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We are available to share insights on issues of accountability, human rights, and social and environmental justice and to make connections so frontline communities can speak in their own words.

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Civil Society Organizations Raise Alarm Over World Bank’s Role in Gaza

We, the undersigned organizations, condemn the World Bank’s decision to establish a Financial Intermediary Fund to enable funding for the Trump Administration’s so-called Board of Peace.

A Test for Accountable Climate Finance: Why the Lesotho Highlands Water Project Complaint Matters

This case is not only about one dam in Lesotho. It is about whether climate-aligned infrastructure across Africa will be delivered with transparency, participation, and enforceable safeguards or whether affected communities will be left to absorb the costs of “green” development.

Development Without Remedy? What Ghana Reveals About Accountability Gaps in International Finance

Accountability Counsel and Bank Information Center trained young environmental justice advocates in Ghana on how to engage international financial institutions and use accountability mechanisms to seek remedy when development projects cause harm. In preparing for the session, one striking observation emerged.

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A Space for Us with Stephanie Amoako, Accountability Counsel

A Space for Us with Stephanie Amoako, Accountability Counsel

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Guardians of Lamu: A Community’s Journey to Protect Land and Heritage

Guardians of Lamu: A Community’s Journey to Protect Land and Heritage

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Driving Global Change: The Role of Public Development Banks to Mobilize Private Capital for Sustainable Infrastructure

Driving Global Change: The Role of Public Development Banks to Mobilize Private Capital for Sustainable Infrastructure

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