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European Development Bank significantly strengthens its grievance mechanism
Reformed mechanism now more independent Civil society organizations welcome the new grievance mechanism policy for the London-based European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD). Most development banks have a grievance mechanism—also known as an independent…
Input for the review of the European Investment Bank’s Complaints Mechanism
A coalition of 25 organizations, including SOMO, comments on the draft Policy and Procedures for the Complaints Mechanism (CM) of the European Investment Bank (EIB). The revision of the CM is a crucial opportunity to…
CAO: Complainants should be better protected
Recognising the shrinking space for civil society in many countries, the Compliance Advisor Ombudsman (CAO) has expressed concern about the situation of complainants and their ability to speak up. The CAO is the independent accountability mechanism…
Glass half full?
A new report launched today documents the hurdles communities and workers face in obtaining remedy from development banks whose projects cause them harm. The 11 civil society organizations that authored the report, Glass Half Full?…
Glass Half Full?
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Rural communities in Ukraine bearing the brunt of unchecked agribusiness expansion
Owned by Mironivski Hliboproduct (MHP), Ukraine’s biggest poultry producer, the Vinnytsia project has been enjoying hefty support from Europe’s public financial institutes and the World Bank. The plans to double the facility’s size are only…
Chicken Run
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Iron ore mine threatens nomadic herders in Mongolia
Nomadic herders in rural Mongolia face health impacts, displacement and intimidation as a result of a large iron ore mine, financed by the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD). These impacts are directly related…
When the dust settles
This fact-finding mission report describes the environmental and social impacts of the Tayan Nuur iron ore mine on nomadic herders in the Gobi Altai mountains in Mongolia, including displacement, dust pollution, health impacts and loss…