Strengthening Capacity for Dispute Resolution Across Francophone Africa
CAO executed a three-day workshop for mediators throughout Africa from Jan. 31 to Feb. 2, 2023, in Grand-Bassam, Côte d’Ivoire. The workshop brought together mediators with experience across the...
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CAO Releases New Advisory Reports on Remedy and Responsible Exit
CAO is pleased to announce the release of two new reports on remedy and responsible exit from its Advisory Function:
Insights on Remedy: The Role of Dispute Resolution in Remedy
Responsible...
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Compliance Investigation Concerning IFC’s E&S Performance Related to the Baynouna Solar Power Project in Jordan
Washington, D.C., February 3, 2023 – The Compliance Advisor Ombudsman (CAO), the independent accountability mechanism for the International Finance Corporation (IFC), a member of the World Bank Group...
Read MoreResumption of CAO Casework in Ukraine
Washington, D.C., October 17, 2022
CAO is recommencing its work on two cases in Ukraine that were suspended in March 2022 due to the war. CAO has made the decision to resume work in consultation...
Read MoreCAO Outreach to the Middle East
From July 26 – 27, CAO was in Beirut, Lebanon for a two-day outreach workshop with civil society organizations from the Middle East and North Africa region. Together with Arab Watch Coalition, CAO...
Read MoreCAO Outreach in the Balkans
CAO traveled to Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, in June for its first in-person outreach since 2019, before the COVID pandemic. The workshop, which took place on June 14-15, brought together civil...
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