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International Accountability Mechanisms

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Sustainable Development

Affiliation with other organizations: Each of the Mechanisms is affiliated with an organization, including: World Bank; African Development Bank; Asian Development Bank; European Bank for Reconstruction and Development; European Investment Bank; etc...
Publications: Each mechanism publishes an Annual Report, in addition to reports related to specific complaint and cases raised by communities in regards to certain development projects.
Statements or documents submitted
Commission on Sustainable Development: 		None

Social Development

Purpose of the organization: Promote bottom-up accountability (i.e. giving voices to people affected by international development Project and promoting a venue to seek recourse vis-a-vis international financial institutions)
Activities relevant to the conference of States Parties to the convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities: For example: www.inspectionpanel.org www.cao-ombudsman.org www.iadb.org/en/mici/independent-consultation-and-investigation-mechanism-icim,1752.html
Confirmation of the activities of the organization at the regional, national or international level: The Association includes mechanisms of the World Bank and from each of the regional development Banks. There is not one country or region where the work of at least one of the member organizations hasn't reached
A list of members of the governing body of the organization, and their countries of nationality: This is a loose association of organizations. Every year or for every Project, one of the member association takes a leadership role.
Description of the membership of the organization, indicating the total number of members: About 15 members, including: Independent Review Mechanism of the African Development Bank (AfDB) Compliance Review and Mediation Unit of the African Development Bank (AfDB) Compliance Review Panel of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) Office of the Special Project Facilitator of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) Compliance Advisor Ombudsman of the International Finance Corporation (CAO/IFC) Project Complaint Mechanism of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) Inspector General of the European Investment Bank (EIB) European Ombudsman Japan Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC) Nippon Export and Investment Insurance of Japan (NEXI) Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC) Inspection Panel of the World Bank Independent Consultation and Investigation Mechanism/Inter-American Development Bank (ICIM/IDB)

Advancement of Women

Publications: Can conduct investigations into Project that contravene World Bank Policy (and other development Banks' policies) on gender equality.

Forests

Affiliation with other organizations: IAMs have been considered a Major Group when we submitted a paper to RIO+20. The Inspection Panel of the World Bank is a creation of the Rio Summit in 1992.
Publications: Conducted several investigations relating to Forests and Indigenous Peoples

Public Administration and Development Management

Involvement in Public Administration: Promote good governance within IFIs
Publications: Annual Reports for each of the Mechanisms
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