Both ENDS
This letter by Both ENDS to the African Development Bank is a comment written in reaction to a draft version published by the Bank of its Environmental and Social Policy as part of a formal public consultation held by the Bank. This comment was sent to the bank along a joint submission letter with other CSOs, and specifically responds to the overarching Policy.
The bank's flexible requirements for clients and national standards for risky projects dilute safeguards. Project approval should be predicated on specific and binding targets for compliance and reflect input from communities involved.
Meer dan 150 maatschappelijke organisaties, netwerken en groepen vanuit de hele wereld ondertekenden een brandbrief aan Directeur-Generaal van de WTO Roberto Azevedo met de oproep om de onderhandelingen stil te leggen totdat alle partijen weer in staat zijn om volwaardig deel te nemen - fysiek, niet online.
