March 25, 2021
8 AM Washington D.C. / 8 PM Manila / 7 AM Lima / 2 PM Harare / 1 PM Brussels
Civil Society Policy Forum (2021 Spring Meetings of the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank Group)
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Co-sponsored by IBON International, Reality of Aid Network, International Indigenous Peoples Movement for Self-Determination and Liberation (IPMSDL), European Network on Debt and Development (Eurodad), Society of International Development (SID), Bretton Woods Project, La Red Latinoamericana por Justicia Económica y Social (Latindadd), African Forum and Network on Debt and Development (AFRODAD)

This Civil Society Policy Forum Session aims to tackle the World Bank Group’s response to the Covid-19 pandemic, which is focused on private finance-driven interventions in economic “restructuring” and “recovery.” It will discuss coherence of the Cascade/Maximizing Finance for Development (MFD) approach with climate imperatives and inclusion, current country lessons, and recommendations for a transformative, people-centered and sustainable development.

Moderator: Jennifer del Rosario-Malonzo (Executive Director, IBON International)
Panelists:
Maria Jose Romero (Policy and Advocacy Manager, Development Finance, Eurodad)
Beverly Longid (Coordinator, IPMSDL)
Jason Braganza (Executive Director, AFRODAD)
Henry Morales (Coordinator, Reality of Aid-Latin America and the Caribbean)
Discussant: Joergen Frotzler (Alternate Executive Director, World Bank Group)