The Parliamentary Network
on the World Bank
A global action-oriented organization of parliamentarians advocating for transparency and accountability in international development.
Calendar
PNoWB, the World Bank and the National Democratic Institute will hold a workshop for legislators on “Promoting Transparency and Accountability in Extractive Industries, in Arusha Tanzania on February 28-29, 2008.
Background information and agenda
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News
PNoWB organized in partnership with the World Bank a field visit to Niger on December 2-7, 2007. Parliamentarians had the opportunity to visit World Bank projects and to meet with members of Parliament, donor community, as well as with civil society representatives.
Read press coverage of the visit (French)
Read the visit's draft agenda
Read Niger Country Assistance Strategy
Read Niger Country Brief
Read about the World Bank in Niger
PNoWB organized in partnership with the World Bank and the Consultative Group on International Agriculture Research (CGIAR) a field visit to Cambodia on November 11-16, 2007. PNoWB Chair Betty McCollum led a parliamentary delegation to attend the World Bank/IMF Annual Meeting, held on October 19-22, 2007 in Washington, DC.
List of meetings
PNoWB invitation letter
A delegation of the PNoWB West Africa Chapter participated in an EU Presidency seminar entitled “Strengthening the Role of Parliamentary Oversight and Budget Control in African Development: focus on NEPAD and CAADP”. The seminar, taking place in Cotonou, Benin on October 3-4, 2007, was hosted by the Benin Assemblée Nationale.
Click here to read the draft terms of reference (FR)
Click here to read the draft terms of reference (ENG)
Click here to read the draft program (FR)
Click here to read the draft program (ENG)
PNoWB organized in partnership with the World Bank a field visit to Haiti on September 12-17, 2007.
Read the press coverage in French
PNoWB organized in partnership with the World Bank a field visit to Mozambique on July 22-26, 2007. Parliamentarians had the opportunity to visit World Bank projects and to meet with Mozambican members of Parliament as well as with civil society groups.Click here to read the proposed program
Click here to read the Country Strategy Partnership
Click here to read the country brief
New elected Chair of PNoWB West Africa Hon. Mercy Almona Isei (MP Nigeria) and Vice-Chair, Hon. Daleba Zozorro Jules, MP, Ivory Coast
PNoWB West Africa Chapter held its General Assembly in Abidjan, Ivory Coast on July 5-7, 2007. The meeting was the opportunity to discuss and adopt the constitution of the Chapter and its plan of action, and to elect a new Committee for the Chapter. The Chapter elected Nigerian MP, Ms. Mercy Almona Isei, as its new President, replacing Mr. Khalifa Sall from Senegal. Learn more...
Click here to read the agenda (French)
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Click here to read the list of participants