EBRD Annual Meeting 2023
This year, human rights violations, shrinking civic space and marginalisation of communities in Central Asia will be high on our agenda. We’ll be holding the EBRD accountable and advocating for genuine public participation and protection of human rights in the region.
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Joint statement: Urgent call to IFC and EBRD to impose conditionalities on Oyu Tolgoi’s new loan
Publication | 20 December, 202437 civil society organisations from around the world have signed a joint statement on the new loan proposal for the Oyu Tolgoi mine in Mongolia.
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Joint civil society comments on the draft EBRD Food and Agribusiness Draft Strategy 2025
Publication | 29 November, 2024The joint civil society review of the EBRD’s draft Food and Agribusiness Strategy 2025 highlights areas for improvement. While the strategy shifts towards sustainability, it lacks robust environmental and social safeguards. Case studies from Ukraine and Uzbekistan illustrate the potential negative impacts of EBRD investments without proper measures. We recommend enhancing collaboration with local communities and smallholder farmers, especially in regions with limited civic engagement, and developing region-specific sustainability indicators.
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Holding the EIB and EBRD accountable: Are their grievance mechanisms effective?
Publication | 20 November, 2024In this report, we examine the alignment of the EIB and EBRD grievance mechanisms with the effectiveness criteria for the design and assessment of non-judicial complaints mechanisms set out in the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights.
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