We’re not fans of the World Bank. We’re critics when necessary, supporters when necessary. PNoWB promotes the role of MPs in fighting poverty. We’re a hands-on implementation group,”
Bert Koenders, MP, the Netherlands, PNoWB Chair
The Parliamentary Network on the World Bank (PNoWB) was founded in May 2000 as an informal network of individual parliamentarians. Since then, PNoWB has grown to become an independent organization of over 800 parliamentarians from 110 countries. PNoWB mobilizes parliamentarians in the fight against global poverty, promotes transparency and accountability in international development, and offers a platform for policy dialogue between the World Bank and parliamentarians. The PNoWB has unique access to the World Bank and many PNoWB activities are undertaken in partnership with the World Bank, including the Annual Conference and the Field Visits program.
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PNoWB Chair, Bert Koenders,
on a Field Visit to Ethiopia
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Directed by a nine-member Board elected by their peers, PNoWB is now an independent non-governmental organization registered in France and employs staff in Nairobi and Paris. The PNoWB also maintains Local and Regional Chapters in India, Japan, Liberia, East Africa, West Africa and the Middle East and North Africa (Arab Chapter). The organization is open to parliamentarians from World Bank member states and PNoWB Members represent themselves and their constituents, not their countries, parliaments or governments.
To find out more about the Parliamentary Network on the World Bank and its activities, and to read PNoWB news, please contact the PNoWB Coordinator, Zuleikha Salim Said at zsalimsaid@pnowb.org, or visit their website at:
www.pnowb.org
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