The Parliamentary Network
on the World Bank
A global action-oriented organization of parliamentarians advocating for transparency and accountability in international development.
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Board members will be in
Recruitment in the PNoWB Secretariat
1 Policy officer (CLOSED on 7 April 2009)
1 Administrative assistant (CLOSED on 14 April 2009)
PNoWB, AWEPA, the African Parliamentarian's Forum on NEPAD and the National Assembly of Senegal co-organize a West-African regional seminar on climate change and food security on 25-26 March 2009 in Dakar.
Videoconférence sur l’impact de la crise financière en Afrique Cette Vidéoconférence organisée le 10 mars 2009 à 16h00 (heure de Paris) réunira les parlementaires français, camerounais, ivoiriens, congolais (RDC), maliens et nigériens pour un échange en multiplex avec M. Shanta Devarajan, Economiste en chef pour la Région Afrique à la Banque mondiale. Inscrivez-vous auprès des bureaux locaux de la Banque mondiale.
From 16-18 February 2009
Sharing lessons
An IMF-sponsored conference will take place in Dar es
Upcoming parliamentary elections (updated 05/01/09)
The Follow-up International Conference on Financing for Development will take place in Doha, Qatar, from 29 November to 2 December 2008. Member of the European Parliament and PNoWB Board member Ms. Corina Cretu will attend and share views in the PNoWB newsletter at the end of the conference.
The Eight PNoWB Annual Conference was held in Paris from 20 to 22 November 2008. Information on the Conference, its outcome and coming events and activities will be available online.
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News
World Bank calls on west to help relieve trillion dollar drain on world's poor
The WB published a report that shows how damaging the recession has been on international aid (overview / full text). Our members from donor countries should ask how their governments are responding to the report's recommendations; and partner countries should ask what their government's response to the report is. Feedback and comments are much welcome at secretariat@pnowb.org.
Network News n°3: Special crisis edition
With contributions from Douglas Alexander (UK), Louis Michel (EU), Kimmo Sasi (COE), Jean-Michel Severino (France), Shanta Devarajan (WB-Africa), Carlos JArque (IDB), Santiago Castro (Colombia), Janette Garin (Philippines), Sambasiva Rao Kavuru (India) and CGAP.
Network News is available in English and French.
PNoWB 2008 Annual conference report
The report is now available online with a resolution designed for the Web.Field visit in the DRC from 11 to 17 April 2009.
The delegation will comprise of 6 MPs from donor countries and 6 MPs from developing countries. They will focus on the role of MPs in the formulation of poverty reduction strategies, the use of natural resources and the interaction between governments and parliaments. At the same time, the program will include a capacity-building session for local MPs with the World Bank Institute.
Professional Development Program for Parliamentary staff
The World Bank Institute and the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association have acreated a 14-module web-based professional development program for parliamentary staff. Registrations are open here.
World Bank Governors approve governance reform adding one Board seat for Africa
Developed Countries Ignore Africa at Their Peril, World Bank Warns
A Stimulus Package for the World
by Robert B. Zoellick.
Within his first 100 days, President Obama will attend his inaugural global summit meeting: an April gathering of the Group of 20 industrialized and developing nations in
Network News: January issue available
PNoWB newsletter "Network News" is now available online with contributions from members Hugh Bayley, Corina Cretu, Laode Ida and Marc Le Fur, and partners from the World Bank group and the French Development Agency AFD. Feel free to contact the PNoWB Secretariat should you wish to share papers, notes, comments and/or reports with PNoWB members and partners. To add your name to the distribution list, send an e-mail to secretariat@pnowb.org.
Best wishes for 2009
PNoWB Chair Hugh Bayley, the members of the Board and Secretariat staff wish you a happy new year. May 2009 be decisive for our Network, members, partners and supporters.
The Parliamentary Network on the World Bank, as many of its members, is now on Facebook. A PNoWB group enables members and partners to exchange comments, views and ideas on international development in a dedicated forum.
Connect to Facebook and you will find the pictures of Paris Annual Conference. Setting up an account will take 2 minutes.
New Board elected in Paris Annual Conference
A twelve-member Board was elected on Friday 21 November at the occasion of PNoWB 8th Annual Conference in Paris. It comprises of 5 members from donor countries, 3 members from Africa (2+1 additional member representing all countries from the South), 2 members from Asia, 1 member from Latin America and 1 member from the Middle East and North Africa.
Hugh Bayley, Yunus Carrim, Monica Frassoni, Janette Garin and Santiago Castro remain in the Board (Note: They initially stepped down but were re-elected). New Board members are Corina Cretu (Romania), Alain Destexhe (Belgium), Jeppe Kofod (Denmark), Fatou Ndeye Toure (Senegal), Marie-Rose Nguini Effa (Cameroon), Laode Ida (Indonesia) and Najeeb Saeed Ghanem Aldobai (Yemen).
PNoWB Board Elections
The Annual Conference will also be the occasion to re-elect the Board of Directors. The current Board proposes that the new Board should consist of eleven members, at least five of whom should come from the South and five from the North. A minimum of 30 percent should be women.
All members are encouraged to nominate candidates for election at the Conference. Please do send us your nominations conforming to the standard nomination criteria mentioned in the elections guidelines. Such guidelines provide for further information in connection with the election process.
Please note that the closing date for nominations is Friday 14 November by which time all nominations should have been sent to the PNoWB coordinator, Zuleikha Salim Said (zsalimsaid@pnowb.org)
The ballot and the results of the elections will be announced at the conference.
Please download the nomination form
Network News
Hugh Bayley, PNoWB Chair, distributed a first issue of PNoWB Network News on 14 October. Distributed by E-mail, it enables parliamentarians from all around the world to be informed of PNoWB recent developments.
If you did not receive the last issue of Network News, please contact the PNoWB Secretariat at: secretariat@pnowb.org and update your contacts (E-mail, phone and fax numbers, postal address).