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First Peoples Worldwide - World Bank Pressured to Dilute Indigenous Peoples Policy

14.8.14

First Peoples Worldwide - World Bank Pressured to Dilute Indigenous Peoples Policy: The World Bank promised that the current overhaul of its social and environmental safeguards would not result in a dilution of its policies. Enabling African governments to “opt out” of its Indigenous Peoples Policy would violate that promise, and the implications would extend far beyond World Bank projects. Given the World Bank’s role as a global standard setter, this would allow governments and companies to justify continued disregard for the rights of some of the most marginalized communities in the world.

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