is asking shareholder governments to trust it more. -
5 December, 2023Climate Finance: Is it doing more harm than good?
With COP28 underway this week, our attention turns to financial institutions and their role in the climate crisis, prompting questions about the effectiveness of climate finance and emphasizing the pressing need for strengthened accountability and meaningful remedy. -
4 December, 2023World Bank accused of ‘turning blind eye’ to sexual abuse in Kenyan schools it funded
Calls grow for independent inquiry after the bank’s internal watchdog found 21 cases of child sexual abuse by teaching staff. -
21 November, 2023Civil society groups lambaste IFC over response to sex abuse allegations
International Finance Corporation, the World Bank’s private sector arm, comes under fire over its handling of allegations that teachers abused children at schools in Kenya.
