Accountability Counsel Joins Over 300 Organizations in Letter to World Bank President Kim

Accountability Counsel joins over 300 organizations from around the world in signing an open letter to World Bank’s President Dr. Jim Yong Kim, in response to a statement he made during an event at the Union Theological Seminary in New York. In answering a question about the impacts of large dam projects as illustrated by the murder of Berta Cáceres in Honduras he stated, among other things, that “you cannot do the work we’re trying to do and not have some of these ‘incidents’ happen.” The organizations signing this letter consider these statements from the World Bank President unacceptable and urge him to immediately rectify his actions and apologize. Dr. Kim’s statement is available on video (minute 53). You can read the letter sent to the World Bank President in English and Spanish. The World Bank responded to the letter almost immediately.