Analysis
The World Bank and International
Monetary Fund have supported neo-liberal policies in Africa that have impoverished
poor and vulnerable people. They have coerced African governments not to fund water,
health, education and agricultural subsidies. This decision has impoverished
Africans to incredible proportions. In Uganda, hospitals lack medicines, equipment,
and enough human resources. If you tell the poor to pay for their water, health,
education how can you claim to be concerned about vulnerable and minority people.
Are minorities’ only gays?? How many Ugandan women have died in Uganda's health centers due to neo-liberal structural adjustment policies from the World Bank??? How many human rights violations has the satanic trinity(WB, IMF & WTO) committed in Africa under the guise of Neo-liberal transformations?
World Bank cuts off all funding to Uganda over Anti-homosexuality law
Written by OUR REPORTER
Statement from the World Bank dated 9,8,2023
“Uganda’s
Anti-Homosexuality Act fundamentally contradicts the World Bank Group’s
values. We believe our vision to eradicate poverty on a livable planet
can only succeed if it includes everyone irrespective of race, gender,
or sexuality. This law undermines those efforts. Inclusion and
non-discrimination sit at the heart of our work around the world.
Immediately after the law was enacted,
the World Bank deployed a team to Uganda to review our portfolio in the
context of the new legislation.
That review determined additional
measures are necessary to ensure projects are implemented in alignment
with our environmental and social standards. Our goal is to protect
sexual and gender minorities from discrimination and exclusion in the
projects we finance. These measures are currently under discussion with
the authorities.
No new public financing to Uganda will be
presented to our Board of Executive Directors until the efficacy of the
additional measures has been tested.
Third-party monitoring and
grievance redress mechanisms will significantly increase, allowing us to
take corrective action as necessary.
The World Bank Group has a
longstanding and productive relationship with Uganda; and we remain
committed to helping all Ugandans—without exception—escape poverty,
access vital services, and improve their lives.
“Uganda’s Anti-Homosexuality Act fundamentally contradicts the World Bank Group’s values. We believe our vision to eradicate poverty on a livable planet can only succeed if it includes everyone irrespective of race, gender, or sexuality. This law undermines those efforts. Inclusion and non-discrimination sit at the heart of our work around the world.
No new public financing to Uganda will be presented to our Board of Executive Directors until the efficacy of the additional measures has been tested.
Third-party monitoring and grievance redress mechanisms will significantly increase, allowing us to take corrective action as necessary.
The World Bank Group has a longstanding and productive relationship with Uganda; and we remain committed to helping all Ugandans—without exception—escape poverty, access vital services, and improve their lives.
World Bank Group Statement on Uganda
https://www.worldbank.org/en/news/statement/2023/08/08/world-bank-group-statement-on-uganda
WASHINGTON, August 8, 2023—The World Bank Group today released the following statement on Uganda:
“Uganda’s Anti-Homosexuality Act fundamentally contradicts the World Bank Group’s values. We believe our vision to eradicate poverty on a livable planet can only succeed if it includes everyone irrespective of race, gender, or sexuality. This law undermines those efforts. Inclusion and non-discrimination sit at the heart of our work around the world.
Immediately after the law was enacted, the World Bank deployed a team to Uganda to review our portfolio in the context of the new legislation. That review determined additional measures are necessary to ensure projects are implemented in alignment with our environmental and social standards. Our goal is to protect sexual and gender minorities from discrimination and exclusion in the projects we finance. These measures are currently under discussion with the authorities.
No new public financing to Uganda will be presented to our Board of Executive Directors until the efficacy of the additional measures has been tested.
Third-party monitoring and grievance redress mechanisms will significantly increase, allowing us to take corrective action as necessary.
The World Bank Group has a longstanding and productive relationship with Uganda; and we remain committed to helping all Ugandans—without exception—escape poverty, access vital services, and improve their lives."
Contact:
In Washington: David Theis, (202) 203-0601, dtheis@worldbankgroup.org
