The growth of civil society has been one of the most significant trends in international development. This website will provide you with information and materials on the World Bank's evolving relationship with civil society. More  | | |  Record Number of CSOs Participate in the Spring Meetings |  Over 550 civil society representatives from around the World participated in the 2012 Spring Meetings of the World Bank and the IMF, making it a record number in seven years. There were some 45 policy sessions held on a wide range of topics including safety nets, youth unemployment, energy policies, safeguards, and aid effectiveness.  More... |
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 What's New! | |  |  |  | Consultations on the Procurement Review: In line with the World Bank’s broader modernization agenda and reform of investment lending, the Bank has announced a review of its operational procurement policy and procedures. In the two-year process spanning from March 2012 through early 2014; the review will include consultations with CSOs and other stakeholders throughout its duration. To access the review documents and to provide input, click here...  | 
| Parliamentary Network Delegation Report: The Parliamentary Network on the World Bank and International Monetary Fund (the Parliamentary Network) participated with a high number of delegation in the Spring Meetings of the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund in Washington D.C. from 17 to 19 April 2012. During this time, delegates took part in a parliamentary workshop and met with senior representatives from the World Bank and IMF in bilateral meetings. Read Report.  |  | Social Accountability Partnership Enters Second Phase of Consultations:   A second round of country-specific consultations on this proposed partnership will be held from May through June 2012 to go deeper into the operational details, before going back to the Bank’s board for consideration. Click here for details.  Also CSOs and Bank senior Management participated in a high level session during the Spring Meetings to further explore the role that social accountability plays in development.  Watch a replay of the webcast on the highligh level session and read summary.
 |  | Training Session for CSOs on Open Development Tools: The Civil Society Team partnered with the Bank Information Center to hold a hands-on training session on several of the Bank’s Open Development Programs. Some 20 CSO representatives from the Washington area participated in the two-hour session held on March 7. The session featured presentations on the following data platforms and tools: Projects and Operations, Open Data, Mapping for Results, and Open Finances. Click here to see the event.Â
 |   | Civil Society eNewsletter – May 2012 New!!: A record number of CSOs participated at the April World Bank/IMF Spring Meetings. In this edition we bring you presentations, photo gallery and archived web files from several of the CSOs policy sessions. We also highlighted several other interesting articles like the new online corporate score card of the World Bank, a new Green Growth report ahead of Rio +20.  To read these and other articles in this edition's eNewsletter click here and to subscribe.   |
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