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The World Bank Should Champion Human Rights

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The World Bank Should Champion Human Rights

by The Daily Eye Team June 28 2016, 10:23 am Estimated Reading Time: 0 mins, 31 secs

Much of the evidence supporting the emerging consensus that strong human rights safeguards promote and enhance development has come out of research from the World Bank. Yet the institution has been far too reluctant to make adherence to human rights a core principle by which it evaluates projects intended to reduce poverty and improve the lives of the world’s most vulnerable people. The bank is now in the final stages of updating its policies on how to reduce the environmental and social risks of projects and loans. This offers an opportunity to chart a new course.

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